Aligning Academic Mission With Metrics: Implementing Effective Academic Value Unit Systems (Faculty Development Committee- and Vice Chairs Interest Group-Sponsored)
Academic Value Unit (AVU) systems help institutions quantify and reward faculty contributions in education, research, and service while addressing compensation gaps. This workshop will guide participants through developing and implementing AVU systems,
covering structure, processes, and best practices. Topics include cataloging uncompensated activities, resource allocation, and incentivizing faculty participation. A case study will highlight successful strategies and stakeholder engagement. Participants
will gain insights into securing funding and overcoming barriers like data collection challenges. By the end, attendees will be prepared to implement AVU systems that align faculty efforts with institutional goals and fair compensation.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the rationale for implementing AVU systems and explain how they address disparities in faculty compensation.
- Outline the development process of AVU systems, including key steps like committee composition and stakeholder engagement.
- Identify at least three potential funding sources for AVU systems and explain strategies for effective resource allocation.
- Compare different AVU system structures and evaluate at least two common outcomes and barriers associated with their implementation.
Presenters:
- Neha P. Raukar, MD, MS
- Anthony R. Rosania, MD, MS, MSHI
- James R. Miner, MN FACEP
- Harsh Sule, MD, MPP
- Arlene S. Chung, MD, MACM, FACEP
- Michael Gottlieb, MD
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Neha P. Raukar, MD, MS
Member-at-Large
Mayo Clinic
I obtained my undergraduate degree from Stevens Institute of Technology, a master’s degree in Physiology from NY Medical College, and my medical degree at Howard University. After three years of residency and a fellowship in Sports Medicine at Allegheny General Hospital, I returned to the northeast where I was at Brown University. There I practiced both emergency and sports medicine, taught, and conducted research. After 12 years, I moved to the Mayo Clinic to work in the area of Geriatric Emergency Medicine and Faculty Development. During the pandemic, I completed a certificate program from The University of South Florida in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and am currently working on a certificate on The Business of Healthcare from Wharton.
During the last four years while at the Mayo Clinic, I have continued research, funded mostly by foundation grants, that have modified the way athletes are managed on and off the field. I have continued educating residents, and expanding my teaching repertoire. Unsuccessful in my quest for federal funding, I am encouraged by programs such as those of the SAEM Foundation that support young investigators to become successful, federally funded, researchers.
It is my hope that my educational background, prior board experience, experience in fundraising, decades of participation in various roles within SAEM, and enthusiasm to join and contribute to the SAEM Foundation Board make me an ideal candidate. -
Anthony R. Rosania, III, MD, MS, MSHI
Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School
Dr. Rosania is a board-certified emergency physician and clinical informatician at Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School where he serves as the Vice Chair for Clinical Operations and Chief of the Division of Operations, Quality, and Informatics. -
James R. Miner, MN FACEP
Chair of Emergency Medicine
Hennepin County Medical Center
James Miner, MD, is the Chair of Emergency Medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) and Professor and Department Head of EM at the University of Minnesota. He earned his medical degree in 1996 from Mayo Medical School in Rochester, MN and completed his residency in EM at HCMC in 1999, and then joined the HCMC Emergency Department faculty. He was the research director of the Department of Emergency Medicine from 2005-2013, the Associate Medical Director for Physician Development of HCMC from 2011-2013, and has been the Chair of Emergency Medicine there since 2014. He also became the Department Head of Emergency Medicine at the University of Minnesota in 2019. Dr. Miner is the Senior Associate Editor for Electronic Publications of Academic Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Miner conducts research in the areas of agitation management, airway management, pain management, and procedural sedation in the Emergency Department. He has edited a textbook on pain management and sedation (Emergency Pain and Sedation, Cambridge University Press, 2008) and has authored chapters about pain management and sedation in several other textbooks. He also conducts research in the effects of poverty on patients seen in the Emergency Department.
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Harsh Sule, MD, MPP
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine & Residency Program Director Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
Harsh Sule, MD, MPP is Residency Program Director, Associate Director for the Office of Global Health at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, NJ. His areas of interest include global health and social EM, and he has been active in advising/mentorship at the undergraduate and graduate medical education levels for over 10 years. -
Arlene S. Chung, MD, MACM, FACEP
Vice Chair of Education
University of Vermont
Dr. Chung is the Vice Chair of Education and Program Director for the Maimonides Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program and an Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at the State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine and the Board of Directors for the New York Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Dr. Chung was the recipient of the New York ACEP Advancing Emergency Care Award in 2018 and recognized as one of the original EMRA 45 Under 45 Young Physician Influencers in Emergency Medicine in 2019. She was honored nationally as the 2022 Residency Director of the Year by EMRA. As a nationally recognized speaker and educator, Dr. Chung has made advocating for physician wellness a central focus of her career through lectures, teaching, policy development, and creating sustainable solutions for the future. -
Rush University Medical Center
Michael Gottlieb, MD is the Vice Chair of Research and Director of the Emergency Ultrasound Division at Rush University Medical Center. He is Past-Chair of the ACEP Ultrasound Section and Past-Chair of the AAEM Ultrasound Section. He has authored over 500 peer-reviewed publications and is an Editor for Academic Medicine, The Annals of Emergency Medicine, The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, and Academic Emergency Medicine Education and Training, as well as the Social Media Editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. He is Past-Chair of the CORD Academy for Scholarship, Past-Chair of the SAEM Education Summit, Past-Chair of the CORD Education Committee, Past-Chair of the CORD Best Practices Subcommittee, and a nationally-recognized speaker and educator. His academic interests include medical education, ultrasound, infectious diseases, heart failure, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.