Criteria for Advancement

Knowledge Development and Integration-Investigator

Assistant Professor / Associate Professor / Professor

Assistant Professor

Research/Scholarship

  • Although independent research need not be evident, the individual should have demonstrated training and involvement in high quality research which is published in peer-reviewed journals.
  • Publication of clinical observations, reviews, or analytic studies in peer-reviewed journals which contribute new knowledge or which organize, synthesize, and convey existing knowledge in a way that enhances the practice of medicine or educational practice

Educational Portfolio

  • There should be documentation of competence and growth in the candidate’s skills in effective teaching.
  • Success of teaching would be based upon data from the teaching portfolio, peer observation and review, learner evaluations, and regular documented participation and application of principles of education from faculty development program

Additional Activities

  • Recognition by peers and students as a health care professional delivering quality patient care, related patient service or direct public health service interventions if applicable. Expertise within the faculty members discipline should be evident, though leadership may not be predominant.
  • Academic citizenship demonstrated by service on departmental, University, local, national organization committees and/or leadership in University/national professional organizations. Education of patients and the community are also considered in this category.

Associate Professor

Research/Scholarship

Evidence for concentration in Investigation may be demonstrated by the following:

1. Quality and quantity of the publications in peer reviewed journals. Evidence is sought that the work is scholarly, and of good quality and significance, and may focus on laboratory, clinical or population based investigations, or analysis, or synthesis of clinical observations and experience, or educational research.

2. Research accomplishments

  • Authorship on multi-authored journals articles and/or documentation of a major, substantial contribution by the candidate to a collaborative, multidisciplinary project and publications
  • Statements of peer evaluators on the significance and recognition of the candidate's research contributions
  • Identification of the candidate as the principal investigator or a major collaborator on funded research grants or contracts originating from federal, foundation or industry sources or cores of multiauthor grants
  • Development of knowledge resulting in new product patents and technology transfer

3. Research funding as co-investigator from federal, foundation, or industry resources. If funding is from industry, evidence that the faculty member has a significant role in the formulation and conduct of the research is desirable.

4. Invited lectures which demonstrate recognition of investigational expertise

5. Service on editorial boards, expert panels, FDA panels, and data safety monitoring boards for multicenter studies. 6. Membership on steering committees for multicenter

Educational Portfolio

Teaching activities may occur in a variety of educational settings and formats, including: didactic presentations, lectures, seminars, conferences, tutorials, laboratories, base discussions, grand rounds, hospital and clinic rounds, patient care, surgical and other procedures, and continuing education.

Assessment of effectiveness in teaching and advising students is based upon:

  1. Review of courses/lectures taught, directed, or developed; a list of students and degree candidates for whom the faculty member has served as academic advisor.
  2. Evidence of teaching excellence at the undergraduate, graduate, and/or post-doctoral levels, evaluated by the written statements and/or compiled ratings of students.
  3. Written statements by Head of Department, academic peers, and others familiar with the candidate's performance in teaching.
  4. Accumulation of above forms of evidence on teaching competence and excellence over a sustained period of time.

Additional Activities (if applicable)

Recognition by peers and students as a health care professional delivering to quality patient care or related patient service or direct public health interventions if applicable. Expertise within the faculty members discipline should be evident, though leadership may not be predominant.

Academic citizenship demonstrated by service on departmental, local, national organization committees and leadership in University/national professional organizations.

Professor

Research/Scholarship

Sustained academic, scientific, scholarly, and professional achievements beyond that accomplished for promotion to Associate Professor. Additional accomplishments might include:

  • Sustained incremental productivity either as investigator or key collaborator.
  • Sustained record of funding from either federal, foundation or industry sources.
  • Membership on national research committees including grant review panels, advisory groups, research steering committees.
  • Awards by national organizations
  • Invited lectureships

Education

Sustained clinical or public health educational activity as described under Associate Professor

Additional Activities

  • Recognition by peers and students as a health care professional delivering quality patient care, related patient service or direct public health service interventions if applicable. Expertise within the faculty members discipline should be evident, though leadership may not be predominant.
  • Academic citizenship demonstrated by service on departmental, University, local, national organization committees and/or leadership in University/national professional organizations