NEW Announcing: PSOM Faculty MeetUp Groups

The Perelman School of Medicine is a dynamic place with a world-class faculty who are accomplishing amazing feats –but it’s important to have fun, too. PSOM Faculty MeetUp Groups are about fostering engagement and FUN!

"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing."

-George Bernard Shaw

Proposals for PSOM Faculty MeetUp Groups submitted by July 20th will have top priority for selection.

PSOM Faculty MeetUp Groups

The PSOM Faculty MeetUp Group program is a way to provide structure and support for existing or new faculty special interest groups that are entirely social, entirely professional, or a little of both. Groups are managed via the Meet-Up.com platform. When applicable for focus and purpose, groups can receive funding of up to 1,000 dollars a year.

FAQs

How Do I Propose a Group?

Start a group with the focus area of your choice by submitting a PSOM Faculty MeetUp Group Proposal. The Faculty Wellness Coordinator, will respond promptly with next steps.

What Does a Group Leader Do?

PSOM Faculty MeetUp Groups will be administered on the Meet-Up.com platform via a school-based account that will list all Faculty MeetUp Groups. If your proposal is approved, a Meet-Up.com Group will be created for you on the platform. Group Leaders and Group Members will then need to sign-up for a Meet-Up.com account. Group Leaders will need to use the platform to create events or "meet-ups" and send reminders to Group Members, if necessary.

Are PSOM Faculty MeetUp Groups public?

Anyone can look up a group on the Meet-Up.com platform and view its list of members and events. However, any group associated with the PSOM Faculty MeetUp program will have membership vetted and will be restricted to PSOM Faculty members only.

What kinds of groups can I start?

… Animal rescue · Antiquing · Astronomy · Balint group · Ballet · Ballroom dancing · Basketball · Bedside Ultrasound group · Bicycling · Biography writing · Birding · Book club · Bowling · Breakfast/Lunch Group: Women on CE Track · Breakfast/Lunch Group: Women on Tenure Track · Camping · Canoeing and Kayaking · Car restoration · Caring for elderly parents · Chess · Dinner club · Dog lovers · Drones · Early empty nesters · Elevator speeches · Fishing · Foodies · Furniture making and restoration · Gardening · Genealogy · Golfing · Grant writing and review group · Hiking · Historical Landmarks and Interests · Home brewing · Improv comedy · Jamming with instruments · Knitting · Languages · Lunch chats · Model Crafting · Movies · Mountain biking · Music · Narrative medicine · Public speaking · Readers and writers · Reinvent yourself · Running · Sailing · Sewing · Skiing · Spiritual interest · Story slams · Surfing · Symphony · Tennis · Theater · Travel · Urban farming · Vinyl records · Volunteering · Walkers · Weekend toddlers’ and kids’ playgroups (by age and / or location) · Weight lifting · Wine tasting …

Proposals for PSOM Faculty MeetUp Groups submitted by July 20th will have top priority for selection.

More questions?

Please contact the Wellness Coordinator: facultywellness@uphs.upenn.edu.