RBHS Faculty AEM Program
Advance, Engage, and, Mentor
The AEM Faculty Development Program is designed to build a community of practice, engage diverse faculty, foster leadership skills, provide mentoring, and expand networking opportunities for diverse faculty at RBHS. It also provides an affinity space for courageous dialogue. The overall aim of the program is to nurture diverse future leaders at RBHS and foster a sense of belonging and professional growth for the cohort. In Fall 2020, the pilot program was launched. Our program partners for the AEM program are the Rutgers Center for Organizational Leadership and the Rutgers Faculty Diversity Collaborative.
Mentoring
- Assist faculty to identify personal professional development goals, design a career path, and apply the tools provided to craft a plan on how to get there.
- Develop key professional competencies in academic and organizational leadership.
- Build skills in self-efficacy and communication.
- Expand your network of peer support, role models, coaches, mentors, and sponsors.
Learning Community Model
Advancement: self-actualization with Individualized Faculty Development Plan and core workshops to build knowledge/skills for educators leading to career advancement and gratification Engagement: in a community of practice with peer faculty Mentoring and Sponsorship: with peer mentors and targeted one to one support with coaches, sponsors, and RBHS leaders
Eligibility
Early academic career faculty from diverse disciplines and backgrounds (up to and including rank of Assistant Professor).
Apply Here (Deadline November 3, 2023)
Program Dates
| Date/Time | Session Topic |
| January 25th 9am-1pm (in-person) | Leveraging Individual and Collective Strengths | Creating an Individual Development Plan |
| February 21st 1pm-2:30pm (virtual) | Coaching for Self-Efficacy |
| June 12th 2pm-4:30pm (in person) | Leadership Skills Bootcamp |
| August 14th 12pm-2pm (virtual) | Presentations |
| September 18th 12pm-2pm (in person) | Recognition Ceremony and Luncheon with Rutgers Health Leadership |
2022-2023 Recognition Ceremony
2022-2023 AEM Particpants
Annie Truss, Instructor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Ayana April-Sanders, Instructor, School of Public Health
Caroline Okonkwo, Instructor, School of Nursing
Cindy Wassef, Assistant Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Darina Petrovsky, Associate Professor, School of Nursing
Gian Pal, Assistant Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Gwenyth Lee, Assistant Professor, School of Public Health
Hamadullah Shaikh, Assistant Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Joanelle Bailey, Assistant Professor, New Jersey Medical School
Keith Mickolajczyk, Assistant Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Khalil Savary, Assistant Professor, New Jersey Medical School
Kristen Donohue, Assistant Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Login George, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Marisa Handelman, Assistant Professor, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
Michele Roberts, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Michelle Chen, Assistant Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Padam Neopane, Assistant Professor, New Jersey Medical School
Pamela Valera, Assistant Professor, School of Public Health
Sally Kuo, Assistant Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Yanping Jiang, Instructor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Yi Sun, Assistant Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
2021-2022 AEM Particpants
Annie Pajaro, Instructor, School of Nursing
Brahmleen Kaur, Assistant Professor, School of Dental Medicine
Catherine Chen, Assistant Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Cynthia Sutton, Assistant Professor, School of Dental Medicine
Esther Park, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Gladys Montane, Assistant Professor, School of Health Professions
Hilary Grosso Jasutkar, Instructor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Jaclyn Hepworth, Assistant Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Jessica Gomes, Lecturer, School of Health Professions
Keerthana Kesavarapu, Assistant Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Kei Wong, Assistant Professor, New Jersey Medical School
Lois Rockson, Assistant Professor, School of Health Professions
Morgan James, Assistant Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Nadina Jose, Assistant Professor, School of Health Professions
Samantha Bell, Assistant Professor, New Jersey Medical School
Stephanie Shiau, Assistant Professor, School of Public Health
Stephanie Hubbell, Assistant Professor, School of Health Professions
Tina (Ting-Yu) Jih, Assistant Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Zeeshan Ahmed, Assistant Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
2020-2021 AEM Particpants
Wei Huang, Clinical Assistant Professor, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
Emilia Iwu, Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Yuane Jia, RBHS Instructor, School of Health Professions
Htay Htay Kyi, Assistant Professor, New Jersey Medical School
Nkechi Mbadugha, RBHS Lecturer, School of Health Professions
Novneet Sahu, Assistant Professor, New Jersey Medical School
Dione Sandiford, RBHS Lecturer, School of Nursing
Mafudia Suaray, Assistant Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Gayathri Subramanian, Assistant Professor, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
Yu-Lan Mary Ying, Clinical Associate Professor, New Jersey Medical School