Leadership
Leadership Resources
NCFDD
NCFDD provides on-demand access to the mentoring, tools, and support needed to help achieve extraordinary writing and research productivity while maintaining a full and healthy life off campus: strategic planning, explosive productivity, healthy relationships, and work-life balance. Some programs include:
- Faculty Success Program is a structured, 10-week virtual experience designed to help faculty members increase productivity, establish sustainable writing habits, and create work-life balance—all with the support of expert coaching and a dedicated community of peers. Registration for summer & fall session now open!
- Department Chair Success a structured, 10-week virtual experience designed to help faculty members increase productivity, establish sustainable writing habits, and create work-life balance—all with the support of expert coaching and a dedicated community of peers. Registration for summer & fall session now open!
- Post-Tenure Pathfinders is a program designed to provide recently tenured faculty and mid-career academics with the space to reflect, explore possibilities, and build the support network necessary to move confidently into the next chapter of their careers. Registration for the summer session now open!
UMB LEAPS Symposium
The Leaders in Education: Academy of Presidential Scholars (LEAPS) initiative hosts an annual symposium featuring a keynote presentation, interactive sessions on inclusive teaching and learning approaches, and recognition of distinguished educators and instructional innovation seed grant award winners. The 4th Annual Leaps Symposium will be held on March 26, 2026.
They currently are seeking contributions that showcase innovative research in teaching, learning, and education across the health and human services and legal professions. This is an excellent opportunity for educators, researchers, and scholars to share their work, exchange ideas, and contribute to the advancement of educational practices in these fields.
Please submit your proposal by January 26th, 2026. Notifications of acceptance will be sent in early February.
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UMB SPARK! Supervisory Academy
UMB SPARK! is an initiative designed to serve as the Supervisor’s Pathway to Advance and Reignite Knowledge. This is a mandatory nine-month learning program for current UMB supervisors in the Executive Director role and below or faculty who supervise staff. Participants will engage in learning experiences to advance and improve their supervisor skills.
Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM)
ELAM offers comprehensive leadership and management skills for female-identifying faculty at the associate professor level or higher. ELAM's intent is to develop future leaders for academic medicine. UMSOM is proud to support up to 2 faculty per annum to attend this program. If interested in applying, please email the Office of Faculty Affairs & Professional Development.
Stanford Physician Leadership Certificate Program
This program offers comprehensive leadership and management skills in a completely virtual learning format to help make these critical skills accessible to a broad and diverse physician audience. The program seeks a diverse cohort of participants from academic medical centers across the US. To learn more, visit the Stanford Medicine website, or watch this short video.
Leadership Summit for Women in Academic Medicine & Healthcare
The Leadership Summit for Women is ideal for leaders dedicated to the advancement of women, including faculty and administrators. This summit accelerates the development of leaders through skill-based learning, connection with other leaders in academic medicine and healthcare, and insight from experts on how to successfully lead in today’s complex academic medicine and healthcare environment. The summit is Thursday, April 9, 2026, Novi, MI.
Registration is now open! Leadership Summit for Advancing Women in Academic Medicine and Healthcare - Registration
Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar
This seminar is designed for women physicians and scientists with an appointment at an AAMC member school of medicine, with a minimum of two years of experience (February 2024) as an Assistant Professor.
AAMC Leadership Development
The American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) also offers several leadership development programs for faculty.
Research
Research Resources
For faculty interested in growing a research career, looking for mentoring, or assistance with identifying funding options, publishing research, or other research-related questions, the SOM Office of Research Affairs and the Center for Advanced Research Training and Innovation (CARTI) are excellent resources.
The Office of Research Affairs (ORA) provides support for research being conducted at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM). The ORA serves as a "research hub" to assist faculty in expanding collaborative, innovate research that will lead to an increased number of novel competitive grant applications to a variety of funding agencies.
CARTI is hub for training in foundations of research, scientific communication, and leadership skills necessary to succeed in an academic research institution. CARTI can support your research and professional development through the following approaches.
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is dedicated to fostering an environment where innovative and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies create new opportunities in research and education. Use or Artificial Intelligence (AI) at UMB
Retirement & HR Resources
Retirement Resources
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System (SRPS)
SRPS administers death, disability and retirement benefits on behalf of more than 420,000 active and former members.
Human Resources
UMB HR is dedicated to continuously developing and implementing well-rounded human resource services to support the UMB community.
Employee & Labor Relations (ELR)
Employee and Labor Relations serves as a resource for employees regarding matters related to the administration and interpretation of UMB policies and procedures, collective bargaining agreements, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and leave management.
- Sick & Personal Leave
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) & Parental Leave
- Worker's Compensation
- Jury Duty
- American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
School of Medicine Human Resource Team
The Office of Human Resources within the University of Maryland School of Medicine (SOM) Dean’s Office provides comprehensive services in support of both the SOM and the UMB Campus visions, missions and core values.
Office of Postdoctoral Scholars (OPS)
The Office of Postdoctoral Scholars is dedicated to providing each postdoctoral fellow, and the faculty that mentor postdoctoral fellows, with the support they need to succeed. OPS actively assists with:
- Development and implementation of postdoc policies and procedures
- Advising our Postdoctoral Association (PDA)
- Provides training and workshops for faculty that mentor postdocs
- Working towards creating a postdoctoral community throughout the UMSOM and beyond
- Professional development and skill-building programs
- Training Grants
- Conflict resolution for postdocs and their mentors
Wellness
Wellness Resources
Faculty wellness and wellbeing is the foundation of our success - we function best when we are able to care for ourselves and each other. To that end, please reach out to someone if you have any concerns. If you prefer to remain anonymous, feel free to access any of the confidential resources below.
UMB Well-Being
UMB is dedicated to supporting the well-being of its faculty and staff by offering a range of resources, programs, and educational opportunities. Discover more about our holistic approach to well-being and explore the various services and initiatives provided by Central HR and its partners to support your health and happiness.
Motherhood Balanced
Motherhood Balanced is committed to helping mothers become the best version of themselves, for their careers, their families, and most importantly, for themselves.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
This is a confidential program designed to help you with 24/7 access to information and resources such as confidential counseling, legal support, finances, work-life solutions, and more.
Physician Support Line (PSL)
The Physician Support Line is to offer free and confidential peer support to American physicians and medical students by creating a safe space to discuss immediate life stressors with volunteer psychiatrist colleagues who are uniquely trained in mental wellness and also have similar shared experiences of the profession.
Dr. John Schinnerer Training Courses
Dr. John’s High-Performance Shop is a science-backed toolkit for emotional mastery. The biggest barrier to success isn’t intelligence or desire—it’s managing emotions like anger, stress, anxiety, and self-doubt. Our proven tools help you manage anger, reduce anxiety, boost happiness, and manage stress effectively. Courses are available for a fee—invest in your emotional well-being today.
e-Learning Platform
UMB Human Resources eLearning platform is Percipio, a one-stop shop for everything from improving skill proficiency to helping employees enhance their leadership, personal, and career goals. Examples of recommended courses:
- Managing Stress
- Work/Life Balance
- Ethics, Integrity, & Trust
- Managing Yourself
- Emotional Intelligence
- Setting Professional Boundaries
UM Campus Health
At University of Maryland Campus Health, students and staff can receive expert treatment from physicians and nurse practitioners for the full spectrum of urgent care needs, including sprains and breaks, flu symptoms, rash, fever and sinus infections, as well as worker's comp cases.
Same day appointments are available, and they accept walk-ins.
Hours of operation: Monday - Friday, 7 am to 5 pm.
Urgent Situations & Conflict Resolution
Urgent Resources
Workplace Mediation Services
If you have workplace issues that have been hard to resolve, UMB offers mediation to all faculty, staff, or student employees to address workplace issues.
UMB Police & Public Safety
- Safe Walk/Safe Ride - 6-6882
- Emergencies - Dial 911
- Non-Emergencies - 6-6882
- TTD/TTY - 6-3416
Suicide Hotline
24/7 free, confidential mental health hotline that connects individuals in need of support with counselors across the United States and its territories. People do not have to be suicidal to call. Reasons to call include substance use disorder, economic worries, relationships, culture and identity, illness, intimate partner violence, depression, mental and physical illness, and loneliness.
- Call: 988
- Text: 988
- Chat
UMB Hotline
UMB wants you to report any known or suspect violations of law, regulation, or policy. This can include issues related to discrimination or harassment, safety, research and academic integrity, data privacy, financial impropriety, fraud, conflicts of interest, and human resources issues. There is an option to make any reports anonymously.
Office of Accountability & Compliance
The office serves UMB by providing compliance, education/training, and investigative services on a variety of topics, including: Research Compliance involving human and animal subjects; Financial Conflict of Interest; Research Integrity, responsible conduct and misconduct; all Categories of Discrimination (Title IX, sex, gender, race, etc.); Research Compliance Oversight; suspected Child Abuse and Neglect; and Accountability and Compliance Monitoring.
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Office of the Ombuds