Frequently Asked Questions
Whether you need a new profile or are looking to update your existing profile, below you'll find answers to common questions about managing faculty profiles (School of Medicine, UCI Health and campus), including how to update your information.
UCI School of Medicine Faculty Directory
This academic profile system is used for School of Medicine faculty on the School of Medicine websites.
In 2019, the School of Medicine embarked on a comprehensive initiative to enhance the user experience across its websites. As part of this effort, the School of Medicine Faculty Directory was launched and is undergoing continuous development.
The directory integrates with existing databases to streamline profile updates. Please see the section "Creating & Editing School of Medicine Academic Profiles" below for more information.
UCI Profiles Platform
Profiles Research Networking Software is an open-source platform designed for institutions to facilitate online collaboration among their academic researchers. It enables researchers to connect and discover each other's expertise across various institutions. Users can search by people, research areas, and collaborators, gaining access to information such as publications, grants and other scholarly activities.
The School of Medicine directory integrates with the UCI Profiles Platform, streamlining profile updates. This integration facilitates a smoother and more efficient process for maintaining accurate information within both systems.
UCI Health Clinical Profiles
The UCI Health Clinical Profiles system is intended for patients interested in finding care and is operated solely by the UCI Health enterprise.
You can fill out the Practitioner Questionnaire to add or update your clinical profile. Please visit the UCI Health Marketing & Communications Physician Resources page for more information.
UCI Faculty Profile System
This is UCI's campus-wide faculty profile system. This directory is independent of the School of Medicine Faculty Directory.
Any changes made to profiles in this system will not be displayed on the School of Medicine websites.
It is designed to be a self-serve system. Faculty members or someone on their behalf may create and update their UCI academic profile by following the instructions on the "For Faculty" page of the UCI Faculty Profile System website.
The School of Medicine is actively developing its faculty directory. The directory leverages existing databases to automate updates, and profile information comes from multiple sources. Please follow the instructions below to make updates or request a new profile. Please be advised it may take up to two to four weeks for some changes to appear.
Create a New School of Medicine Academic Faculty Profile
Please use the Web Edit Request Form to request a new profile. The Digital Communications team will create a new basic profile displaying the faculty member's name, credentials, photo and working title(s). All other profile sections are populated from external sources, which faculty or a proxy can update directly. Please keep reading for instructions on how to make updates in those systems.
New profile requests requests are usually processed within 1-2 working days.
Edit Existing School of Medicine Academic Profile Information
Name, Credentials, Photo, Working Title(s)
Submit edits via the Web Edit Request Form. These updates are usually processed within 1-2 working days.
All other profile sections are populated from external sources, which faculty or a proxy can update directly. Please keep reading for instructions on how to make updates in those systems.
Home Department, Joint Appointments, Contact Information (Email & Phone)
UCPath provides this information. Please visit the UCI UCPath website or contact your HR representative to make updates. These updates usually take between two to four weeks to appear.
Education, Bio, Research Interests, Publications, Clinical Trials, Links (Clinical Profile and/or Lab Websites), ORCID
UCI Profiles provides this information. To make updates, log into UCI Profiles and edit your information. Changes usually take two weeks to appear on your School of Medicine academic profile.
- PLEASE NOTE: If you do not have a UCI Profile, visit the UCI Profiles Help/FAQ page and email bio-som-profiles@uci.edu for more information.
Tips for Making Updates in UCI Profiles
- Education – The School of Medicine faculty directory will only display degree abbreviations approved by Academic Affairs. For the Degree field, please choose from this degree list.
- Links (Clinical Profile & Lab Website) – The School of Medicine faculty directory will only display clinical profile and lab website links. Exact and specific text must be used in the Title field of the web form for your information to display correctly on your academic profile. To add your clinical profile URL, please use “Clinical Profile” in the Title field. To add your lab website URL, please use “Lab Website” in the Title field.
- Bio (Overview) – The School of Medicine faculty directory limits this field to 2,000 characters. Consider limiting your UCI Profile entry to ensure your entire bio is displayed on your School of Medicine profile.
- PLEASE NOTE: Due to ongoing development, Bio (Overview) content may not immediately appear on your School of Medicine profile but will appear once development is completed.
- Publications & Clinical Trials – These are automatically populated from the PubMed literature repository and clinicaltrials.gov. If you notice missing or incorrect information in your profile, please follow these UCI Profile steps to correct your scholarly activities.
- PLEASE NOTE: If you want to add publications or clinical trials that are not part of the repositories, you may manually add them in the appropriate sections. Due to ongoing development, manually entered clinical trials may not update immediately on your School of Medicine profile but will appear once development is completed.
Contact the School of Medicine Digital Communications team if you have any questions or concerns.