SACUA talks to Vice Dean of Academic Affairs at the Medical School
Monday, the University of Michigan’s Senate Advisory Committee on Undergraduate Affairs took their weekly meeting to the Medical School to talk about academics at the Medical School with Carol Bradford, the Medical School’s executive vice dean for Academic Affairs and Michigan Medicine’s Chief Academic Officer.
Bradford, who got her undergraduate, master’s and medical degrees at the University, began by talking to the body about what she is doing in her role as Vice Dean of Academic Affairs, which she began in July 2016.
The previous chair of the Otolaryngology Department, Bradford is one of three executive vice deans at the Medical School — she is in charge of the school’s academic mission, while her colleagues control the clinical and research sectors of the school.
“I view my role as oversight of faculty and all learners, which we sometimes call residents or trainees,” Bradford said. “We’re also extremely committed to faculty development, so I think we’re all learners because we’re all striving to improve.”
Strategic planning for the department has been a priority of Bradford’s since she took the position. She and her team created five “pillars”— education, people, discovery, care and service— that now guide the academic mission of the Medical School.
“We came up with this mission and strategic framework, which is that the University of Michigan Medical School will transform health through bold and innovative education, discovery and service, and we’ll do that in a vibrant and inclusive learning community, with enabling resources and infrastructure,” Bradford told the body.
Bradford then opened the conversation up to SACUA, asking for their suggestions on how to best engage with the community and improve their overall strategic plan.
Read more on The Michigan Daily by Maya Goldman and Molly Norris: https://www.michigandaily.com/section/academics/sacua-talks-vice-dean-academic-affairs-medical-school