School of Medicine

Office of Faculty Affairs & Professional Development

Professional Development

The Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development collaborates with various units across the School of Medicine to ensure our faculty have access to a myriad of learning opportunities that meet their needs and interests. From undergraduate medical education, graduate medical education, clinical practices, research support, and general professional development, this page is designed to help you find ways in which you can meet CME requirements and/or advance your learning in your area of interest and engagement. Offerings may be in-person, virtual, or hybrid, with some offerings earning CME credits. Departmental meetings/seminars are also listed below to help inform the community on happenings around campus and to assist in planning around potential conflicts.

Faculty Affairs will host sessions for Interfolio/Fac180 training, P&T candidate trainings, orientation events, and other faculty related activities through each year. Watch for email communication and check back here often for dates/times!

We are happy to support you in advertising your offerings to the faculty. If your unit/department is hosting a professional development event, please send the relevant details to facultyaffairs@uthct.edu so that we can add it here for visibility. We can also send your event details via email to our internal and external faculty distribution lists.

January 2026

Tuesday January 13

Biomedical Research Seminar

"Regulation of Alcohol-Induced Reward and Signaling and Morphine Action by Dopamine D2S/D2L Receptors"

Presenter: YanYan Wang, PhD

12:00-1:00 pm

Research Auditorium and Virtual (click for flyer)

Wednesday January 14

Department of Medicine

Department Meeting

12:00-1:00 pm

Thursday January 15

Biomedical Research Seminar

"Chromatin remodeler SATB2 controls epigenetic reprogramming of leukemic stem cells (LSC) in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia"

Presenter: Ramesh Nayak, PhD

12:00-1:00 pm

Research Auditorium and Virtual (Click for flyer)

Thursday January 15

UME Faculty Development

"Thriving Together: Reimagining Faculty Flourishing and Retention"

Presenter: Dr. Amanda Chase

12:00-1:00 pm

(More information to come)

Wednesday January 15

Interfolio Training

Informal training session for employed faculty of the UT Tyler SOM

3:00-4:00 pm

Virtual (Click to register)

Friday January 16

Grand Rounds

"Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) in Texas: Old World Disease, New World Resources"

Presenter: Annie Kizilbash, MD

12:00-1:00 pm

Virtual (Click for flyer)

Tuesday January 20

Biomedical Research Seminar

Presenter: Hua Tang, PhD

12:00-1:00 pm

(More information to come)

Wednesday January 21

Department of Medicine

Department Meeting

12:00-1:00 pm

Thursday January 22

Department of Pediatrics - Grand Rounds

"Breathing Easy: Guideline Updates and Practical Pearls in Pediatric Asthma Diagnosis and Care"

Presenter: Christina Barreda, MD

12:00-1:00 pm

Virtual (Click for flyer)

Friday January 23