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Faculty Development

We are strong because of our people. Faculty Development is here to support and celebrate you at all stages of your academic career.

Message from the Vice Chair of Faculty Development

At Emory, we know that it's our team members who make us one of the most innovative centers for pediatric education, clinical care, and research in the nation. Your personal and professional development is an integral part of our mission, and we have resources dedicated to helping you not only stay up to speed, but to become a leader in your field.

The Pediatric Institute and Department of Pediatrics are here to support your faculty experience and growth at Emory. Learn more about departmental offerings and committees, faculty affairs, and SOM-wide professional development opportunities.

Pediatrics Faculty Development Event Calendar
Dr. Veda Johnson with patient

Departmental Offerings

Pediatric Faculty-to-Faculty Peer Mentor Matching Program

This program, created by the Pediatric Mentoring Committee, is seeking to create more opportunities with others to network around key areas of career development by assisting with mentor/mentee matching. Areas of mentorship the program aims to cover are: research, clinical/patient care, teaching, promotion/career development, writing/publishing, work-life balance, leadership/management.

Research

Each year, we continue our expansion in research, with new initiatives across our research centers and research cores. Each center and core is a vibrant home for investigators where they can come together across disciplines to find new collaborators, hear from invited experts in their field, and address significant child health problems using outstanding resources.

Research Resources

K-Club - This program is an educational forum to assist fellows and faculty with successful research grant applications, with an emphasis on K grant awards, also called Career Development Awards or CDA's. Although the emphasis is on K grants and discussions are geared towards junior faculty who are preparing a K application, discussions often center around topics that have general interest and extend to other classes and types of research grant awards including NIH R funding and foundation funding.
Dr. Glaivy Batsuli conducting an experiment in the lab.

SOM Faculty Development Resources

Whether you are a research scientist, clinical investigator, educator or clinician, the School of Medicine delivers programs and resources to assist you in expanding your professional skills and achieving your career aspirations.

Dr. Greenbaum and Dr. Jain

Faculty Affairs

Appointments and Promotions

We guide each faculty member through their promotion process and offer many robust educational programs and support services to foster career development. 

Clinical Distinctions

The Clinical Distinctions (CD) designation program is designed to recognize faculty who have devoted a majority of their time and careers to providing excellence in clinical care. 

Faculty & Staff Awards

Each year, we celebrate our faculty and staff during an award ceremony to recognize the incredible work they do! View this year's highlights and list of awards.

A faculty member receives an award with a handshake at the Faculty and Staff Awards ceremony

2026 Pediatric Faculty and Physician Nominations Open through August 31, 2026

Save the date: Wednesday, November 18, 2026, for the Pediatric Faculty, Physician and Staff Awards Celebration. Additional details to be announced.

Pediatrics Faculty and Physician nomination form

News & Kudos Reports Archive

To view the Children's + Emory Pediatric Institute News & Kudos Reports, you will need to log in using your Emory NetID and password.

Communications Resources