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Department of Pediatrics: New Faculty Orientation

Location: Dell Children’s Medical Center Signe Auditorium

Address: 4900 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX 78723 | View Map »

Date: Thursday, October 15, 2026

Time: 5–6:30 p.m.

About the Event

Please join us Thursday, Oct. 15 for our new faculty welcome and mixer.

All pediatric/Dell Children’s faculty are invited to join, with new faculty (<1 year) strongly encouraged to attend. This is a great opportunity to meet new colleagues and hear from department leadership in each domain area about current programs, opportunities to get involved and resources available to support your professional development.

This event will be in-person only. Please join for part or all of the event as you are able.

5:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.: Refreshments + socializing

5:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Welcome by Dr. Mian + leadership

6:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Domain breakout sessions

Featured presenters

Amir Mian, M.D., MBA - professor and Interim Chair, Pediatrics

Sima Patel, MHA - senior director of Operations and Strategy, Pediatrics

Charla Carrington - associate director of Operations and Strategy, Pediatrics

Adam Messer, MPH - president and CEO, Dell Children’s

Deb Brown, RN, BSN, MHA - vice president and COO, Dell Children’s

Meena Iyer, M.D., MBA - chief medical officer, Dell Children’s and Associate Chair for Clinical Affairs, Pediatrics

Parking

Follow signs for visitor parking garage if you don’t have hospital privileges.

Directions to Signe Auditorium

Check in at the main hospital entrance. Take a left immediately after the front desk, before the giant tinker toy wall. Take your first left again and at the end of the hall will be the Signe Auditorium.

Email Juliet Laney at juliet.laney@austin.utexas.edu for more information.