We value, invest in, and always work to support our amazing faculty. At the University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, we are proud to have a robust Faculty Affairs team, a wide variety of Faculty Development opportunities, our signature FFAST program supporting advanced training of our faculty, and much more.
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Our faculty administration team works to ensure smooth faculty affairs operations and support for our department's faculty members at every level.
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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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FFAST provides financial support for department faculty to pursue advanced degrees in health fields outside anesthesiology to launch subspecialty teams.