Department of medicine

Faculty Promotion Guidelines

Assistant Professor (from Fellow or Instructor)


Academic
Investigator

Academic
Clinician
(Collaborator)

Clinician
Educator

Demonstrates commitment to career in academic medicine

Is developing excellence as educator (awards, evaluations)

Is developing reputation as excellent clinician/collaborator

 

Carries a clinical/collaborative load

 

Is performing high quality research in mentored setting

Has joined appropriate scientific/professional organizations

Is developing skills, support systems to submit grant proposals

 

Has 3-year plan in place

Has published (or in press) first, second or last author peer-reviewed manuscripts

≥ 1

≥ 1

≥ 1

Associate Professor (from Assistant Professor)


Academic
Investigator

Academic
Clinician
(Collaborator)

Clinician
Educator

Has fulfilled with distinction duties of Assistant Professor

Has established independent laboratory, clinical or collaborative research effort

 

Has obtained research support from extramural source

 

Has presented talks/posters at local/regional/national meetings

Is involved in local and professional organizations

Is involved with committees at intramural level

Is mentoring students and trainees

Has contributed to course development

Has established research collaborations

Has attained excellence as educator (awards, evaluations)

Has attained reputation as excellent clinician/collaborator

 

Continues to carry a clinical/collaborative load

 

Has published peer-reviewed manuscripts (first, second or last author)

≥ 10

≥ 10

≥ 3

Has published peer-reviewed manuscripts (total)

≥ 20

≥ 20

≥ 5

Professor (from Associate Professor)


Academic
Investigator

Academic
Clinician
(Collaborator)

Clinician
Educator

Has fulfilled with distinction duties of Associate Professor

Continues independent laboratory, clinical or collaborative research effort

 

Continues research support from extramural source

 

Has mentored successfully (e.g. trainees in academic medicine)

Has achieved national recognition in specific field

      

Has served on national committees, study sections, editorial boards; reviews manuscripts

Is a leader on committees at intramural level

Maintains excellence as educator (awards, evaluations)

Maintains reputation as excellent clinician/collaborator

 

Continues to carry a clinical/collaborative load

 

Has published peer-reviewed manuscripts (first, second or last author)

≥ 25

≥ 25

≥ 6

Has published peer-reviewed manuscripts (total)

≥ 50

≥ 50

≥ 15

   Required                 Moderate                 Heavy                    

        

 
 
 

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