Summer, 2011

Dear LSUHSC School of Medicine Faculty and Visitors:

Welcome to the School of Medicine (SOM) Faculty Assembly website. The Assembly is composed of 30 Delegates that are elected by full-time clinical and basic science faculty within the SOM. The Delegates serve the SOM faculty by representing them as a collective voice to both the Administration of the SOM and the entire LSU Health Sciences Center (HSC). To accomplish this purpose the Assembly has regularly scheduled meetings and works closely with the administration of the School of Medicine. The Assembly also elects 8 Senators to represent the SOM faculty and Assembly on the Faculty Senate of the HSC.  Assembly meetings are open to all faculty of the SOM and approved Minutes are posted on this website. Faculty are encouraged to participate in Assembly activities by attending meetings and/or identifying issues of interest to the SOM faculty either in person or via a Delegate.

The Delegates of the Assembly are elected to three-year terms and each year a third of the Delegates are replaced by newly elected faculty. Of the 30 Delegates, 18 come from clinical science departments and 12 come from basic science departments. Among the delegates from clinical departments at least one Delegate comes from each of our affiliate campuses - Earl K. Long Hospital in Baton Rouge and University Medical Center in Lafayette.      

The Assembly works diligently to represent our academic community by addressing issues impacting the critical role of the faculty in the Education, Research and Service missions of the SOM. In the past, the Assembly has conducted surveys to identify faculty concerns that have impacted strategic planning of the SOM. This year the Assembly expects to focus on proposed medical education programs at affiliate hospitals and the support of faculty executed missions by the SOM administration. The Assembly will also continue a program launched in 2010 to recognize some of the outstanding achievements among our faculty.  Recipients of these “Faculty Awards” will be recognized at the spring General Faculty Meeting.

The Assembly looks forward to working with the faculty as a whole in creating an academic environment that allows the faculty to achieve excellence in medical education, biomedical research and clinical practice to the advancement of our students and the health of the citizens of Louisiana. The Assembly further looks forward to advising the administration on faculty concerns and keeping the faculty informed on issues impacting their professional careers.

Let’s strive together for a better LSU-SOM!

Gregory J. Bagby, Ph.D.
President, Faculty Assembly
Department of Physiology
School of Medicine
LSU Health Sciences Center