Incoming Faculty Orientation
Overview
Credit: Anthony DeCarlo
Each year, Yale School of Medicine (YSM) and the Office of Academic & Professional Development (OAPD) invite ladder, instructor and research rank faculty who joined—or will join—YSM between Sept. 1, 2025, and Aug. 31, 2026, to an all-day orientation.
Whether new to YSM or have been here for several months, the orientation helps connect faculty members with key resources, practical guidance, and colleagues across YSM and Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS) to support a career at Yale.
Program Highlights
- Welcome remarks from Maurie McInnis, PhD, MA, president of Yale University, and Nancy J. Brown, MD, Jean and David W. Wallace Dean of Medicine and C.N.H. Long Professor of Internal Medicine
- Overview of YSM’s clinical, education, and research missions
- Introduction to faculty ranks and tracks (with break-out sessions)
- Resources on annual feedback, communications, professionalism, well-being, and leadership/professional development
Resources
- BenefitsYour Benefits Operations & Administration Team is here to support all the amazing folks in the University community, both current and past faculty and staff.
- EHS IntegratorAn online system from Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) makes it easy for you to update your lab and assistant data, respond to survey findings, request waste pickups and more.
- EHS Safety AdvisorEvery building on campus is assigned an EHS Safety Advisor, safety professionals who can help answer safety-related questions, help get your lab started from a safety and compliance standpoint and provide you with all applicable registrations and trainings you may need. Click here to find the Safety Advisor assigned to your building.
- Human Research Protection Program (HRPP)Yale University fosters a research environment that promotes respect for the rights and welfare of human subjects in research. In support of this, Yale has established a Human Research Protection Program (HRPP).
- PI Welcome LetterPlease review the PI Welcome Letter to learn about the four “Initial Steps to Safety” to help you get your research approved and in action as quickly as feasible.