Writing an Effective Staff or Faculty Profile

Below are tips to creating an effective staff or faculty profile:

• Keep it brief and professional. Please do not include information about your family, pets, hobbies, etc.
• Keep it low-maintenance.  For example, provide a link to your PubMed publications---do not list them as your list will become outdated quickly.
• Provide the right information to your audiences. Realize that your audience may include peers, but also prospective funders, patients, etc.
• Update your photo.  Include a high-quality head shot that was taken within the last 5 years.
• Provide links to additional information.  Specifically, consider adding links such as:
  • Links to an existing profile in another department or at Seattle Children's
  • Links to your lab website
  • Links to your pubmed publications
• Consider using headings to highlight your professional experience and research interests. Use whichever headings make the most sense to highlight your work.  For example:
  • Education
  • Professional Experience
  • Clinical Interests
  • Scholarly/Research Interests
  • Clinical, Research, and Teaching Responsibilities

Example

You may browse the UW Pediatrics Directory for examples of profiles.  Below is an example of a simple professional biography.

Updating your UW Pediatrics Profile

Please submit the Profile Update Form.  Note that you must be logged in to submit the form.  Instructions are provided in the PedsNews Newsletter, or send your updates to pedweb@uw.edu.