Faculty Perks
Tufts University School of Medicine is pleased to offer a variety of perks and discounts to faculty, as well as resources and career advancement opportunities.
Academic community with access to Tufts University resources
- Tufts Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- Tufts Hirsh Health Sciences Library access and electronic resources including books, journals and data sites
- Tufts' Clinical Skills and Simulation Center
- Continuing Medical Education (CME)
- Canvas learning management system including curricular resources, evaluations, faculty development resources, etc. Email canvas@tufts.edu for help getting started.
- Center for Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT)
Tufts University Grant Opportunities
- Tufts Springboard
- Tisch College Community Research Center
- The Natalie V. Zucker Research Center for Women Scholars
- IDEAS Award
- Innovations in Education Intramural Grant
- Russo Family Awards
- Tufts CTSI Pilot Studies Program
- Tufts CTSI K12 Scholar Program
- Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health Program (BIRCWH)
- Charlton Grant Research Program
Career Advancement Opportunities
- Opportunity to be appointed to a named, endowed professorship
- Clinical teaching
- Course and clerkship leadership
- Course lecturers & small group leaders
- Research collaborators/mentors/preceptors
- Serve on a TUSM Standing Committees
- Faculty Development
- Free faculty development programs and resources through the office of educational affairs
- Free or discounted Continuing Medical Education programs for Tufts faculty
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives
- Global Health Initiatives
- Continuing Education (CE) programs
Teaching Opportunities - Courses of Special Interest
- Community Service Learning (CSL)
- Medical Interviewing and the Doctor-Patient Relationship (MIDPR)
- Competency-based Apprenticeship in Primary Care (CAP)
- Ethics & Professionalism Curriculum – Faculty Facilitators
- Experiential Learning at Tufts' Clinical Skills and Simulation Center
- Teachers and High School Students Program (TAHSS)
- Anatomy Teaching
- Selectives
- Problem-based Learning
- Global Health Teaching, Advising, Mentoring
- Pre-matriculation Summer Program for Incoming Medical Students
- MD Scholarly Projects
- MS in Biomedical Sciences thesis advising
- MPH Applied Learning Experience
Other perks and advantages
- Free admission to the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Boston and reduced rates for special exhibits
- Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm shares
- Tufts University Mountain Club
- Real estate advantage program
- Products and services discount including for cell phone providers, personal computer items, Microsoft software, and moving services.
- Join the Wang YMCA of Chinatown and save 10% off the monthly adult or family membership fee as well as half off the joining fee.
- Faculty memberships available to the Tauber Fitness Center at 145 Harrison Ave. Boston
- Tufts Medicine Indemnity Grants
For more information or questions about faculty perks offered by Tufts University and the School of Medicine contact the Office of Faculty Affairs at med-ofa@tufts.edu.