Office of Faculty Development and Diversity

The Office of Faculty Development and Diversity (OFDD) serves to develop all faculty to their fullest potential as academic, clinical, and community leaders and to promote the recruitment and advancement of an inclusive and engaged faculty community. Senior Associate Dean, Dr. Bonnie Maldonado, recognizes that in order to achieve these goals, OFDD must continue to work toward creating an organizational culture that values the contributions of all members, encourages a broad and open approach to teaching, research, and patient care, and provides an intellectually and socially attractive environment for all people. ****Values: ********Inclusive excellence is foundational to faculty development, enabling new levels of innovation in education, research, and patient care to serve the needs of society.**** OFDD programs and initiatives are designed to address the factors that have been demonstrated to influence the recruitment, retention, and advancement of faculty including enabling career and leadership [professional development](https://med.stanford.edu/facultydiversity/faculty-development.html) opportunities and building a strong and engaged [faculty community](https://med.stanford.edu/facultydiversity/faculty-community.html). - Professional development opportunities include [workshops](https://med.stanford.edu/facultydiversity/faculty-development/workshops.html), [leadership programs](https://med.stanford.edu/facultydiversity/faculty-development/leadership-programs.html), [research partnerships](https://med.stanford.edu/facultydiversity/faculty-development/research-partnerships.html), the [McCormick Distinguished Lecture Series](https://med.stanford.edu/facultydiversity/faculty-development/mccormick-distinguished-lecture-series.html), and [awards](https://med.stanford.edu/facultydiversity/faculty-development/awards.html). - We aim to foster community among faculty through the [OFDD liaisons](https://med.stanford.edu/facultydiversity/faculty-community/ofdd_liaisons.html), the [Stanford Network for Advancement and Promotion](https://med.stanford.edu/facultydiversity/faculty-community/stanford-network-for-advancement-and-promotion.html), as well as several other [networking events and initiatives](https://med.stanford.edu/facultydiversity/faculty-community/networks.html). - In order to meet the evolving nature of needs in academic medicine, we focus on transparency and accountability, through the ongoing collection of [metrics](https://med.stanford.edu/facultydiversity/metrics.html) related to the advancement of our faculty community.