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Michael Dobbs Named Chair at Florida Atlantic University
Michael Dobbs had been named the Fairfax Wood Endowed Chair of the Department of Clinical Neurosciences (which includes Neurology, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and basic Neuroscience) in the Schmidt College of Medicine of Florida Atlantic University. He also serves as Professor of Clinical Neurosciences, Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs and Interim Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs.
Dobbs is a graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and obtained the MHCN degree from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. After residency and fellowship training, he joined the faculty at the University of Kentucky the Neurology Residency Program Director and served as Medical Director of Stroke and Neurology at the UK Chandler Medical Center, also leading the UK Norton Healthcare Stroke Care Network which grew to 40 hospitals in 3 states by 2017. He served as interim Chair of Neurology at UK from 2013 to 2015 and then as Associate Chief Medical Officer at UK. In 2019 he moved to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley as Chief Medical Officer and Chair of Neurology, and from 2020 to 2023 served as Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs.
Please welcome Dr. Dobbs to the AUPN in his new role.
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Volunteers Needed for the AUPN Media Engagement Committee
Want to help share the collective wisdom of your academic neurology colleagues? Know your way around podcasts and webinars? AUPN seeks one (1) dedicated individual to join our Media Engagement Committee (MEC). The MEC strengthens the academic neurology community by facilitating social media discussions and creating online resources to increase member engagement. Duties include identifying topics and speakers for Leadership Minutes, podcasts and webinars and reviewing/updating the AUPN website on an ongoing basis. The Committee meets every other month for one hour. The term is from January 24th, 2024 – March 31, 2028 with the opportunity to serve a second term. Any AUPN member can apply.
If interested, please complete this form by December 31st.
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Leadership Minute
This month’s leadership minute, entitled “Funding Resident & Fellow Positions,” provides an overview of how the U.S. Graduate Medical Education funding model works. Presented by Tom Frontera (Residency Program Director, Univ. of South Florida) and introduced by Clifton Gooch (AUPN Past Predident and Chair, Univ. of South Florida), the program explains government reimbursement to medical centers for GME positions and discusses possible mechanisms to increase funding lines in your program. For hospitals under the CMS position cap, expanding your residency could involve getting FTEs reassigned from programs that are not using them. Alternative funding sources include VA funding lines, or even self-funded programs. Convincing hospitals to fund additional positions requires significant effort and data to support the value of additional positions to enhance high value clinical programs.
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Save the Date! 2024 Webinar on Balancing Fulfillment and Career
We are pleased to announce the next AUPN Webinar, entitled “Balancing Fulfillment and Career,” which is scheduled for Friday, January 26, 2024 at 3:00-3:45 PM EST, 2:00-2:45 PM CST. The webinar, focused on helping participants recognize their own avenues for a long and healthy career, will be presented by Jessica Moreland MD. Dr. Moreland is Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Professor of Pediatrics & Microbiology, and the Thomas Fariss Marsh, Jr. Chair in Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Maintaining a healthy work-life balance is increasingly important for emotional health and career fulfillment, and may be different for each faculty member.
Please register here to attend. This webinar is complimentary and open to all members.
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Last Chance! Nominate Your Faculty for the AUPN Leadership Award
Chairs - Act now to nominate a deserving faculty leader in your department for the annual AUPN Faculty Leadership Award, which recognizes an individual faculty member in each member department who has shown outstanding leadership skills. Faculty usually hold one of the regular AUPN member positions, but other faculty may also be appropriate for the award if supported with a detailed rationale by the nominating chair.
Please submit your nomination by December 31st, 2023. Awardees will be formally announced by April 30th, 2024. The awardees will receive complimentary meeting registration to the AUPN Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony during the AUPN Satellite Meeting on Saturday, September 7th, 2024, in conjunction with the American Neurological Association (ANA) Annual Conference.
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Chairs: Please pay your dues!
It’s that time of year again. Please support the missions of the AUPN by keeping your membership dues up to date. If you need information to give your Dean about the value provided by AUPN membership, we are happy to provide talking points.
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Until next month, Happy Holidays and I wish you a warm and productive New Year,
L. John Greenfield, Jr, MD PhD
AUPN President
AUPN encourages you to forward this newsletter to other faculty in your department, or anyone else who might benefit from our programs.
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Open Neurology Leadership Positions
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