Professional Development Diversity Wellness

Professional Development Diversity Wellness (PDDW) mission is to establish and sustain a culture that promotes faculty vitality and diversity in order to ensure effective and successful recruitment, development, retention, and promotion of surgical faculty at Indiana University.

Executive team

Vice Chair of Academic Affairs

C Max Schmidt, MD, PhD

Professor of Surgery

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Vice Chair of Professional Development, Diversity & Wellness

Laura Torbeck, PhD

Assistant Dean for Faculty Development

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Associate Vice Chair of PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, DIVERSITY & WELLNESS

DuyKhanh P. Ceppa, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

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Committees

Diversity
The IU Department of Surgery Diversity Committee guides efforts to conceptualize, socialize, promote, advocate, and help implement systems and structures to promote an inclusive culture. The inclusive culture we strive to foster appreciates the range of human differences, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability or attributes, religious or ethical values system, national origin, and political belief. We invite and encourage all perspectives to make our decisions and actions as a forward-thinking Department.
- B Brewer, Co-Chair
- S Lu, Co-Chair
- D Ceppa
- E Ceppa
- H Gibbs
- M House
- A Meagher
- C Simons
- L Torbeck
- T Zimmers
BLISS (Boundless Ladies in Surgical Specialties)
- T Nguyen, Co-chair
- A McDow, Co-chair
Professional Development
- L Torbeck, Chair
- DP Ceppa, Co-chair
Young Surgeons' Council
- J Waters, Chair
Promotion and Tenure
The IU Department of Surgery Promotion & Tenure Committee evaluates the clinical, scholarly, and citizenship activity of the surgical faculty. All faculty are assessed in their service, teaching, and research pursuits in a wholistic manner with the goal of facilitating advancement in the academic timeline.
- C. Max Schmidt, Chair
- L Torbeck, Co-Chair
- DP Ceppa
- S Moore
- K Stevenson
- J Fridell
- G Gordillo
- M House
- A Ladd
- H Nashatri
- F Rescorla
- D Stefanidis
- M Turrentine
- T Zimmers
Recruitment
The mission of the IU Department of Surgery Recruitment Committee is to promote diversity in the area of recruitment, aligning with the priorities of the Department of Surgery Surgical Council and the IU School of Medicine Diversity Council. This committee will function within the Department of Surgery to ensure that a diversity-focused recruitment strategy is implemented for all new faculty considerations.
- C Simons, Chair
- L Torbeck, Co-Chair
- DP Ceppa, Co-Chair
- A Fajardo
- G Gordillo
- , I Hadad
- S Imeokparia
- P Jenkins
- K Ludwig
- S Mohanty
- F Rescorla
- M Yip-Schneider
Wellness
- L Torbeck
- J Hartwell
- T Birdas
- B Gray