Faculty Engagement & Development

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Development Tools/Resources

UT Faculty Development Faculty Skills Self Assessment

Reflection templates that allow faculty to assess their professional skillsets and identify areas for continued growth in alignment with their career goals.

UT Faculty Development Individual Development Plan

Short, intermediate, and long term professional goal identification exercises that allow faculty to identify and mitigate barriers to successful goal attainment.

Faculty Development Programs

Quick Guides

Select the options below for guidance on essential campus tools to establish your visibility at Dell Med and enable basic integration with university resources and services.

➜ Ensure Your Access to Important University Resources

Upgrading your UT EID and obtaining a UT badge is how the university verifies your identity and ensures secure provision of important university resources available to all faculty such as Microsoft Office Suite, protected content like Dell Med Intranet’s page, library resources, and HIPPA compliant cloud storage services.

The ID Center recommends using the request forms below to upgrade your EID and submit your ID Card photo online.

Verify your UT EID has been upgraded here
If not, upgrade your UT EID virtually (Note: you will be asked to take an ID photo; you are required to retrieve the ID in person at the ID Center located in Flawn Academic Center).

Access the UT EID self service tool for general EID updates, and reach out to IT’s ID center to troubleshoot any issues. FAQs, hours of operation, and support are available on the UT EID page.

Additional questions? Call central IT at 512-475-9400.

➜ Establish Your Visibility on Campus

Establish your presence in Dell Med's directory to make it easier for colleagues and collaborators to find you.

Submit your biographical information to the Dell Med Website: https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a5nrK3hdpuBOxyB

Dell Med Bio Guidance is provided by the Dell Med Communications Team: https://utexas.app.box.com/s/co916gtbx7yhzx1k9qu6iialtmlryg46

Update your contact information on the UT Austin & Dell Med Directories (UT Austin requires UT EID to access)

Update information by logging in to Workday and click on “Personal Information” from your profile page, select the option to view or change your current personal and contact information, which will display on the UT Directory.

➜ Digital Resources and Tools

More information on the standard set of application licenses all UT Austin faculty have access to once faculty have activated their UT EID (guidance available in the 'Ensure Your Access to Important University Resources' section above).

After activating your UT EID, faculty should have ready access to the following platforms through their Dell Med issued device:

Windows 11 Operating System
Microsoft Office 365(Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
Microsoft Teams
Zoom
Adobe Reader
Box Drive
Box Tools
Dell Command Update
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client (for the UT VPN)
Windows Defender Anti-Virus

Access to Microsoft Word for Dell Med Faculty

For help accessing resources listed above, please contact Dell Med IT at help@dellmed.utexas.edu or 512-495-5888.

Additional Digital Resources and Tools available to Dell Med Faculty

For Clinical Purposes

Additional applications are available for quick download in your Dell Med issued device's "Software Center." PLEASE NOTE: this is not a holistic list of clinical applications used at Dell Med and only represents those applications that Dell Med IT has ensured are available for download on your device's Software Center. Please contact your departmental contacts to ensure you're using the appropriate software for clinical purposes and for guidance on how to access appropriate platforms.

Citrix Workspace - software to connect to Citrix VDIs. This is used in partnership with Ascension who host their EHR for the Dell Seton hospital and other hospitals in a Citrix server environment.
Synapse - this is medical imaging viewer software that is used for viewing medical images stored on Austin Radiological Association's PACS network. It requires an ARA PACS account to access.
Athena Device Manager - This is required for integration of peripherals such as Dymo label printers, credit card readers, and Ambirscan scanners to connect to the Athenahealth EHR.

For Medical Education purposes:

The following platforms are available to all faculty via login and are common tools used by faculty engaged in clinical education. For more information on medical education technologies, visit the Med Ed IT intranet page.

Qualtrics- Survey platform
One45- Student evaluations
UT Box - Document cloud-based storage
Examsoft - Exam administration software

For additional software/license needs: Should you need additional software, please contact help@dellmed.utexas.edu. Dell Med IT can field requests for non-standard application licenses and help determine if the requested software is compatible with your specific environment or if there is an alternative platform that can better meet your needs.

➜ Set up and Customize your Enterprise Email

All Dell Med faculty receive enterprise emails through the University that include opportunities for connectivity as well as important safety and security updates.

Enterprise emails include regular Dell Med communications like Need to Know, Events, GME Rounds, the Dean’s Update and other top-level updates from teams and leaders across the school. If you are receiving enterprise emails in error or are not receiving enterprise emails that think you should be, visit the troubleshooting guide for more or email communications@dellmed.utexas.edu with a description of the problem.

➜ Establish Library Privileges

To access, please visit: Dell Medical School Library.

For more information, please contact the Health Sciences Librarian for the Dell Medical School, Imelda Vetter, by email: imelda.vetter@austin.utexas.edu or by phone: (512) 495-5221.

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For Your Consideration

Offerings, resources, and events to help faculty curate professional skills and competencies aligned with their professional goals- including mentorship, management, effective communication, and more.

Topic	Resources	Trainings/Workshops
Mentorship	Duke's Cultivating a Culture of Mentoring Toolkit National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN)	UAB's Case Studies in Mentoring Open to investigators at any level from across the CCTS Partner Network, from pre-doctoral students to seasoned faculty members who mentor developing research scientists.
Managing a Research Team	Making the Right Moves by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a collection of practical insights provided by biomedical investigators and professionals. Columbia's Managing a Research Group resources NIH National Cancer Institute's Collaboration and Team Science Field Guide, key take aways for team leadership, and insights on managing difference, recognition, and sustainability Stanford's Resources for Collaboration and Team Science, a collection of team science resources organized into topics such as leadership and management tools, personality typologies, and assessments, and team and group development models.	The PI's Business of Research Bootcamps: Ins and Outs of Budgets, Personnel, and Project Management; The PI's Business of Research Boot Camp will equip research group leaders with concepts and strategies in personnel, project, time, and budget management for effective research programs that advance publishing, funding, and productivity goals for career success. PI Crash Course: Skills for Future or New Lab Leaders; The Principal Investigator (PI) Crash Course is a two-day intensive boot camp of seminars, discussions, and hands-on activity sessions to provide exposure to fundamental leadership and management skills and tools needed for success in your lab.
Grant Writing		NIH's Grant Writing Boot Camp

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