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Staff Handbook
D. Medical School Administration Offices
Brief descriptions of each of the offices are included below.
Office of the Dean (3-9600)
The Office of the Dean consists of the Dean, Allen S. Lichter, M.D., and the Executive
Associate Dean, James O. Woolliscroft, M.D., and their staffs. The Dean,
with the assistance of the Executive Associate Dean, is responsible for
all aspects of the administration of the Medical School. The Associate
Deans and senior staff report to the Dean, as do all Medical School Department
Chairs and Unit Directors. The Dean reports to the Executive Vice President
for Medical Affairs, Gilbert S. Omenn, M.D., Ph.D., and to the Provost
on academic and faculty matters.
Administrative and Financial Services (3-5202)
William R. Elger, Executive Director, Administration and Chief Financial
Officer-Medical School, is responsible for the administrative and financial
activities of the Medical School including Finance, Human Resources, Facilities
Management and Planning, Information Systems, and Faculty Group Practice.
In addition, Mr. Elger has significant involvement in research administration
including technology development and transfer functions, direct accountability
for the grant review function in the Dean's Office which is responsible
for reviewing and tracking pre award proposals and material transfer agreements
for externally sponsored activity, awards made, and serving as a resource
to faculty and staff on grant related issues, including the training of
departmental research administrators.
Facilities Management and Planning (7-2788)
The Office of Medical School Facilities Management and Planning, under
the direction of Horace Bomar, has oversight responsibility for all day-to-day
operations and maintenance issues within Medical School buildings. All
facilities-related issues and problems should be directed to the Facilities
Office. Facilities Management and Planning is also responsible for the
initiation and coordination of all physical facility planning, renovation
and new construction on the Medical School campus, and space management.
Other areas of responsibility include mail delivery services, materiel
management services, and coordination with campus service providers including
Public Safety and Security, Occupational Safety and Environmental Health,
Plant Operations, and Plant Extension.
Finance (7-4169)
The Finance Office, under the direction of David Mohr, Director of Financial
Services, is responsible for all financial activities of the Medical School
including budgeting, financial planning, capital financing, business plans,
cost accounting, financial analysis, annual and special audits, development
and maintenance of internal accounting controls, and All Funds accounting
and reporting.
Human Resources and Staff Development (6-8064)
Medical School human resource programs and activities for non-instructional
staff are coordinated by the Human Resources and Staff Development Office
directed by Shelley T. Morrison. This office provides a variety of human
resource services to enhance the personal effectiveness, technical knowledge
and skill of staff and management. Services include staff development
programs; compensation systems and programs; diversity programs and activities;
policy development, interpretation and enforcement; conflict resolution,
staff communications and new staff orientation. In addition, this office
provides advice to management and staff on individual and workforce concerns.
Human Resources Financial Systems and Analysis (3-9201)
Deborah Komorowski, Director-HR Financial Systems and Analysis, is responsible for the Human
Resources financial systems and analysis for the Medical School. Activities
include overseeing the faculty and non-instructional salary programs,
the development, design and administration of the Medical School's Budget,
Appointment & Salary System (BASS) and the Faculty Activity Logging (FAL)
process. In addition, the HR Financial Systems and Analysis office provides
advice to management and staff on faculty salary compensation issues and
the development of systems to monitor compliance with non-instructional
staff policies and procedures.
Information Systems (3-6751)
Medical School Information Systems (MSIS), directed by Glenn Hiller, supports
a wide variety of information technology needs for the Medical School.
These include administrative information systems, professional billing,
and managed care applications to meet the business needs of the Faculty
Group Practice and Managed Care Office, support for the Learning Resource
Center, and network infrastructure services. Network infrastructure services
include desktop hardware and software support, network file storage, database
support, and network application support. MSIS works in conjunction with
campus-wide and external information technology partners to provide these
services.
Clinical Affairs (6-5214)
The Clinical Affairs area of Medical School Administration consists of
Senior Associate Dean Lloyd Jacobs and Associate Deans John E. Billi and
David Spahlinger. The clinical deans and their staffs work closely with
the Dean and Executive Associate Dean of the Medical School as professional
representatives on clinical and faculty practice issues. Dr. Spahlinger
serves as Executive Medical Director of the Faculty Group Practice.
Specific functions of the Clinical Deans offices include: strategic planning
for the School's clinical mission, provision of leadership to clinical redesign
efforts, provision of support to the faculty group practice, advising on clinical
faculty work force needs and credentialing, leading quality improvement
and clinical data analysis initiatives, oversight of medical management
and disease management programs, participation in planning of new clinical
programs, health ventures and facilities, medical direction of the "UM
IPA" (the Medical School faculty when involved in providing care to managed
care patients), and participation in the development of clinical information
systems. Additional functions include: coordination of affiliated hospital
relations and facilitation of the needs of the School's educational programs
in various clinical settings, third-party payor and managed care relations,
monitoring health policy and legislative matters affecting the faculty
group practice and clinical training programs. The Clinical Deans also
serve as liaisons with external physician organizations, IPAs, group practices,
major employers and professional organizations.
Faculty Affairs (3-0253 or 5-6981)
The Office of Faculty Affairs is responsible for all faculty personnel
actions including faculty appointments and promotions. The Office serves
as a resource to individual faculty and departments on faculty issues
and programs. Questions regarding policies and procedures affecting faculty
may be directed to Dr. David Bloom, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs,
Dr. Jayne Thorson, Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs, or Dr. David Gordon,
Assistant Dean for Diversity and Career Development.
Graduate Medical Education (4-3186)
The Office of Graduate Medical Education, under the direction of the Executive
Associate Dean and Director of Graduate Medical Education, Dr. James Woolliscroft,
provides support for the University of Michigan's residents, fellows,
and faculty involved in the education of post graduate trainees. The Office
works closely with the GME Review Board, a group elected from the Program
Directors, to manage the Institution's Graduate Education Programs and
provide institutional oversight for the 70 graduate education programs
sponsored by the University of Michigan. The Graduate Medical Education
Office also provides support to Program Directors in their educational
leadership roles, facilitates resident appointment processing, supervises
internal reviews, coordinates inter-institutional agreement processing,
and works to ensure the highest quality educational experiences for all
residents.
Medical Development and Alumni Relations Office (8-7705)
The mission of the Office of Medical Development and Alumni Relations
is to develop philanthropy for the Health System from its alumni/ae, foundations,
corporations, faculty, staff, grateful patients and friends and to strengthen
the alumni/ae network. In recent years, the Office has raised about $30
million annually to support medical education, research, and clinical
care within the Health System.
To accomplish its goals, the Office of Medical Development and Alumni Relations includes
staff with responsibilities for research, identification and cultivation
of donors, solicitation (asking for gifts), and stewardship (acknowledging
gifts and maintaining relationships with major donors). Staff members
include major gift officers, annual gift officers, alumni relations staff
(who work with the Medical Center Alumni Society and the network of alumni/ae
across the U.S.), events planners and communications staff (who produce
the Medical School magazine, Medicine
at Michigan) and produce print, video and Web materials related to
medical development.
Medical Education (3-3265)
The Office of Medical Education, under the direction of Dr. Joseph Fantone,
Associate Dean for Medical Education, provides comprehensive support for
faculty and students in the educational program for the M.D. degree. Curriculum
directors and instructors work with Medical Education staff to ensure
that they have the resources they need to deliver the curriculum to students,
and that students have access to the resources they need in the curriculum.
The Associate Dean
for Medical Education directs the curriculum for the M.D. degree and the
curriculum evaluation program, and also chairs the Component Directors/Assistant
Component Directors Committee, the Curriculum Policy Committee, the Academic
Review Boards and Medical School Hearing Committee.
Research and Graduate Studies (4-3611)
http://www.med.umich.edu/medschool/faculty staff/research.html
The Office of Research
and Graduate Studies (ORGS) is responsible for the facilitation, development,
and oversight of all biomedical research activities and graduate and postdoctoral
education within the Medical School. The office's research-related activities
include the development and implementation of strategic planning, policies,
and procedures regarding research investigation; allocation of space and
resources to facilitate investigations; oversight of the shared Biomedical
Research Core Facilities, the Medical School's Institutional Review Boards,
and the School's Office of Technology Transfer and Corporate Research.
ORGS plays an important role in enhancing research activities through
peer reviewed pilot funding mechanisms, oversight and coordination of
research centers and programs, and management of key advisory committees
such as The Research Advisory Board, the Biomedical Research Council and
the Advisory Committee for Clinical Research. The office also organizes
major research events, including scientific symposia, and serves as principal
liaison on behalf of the School for all research policy and procedural
issues to School and University units and to other institutions.
The office's functions
related to biomedical graduate education includes oversight of the 12
degree granting programs (Ph.D., Masters). This includes oversight of
the School's Program in Biomedical Science (PIBS) which coordinates recruitment
and admissions to the degree granting graduate programs. ORGS also supports
activities of graduate student organizations, and coordinates key advisory
committees, program director searches, and ad hoc task forces on graduate
education. The Associate Dean responsible for these activities is Dr.
Steven A. Goldstein.
Student Programs (3-3772)
The Office of Student Programs serves our future, current and past medical
students in diverse and important ways. Student Programs is responsible
for admissions and orientation, financial aid, registration and scheduling,
academic records, and student affairs, which include personal, academic,
and career counseling, and support to our many active student organizations.
The Integrated Pre-Medical (Inteflex) Program and the Student Biomedical
Research Programs are also administered through Student Programs.
The Associate Dean for Student Programs directs the Office of Student Programs and activities,
and supervises several assistant deans, program directors, and staff who
provide the broad range of student-oriented services designed to make
both the educational and the personal experience of our students rewarding
and complete.
Medical School Communications (4-2220)
Medical School Communications, directed by Kallie Bila Michels, manages
media and press relations, as well as the Medical School website. The
department also offers advisory and implementation services in the areas
of internal and external communications including website development.
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