Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Senate

Brian Cummings, PhD 

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; Anatomy & Neurobiology
cummings@hs.uci.edu

Included Series:

  • Ladder Ranks
  • Professor In-Residence
  • Professor of Clinical X

Welcome from Dr. Cummings:

Welcome to UCI’s School of Medicine, I’m Associate Dean Cummings. I am responsible for advising senate series faculty (ladder-rank, in-residence, Clinical X, and Professors of Teaching) as they progress through the faculty ranks of Assistant, Associate, and Full “professor”.

I believe that the UC system has a very egalitarian and merit-based process with respect to promotion and tenure; my job is to help explain that process to you and help connect you with the resources to make your progression through the ranks as seamless as possible. Individuals who are new to UCI are encouraged to contact me as soon as possible for a one-on-one consultation.

While a key area of my focus as a Dean is helping advise faculty on prepping for tenure, my duties also include mid-career issues such as recommending leadership opportunities, promotions, evaluating department chairs, and advocating for SOM faculty at higher levels of the campus. While balancing work-life demands can be challenging, I believe that proactive planning can help reduce faculty stress and increase their success. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Headshot of Brian Cummings.

Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Non-Senate

Nimisha Parekh, MD, MPH

Medicine; Gastroenterology & Hepatology
parekhn@hs.uci.edu

Included Series:

  • Adjunct Professor Series
  • HS Clinical Professor Series (salaried)
  • HS Clinical Professor Series (volunteer)
  • Professor - Visiting Titles

 

Welcome from Dr. Parekh:

Welcome to UCI’s School of Medicine, I’m Associate Dean Nimisha Parekh. I am responsible for advising HS non-senate faculty as they progress through their career at UCI. The mission to enhance the lives of others is the focus of my life and career as a physician, educator and mentor.

Being a busy clinician educator can be challenging, but here at UC Irvine, we want you to know there are resources available to you for success in your academic medicine career.  My duties include information sessions on file preparation in the merit/promotion review, program development for mentoring of faculty and career development opportunities in the areas of teaching, leadership and wellbeing.  Supporting growth and empowerment of an individual is the ultimate reward for me as a doctor, teacher, peer and human being.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Headshot of Nimisha Parekh

See the below chart for specific Series covered by Dr. Cummings and Dr. Parekh. You can also view the Entire Org Chart of the School of Medicine.

Academic Senate Titles (Dr. Cummings):

Non-Senate Titles (Dr. Parekh):

Professor – Ladder Ranks: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor

Adjunct Professor Series: Assistant Adjunct Professor, Associate Adjunct Professor, Adjunct Professor

Professor in Residence: Assistant Professor in Residence, Associate Professor in Residence, Professor in Residence

HS Clinical Professor Series (salaried): Assistant HS Clinical Professor, Associate HS Clinical Professor, HS Clinical Professor

Professor of Clinical X: Assistant Professor of Clinical X, Associate Professor of Clinical X, Professor of Clinical X

HS Clinical Professor Series (volunteer): Assistant HS Clinical Professor, Associate HS Clinical Professor, HS Clinical Professor

Professor- Visiting Titles

For a full list of Non-Senate titles please visit the APP 1-20 Senate and Non –Senate Academic Titles.