Department of
Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Faculty Development

Tetsuro Sakai, MD, PhD, MHA, FASA, Vice Chair for Professional Development

Our department is committed to helping every faculty member achieve their maximum potential. To this end, we have developed a series of faculty professional development programs.

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Faculty Development Seminar Series (NEW PROGRAM)

All faculty members are invited to attend our Faculty Development Seminar Series, which will be held the second and the fourth Tuesday of each month from 4:30 – 5:30 PM via Zoom starting in July 2022.

Faculty Career Development General Guidance

Five-Minute Onboarding Manual Series for New Faculty

For new faculty members joining our department, a series of manuals has been created. Each manual concisely summarizes various academic aspects of teaching, scholarly activity, and faculty development. 

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Mentor-Mentee Program

In January 2020, we developed a formal department Mentor-Mentee Program. The initial target faculty members for this program include junior academic faculty and newly hired faculty members of the department.

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FFAST Program

Our Faculty Fellow Advanced Scholarship Training Program (FFAST) provides financial support for department faculty to pursue advanced degrees in health fields outside anesthesiology to launch subspecialty teams. These opportunities have led to innovative research on topics such as OR management, clinical and research predictive modeling, cost savings models, and OR staffing strategies.

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Wellness Program

Physician well-being has been recognized as an acute issue to be addressed. UPMC offers a number of physician wellness programs and AMA honors UPMC as one of 22 national medical organizations committing to cutting doctor burnout.