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Faculty Development

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Faculty Development

Elevating Faculty to Lead, Teach, and Innovate

Faculty Numbers
Faculty 2026

Our Mission

The mission of the faculty affairs team within the Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah, is to promote the success of our faculty. We focus on faculty development to enhance the skills required to provide the highest quality clinical care, to produce the most innovative and rigorous research, to teach the nation's most promising trainees, and to grow into international leaders in our fields.

Leadership & Staff

Darrel S. Brodke, MD

Chair Department of Orthopaedics

Peter N. Chalmers, MD

Vice Chair Faculty Affairs

Rebecca Johnson

Rebecca Johnson, MPH

Director of Research & Academic Affairs

Melody Berg

Melody Berg

Administrative & FARA Manager

Stephanie Vanhemert

Stephanie van Hemert

FARA Program Coordinator