To complement the orientation provided within individual Departments, Programs and Schools, the Program for Faculty Development (PFD) hosts a twice-yearly faculty-wide interdisciplinary Orientation session held usually in April and October.

As well as assisting new full- and part-time faculty members in increasing their awareness of opportunities and expectations from their roles in education, the session acquaints new faculty members with some of the unique features of education, research, service and administration within the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster.

Participants are also provided with the opportunity to interact with other new faculty members and with various leaders of the Faculty. Through the orientation offered by Departments, Program and Schools and this Faculty-wide event, the following objectives will be met:

• To increase understanding about the philosophy, function and structure of the Faculty of Health Sciences.
• To increase awareness of education, service and research activities and activities for involvement.
• To meet faculty leaders and colleagues from other disciplines
• To learn more about the various programs, courses, workshops, etc. available for continuing faculty education and professional development
• To assist new faculty with the preparation of a teaching portfolio and a clinical activities portfolio (if applicable) to meet the policies guiding promotion and tenure.

Orientation Session for Health Sciences Faculty

Wednesday, October 26, 2011
8:00 a.m. to 11:45 approx.

Or

Wednesday, May 02, 2012
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Location: Health Sciences Centre, McMaster University

Of interest to new faculty

• How to Prepare a Teaching Portfolio
• Clinical Activities Portfolio
  (Guidelines for creating & maintaining your portfolio)
• Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me...
• Links and Liaisons (a listing of McMaster University individuals and support services that may be helpful to you sometime in the future

• Message from Alan Neville, Associate Dean, Education
• FHS Mission/Vision Statement

• FHS Faculty Relations (Faculty of Health Sciences, HR)
• Need help with STAR-CV (the FHS-CV Management Tool)?
• McMaster MAC ID and Email Account Request
• McMaster University's Faculty of Health Sciences provides a multi-faceted environment for the advancement of health sciences education and research. Here is a general overview of the major facilities that are part of or are affiliated with the Faculty.

• LibAccess: How To Access Resources Off-Campus

  What is LibAccess?

  LibAccess is a service which lets you use a username and password to access McMaster’s electronic resources from off campus (with the exception of UpToDate).

  How do I set up my LibAccess Account?

  • If you have a MAC ID and Password, you can use that to login to LibAccess.
  • If you don't have a MAC ID and password, read LibAccess for FHS Instructors and Research Affiliates.

  How do I Login to LibAccess?

  If you're off campus and are accessing resources from the HSL website, make sure you're logged in before opening anything with the small lock icon. To login, click on the LibAccess icon located in the right column of each of our pages. If you're not logged in you may be faced with a publisher's login page, or asked to pay a fee for an article or e-book.