Faculty - Banner – University Medical Group Faculty

Information for Banner – University Medical Group Faculty

Part-Time Employment Opportunities

The following part-time opportunities are open to Banner – University Medical Group faculty:

• Clinical Skills Evaluator, Doctoring (FTE varies).
• Simulation Instructor (FTE varies).

Announcements

• The next deadline to submit your clinical promotion dossier to your faculty coordinator is September 1, 2024 (effective date of July 1, 2025). 
• The 2023 Banner Annual Academic Review (BAAR) is complete. To review your final review, including the chair/chief evaluation, you can access by logging back into BAAR. There is a print option, if desired.
• Making the Rounds is a podcast available via Spotify. Listen to experts from Banner Health talk about important medical topics.

Recent Promotions

The following Banner – UMG faculty received a faculty title promotion:

• Dana Archbold, MD, was promoted, effective July 1, to associate clinical professor, clinical series, in the Department of Internal Medicine.
• Joshua Canning, MD, was promoted, effective July 1, to associate clinical professor, clinical series, in the Department of Emergency Medicine.
• Lise Harper, MD, was promoted, effective July 1, to associate clinical professor, clinical series, in the Department of Internal Medicine.
• Sajith Joseph, MD, was promoted, effective July 1, to associate clinical professor, clinical series, in the Department of Internal Medicine.
• Manoj Mathew, MD, was promoted, effective July 1, to associate clinical professor, clinical series, in the Department of Internal Medicine.
• Jennifer O'Hea, MD, was promoted, effective July 1, to associate clinical professor, clinical series, in the Department of Internal Medicine.
• Jayne Peterson, MD, was promoted, effective July 1, to professor, clinical scholar, in the Department of Internal Medicine. 
• Adrienn Pettit, DO, was promoted, effective July 1, to associate clinical professor, clinical series, in the Department of Internal Medicine.
• Tonya Whiting, DO, was promoted, effective July 1, to associate clinical professor, clinical series, in the Department of Internal Medicine.    
• Kelley Saunders, MD, was promoted, effective July 1, to associate clinical professor, clinical series, in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology.  
• Roderick Tung, MD, was granted tenure, effective July 1, as a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine.
• Firas Abbas, MD, was promoted, effective February 1, to associate clinical professor on the clinical series track in the Department of Internal Medicine.
• Raed Alalawi, MD, was promoted, effective February 1, to clinical professor on the clinical series track in the Department of Internal Medicine.
• Kenneth Klein, DO, was promoted, effective February 1, to associate clinical professor on the clinical series track in the Department of Internal Medicine.
• Wilber Su, MD, was promoted, effective January 1, to clinical professor on the clinical series track in the Department of Internal Medicine.
• J. Peter Weiss, MD, was promoted, effective January 1, to associate clinical professor on the clinical series track in the Department of Internal Medicine.

Events

• General Faculty Meeting:
  • Wednesday, November 6, 2024, 5:00–6:30 p.m. (networking from 5:00-5:30 p.m.).
  • Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 5:00–6:30 p.m. (networking from 5:00-5:30 p.m.).
• Clinical Faculty Promotion Workshops
  • Tuesday, July 30, 2024, 5:30-6:30 p.m. - RSVP here.
• Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds:
  • Every Friday, 8:00–9:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams.
  • Contact Veronica Nundahl to attend.
• Department of Family, Community & Preventive Medicine Grand Rounds:
  • Last Thursday of the month, 12:10-1:10 p.m. via Zoom and in-person at B-UMCP.
  • Contact Melissa Rowe to attend.
• Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Grand Rounds:
  • Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 7:00-8:00 a.m. via Zoom and in-person at B-UMCP.
  • Contact Melissa Rowe to attend.
• Department of Surgery Grand Rounds:
  • Every Thursday, 8:00–9:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams.
  • Contact Joanna Franco Reyes to attend.

Resources

• College Expectations of Faculty.
• Applying for Promotion.
• Get Involved.
• LIFT Faculty Peer Mentoring Program.

If you have information to add to this page, contact Academic and Faculty Affairs at comphx-oafa@arizona.edu.