The Office of Faculty Affairs & Development

The Faculty Affairs Office's primary goal is to provide resource support for faculty with respect to their professional careers at ůůֱ²¥. The department seeks to ensure fair and consistent treatment of faculty, and to assist academic departments in recruitment, orientation, career development, promotion and retention of faculty and scholars. This department also provides oversight, advice and assistance for the processing of all faculty personnel matters, including the establishment, integration and implementation of personnel policies and procedures.


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Faculty Affairs

Faculty affairs provides oversight, advice and assistance for the processing of all faculty personnel matters, including the establishment, integration and implementation of personnel policies and procedures.

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Faculty Development

The Office of Faculty Affairs and Development ensures each faculty member at ůůֱ²¥ School of Medicine has opportunities internally and externally for faculty development.

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Community Faculty

ůůֱ²¥ School of Medicine (ůůֱ²¥) enjoys a partnership with the community physicians in and around the state of Georgia and across the US.

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Calendar of Events

Click to view faculty and insitution-wide upcoming meetings and events. 

Message from the Interim Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development

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Gail A. Mattox, M.D.
Interim Senior Associate Dean for
Faculty Affairs and Development

Welcome to the Office of Faculty Affairs and Development. We are pleased that you have chosen ůůֱ²¥ School of Medicine  as your academic home. We are here to  support all stages of  your career as a member of the faculty. Our  services include  faculty orientation and onboarding,  guidance and oversight of faculty appointment and promotion  processes, development of faculty related policies and procedures,  collaborative career development planning and strategically planned faculty development opportunities. We work closely with  members of the Dean’s cabinet,  Department Chairs, Center and Institute Directors, Human Resources and ůůֱ²¥â€™s  Faculty Assembly.   We are fully committed to your success.


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Dr. Walter Conwell
Associate Dean of Faculty Development

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Renée Dunbar-Scott
Faculty Program Manager
(404) 752-1583
rdunbarscott@msm.edu

Rakiah Brown
Faculty Program Coordinator
(404) 752-1742
rabrown@msm.edu

Roselle M. Caruth
Program/Project Manager
(470) 670-6856
rcaruth@msm.edu

Evander Baker
Program Analyst
(404) 756-8935
ebaker@msm.edu

  • Faculty Appointments & Promotions
  • Administrative support to Faculty Assembly, Academic Policy Council & other institutional committees
  • Budgetary responsibility for OFAD
  • Faculty Appointments & Promotions
  • Administrative support to Faculty Assembly, Academic Policy Council
  • Support the creation, implementation, and monitoring of new Faculty Affairs and Development programs

  • Faculty Development
  • Project Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Data and Reporting
  • Digital Measures
  • Policy and Procedure Maintenance

We are a service-oriented office and are here to help!

Contact Us

720 Westview Drive, SW
Atlanta, GA 30310
NCPC, Room 346

Tel: (404) 752-1742
Email:  ofad@msm.edu