Recruit, Develop, and Retain
Distinguished Faculty
Mission Statement
Faculty Affairs and Professional Development (FAPD) works with the leadership, faculty and administrators of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Health System to support an overarching goal of PENN Medicine - the implementation of the highest standards of excellence in academic medicine. The mission of FAPD is to support this goal by facilitating the recruitment and appointment, promotion, and retention of distinguished faculty.
We fulfill this mission by a commitment to:
- Overseeing and facilitating proactive administration of all aspects of policies and processes relating to faculty recruitments and appointments, reappointments and promotions and other faculty employment actions
- Developing, interpreting, communicating and administering University and Perelman School of Medicine policies related to faculty employment
- Ensuring compliance with all applicable policies, procedures and external regulations relating to faculty employment, including affirmative action/equal employment opportunity policies
- Supporting faculty careers from appointment through retirement through Advance, the faculty professional development program and other mentoring initiatives
- Serving as official resource for faculty data
- Supporting initiatives relating to faculty diversity
- Serving as a liaison and a resource to other schools and offices of the Perelman School of Medicine, Health System and University
Announcements
The Academy of Master Clinicians -- NEW FOR 2013!
We are proud to announce the 2013 debut of The Academy of Master Clinicians. The Academy of Master Clinicians at Penn Medicine was designed to honor those Penn Medicine clinicians who are recognized as consistently outstanding as a clinician. Election to The Academy of Master Clinicians is envisioned to be the highest honor to be bestowed on a Penn physician. Please click the above link to learn more about this prestigious award.
Recipients of Penn Medicine Awards of Excellence:
Research
- Stanley N. Cohen Biomedical Research Award to David Artis, Ph.D., of the Department of Microbiology
- William Osler Patient Oriented Research Award to Robert H. Vonderheide, M.D., D.Phil., of the Department of Medicine
- Samuel Martin Health Evaluation Sciences Research Award to David J. Margolis, M.D., M.S.C.E., Ph.D., of the Department of Dermatology
- Michael S. Brown New Investigator Research Award to James Shorter, Ph.D., of the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Marjorie A. Bowman New Investigator Research Award to Scott D. Halpern, M.D., Ph.D., MBe, of the Department of Medicine
- The Lady Barbara Colyton Prize for Autoimmune Research to Michael P. Cancro, Ph.D., of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Clinical
- I.S. Ravdin Master Clinician Award to Joseph R. Carver, M.D., of the Department of Medicine
- Louis Duhring Outstanding Clinical Specialist Award to Patrick M. Reilly, M.D., F.C.C.P., F.A.C.S., of the Department of Surgery
- Sylvan Eisman Outstanding Primary Care Physician Award to Janice K. Hillman, M.D., of the Clinical Care Associates of Penn Medicine
- Luigi Mastroianni Clinical Innovator Award to Y. Joseph Woo, M.D., of the Department of Surgery
- Alfred Stengel Health System Champion Award to Jennifer S. Myers, M.D., of the Department of Medicine
Mentoring
- Arthur Asbury Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award to Anil K. Rustgi, M.D., of the Department of Medicine
Teaching
- The Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching to Jeffrey S. Berns, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.S.N., of the Department of Medicine; Mitchell Lewis, M.A., D. Phil., of the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics; Neal A. Rubinstein, M.D., Ph.D., of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
- Leonard Berwick Memorial Teaching Award to Paul R. Forfia, M.D., of the Department of Medicine
- Robert Dunning Dripps Memorial Award for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education to Anthony L. Rostain, M.D., M.S., M.A., of the Department of Psychiatry
- Provost Award for Distinguished Teaching to Eric N. Goren, M.D., of the Department of Medicine
- Jane M. Glick Graduate Student Teaching Award to Vladimir R. Muzykantov, M.D., Ph.D., of the Department of Pharmacology
News & Events
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Video of Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Dorothy Roberts Career Narrative Presentation
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The Perelman School of Medicine Plan for Faculty Diversity and Inclusion
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Video of the New Promotion Standards for the Academic Clinician Track presented by Dr. Lisa Bellini
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Letter from Drs. Rubenstein, Gaulton and Quinn about Public Disclosure of Faculty Compensated Extramural Activities
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Recently Promoted Faculty
View information about all 2011 promoted faculty
View information about all 2012 promoted faculty
Robert G. Siman, Ph.D.
Research Professor of NeurosurgeryDr. Siman is recognized internationally for his significant basic and translational research contributions to the fields of traumatic brain injury, stroke, and Alzheimer's disease. Among his contributions are the identification of biomarkers for ischemia and trauma-induced acute brain damage and the development of a mouse genetic model for studying the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. His research has been continuously funded, primarily by the NIH. He has contributed peerreviewed publications in leading journals including Brain Research, Neurobiology of Diseases, Cell and The Journal of Biological Chemistry. Dr. Siman is a reviewer for numerous journals including the The Journal of Neuroscience, Science and Neuron. He serves on NIH study sections and was a charter member of the CNNT Study Section from 2004 through 2008. He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Society for Neuroscience.