Faculty Administration

Clinical Track

All auxiliary faculty appointments are subject to University Policy & Procedures 9-2.  That policy provides that appointments to the auxiliary faculty are for limited terms only.  All auxiliary faculty appointments end automatically each June 30 unless the appointment is made by means of a written contract for a fixed term of up to five years.  In the absence of such a contract, departments may choose not to reappoint auxiliary track faculty members.  Department decisions not to reappoint are not subject to the School of Medicine Retention, Promotion, & Tenure (RPT) Policy & Procedures.  

Instructor

Basic Requirements

This rank may be awarded to individuals who have met the minimal requirements for faculty membership. It is intended for individuals who are completing their training or acquiring essential experience while simultaneously serving a faculty role.

  1. Education:  A doctoral degree (M.D., Ph.D., or other terminal professional degree) from an accredited institution of higher learning.
  2. In Clinical Departments: completion of the residency training normally required for board certification, or for non-M.D.'s, a minimum of two years of post-doctoral training and/or experience.

Assistant Professor

Basic Requirements

The individual should have a doctoral degree (M.D., Ph.D., or other terminal professional degree) with a minimum of three years postdoctoral or residency training.  He/she should be board certified, if it is possible to attain certification within his/her specialty without practice requirements.  Should her/his specialty have practice requirements, board certification can be waived temporarily, but should be attained within two rounds of eligibility.

  1. Teaching: Using teaching schedules, evaluations, or other materials the individual:
    • Should show a commitment to teaching.  Some examples of this commitment are:
      1. Lecturing to students and to residents.
      2. Conducting teaching rounds or small group sessions.
    • Should interact with trainees one-on-one in a positive way. 
    • Should have a demonstrated ability to develop and present a well-organized lecture or seminar.
    • Should demonstrate the desire to develop as an educator.
  2. Administration: The individual should be willing to serve on departmental, School of Medicine, hospital, or institutional committees.
  3. Clinical: Should be recognized by peers and immediate supervisors as having good-to-excellent clinical skills and performance.  Some examples of this recognition are:
    1. Peer judgment of the competence and promise of excellence in clinical or professional work.
    2. Directing a clinical program.
  4. Scholarship: The individual should have demonstrated the ability and interest to engage in scholarly activity.  Acceptable scholarly accomplishment includes but is not limited to co-authorship or primary contributions to the following, in no particular order:
    1. Peer-reviewed manuscripts or case reports.
    2. Review articles.
    3. Textbooks or chapters.
    4. Editorial service.
    5. Electronic media.
    6. Letters to the editor
    7. Syllabus materials.
    8. Special workshops or laboratories.

Associate Professor

Basic Requirements

The individual must be board certified in his/her specialty.  She/he should have been in clinical practice for at least seven years to be eligible for appointment to this rank or have been in the rank of Assistant Professor for at least five years to be eligible to be considered for promotion to this rank (i.e., review for promotion will take place in the sixth year.)  The individual should be recognized as a teacher, mentor, or role model for students and trainees.

  1. Teaching: Using teaching schedules, evaluations, or other materials the individual:
    • Should demonstrate a continuing commitment to teaching.  Some examples of this commitment are:
      1. Mentoring medical students, other students, and residents.
      2. Lecturing in the medical student curriculum and/or other academic programs.
      3. Lecturing at grand rounds and other local teaching sessions.
      4. Developing/directing regional postgraduate course.
    • Should interact with trainees one-on-one in a positive way.
    • Should have demonstrated success in teaching.  Some examples of this success are:
      1. Achieving above average teaching evaluations.
      2. Winning a teaching award.
      3. Serving as a visiting professor at other institutions.
  2. Administration: The individual should have competently discharged assignments on departmental, School of Medicine, hospital, or institutional committees.
  3. Clinical: The individual should be recognized by peers, immediate supervisors, and community physicians as having excellent clinical skills and performance.  Some examples of this recognition are:
    1. Acting as a consulting physician.
    2. Devising a new method or procedure.
  4. Scholarship: The individual should have demonstrated continuing ability and interest in scholarly activity.  Acceptable scholarly accomplishment includes but is not limited to co-authorship or primary contributions to the following, in no particular order:
    1. Peer-reviewed manuscripts or case reports.
    2. Review articles.
    3. Textbooks or chapters.
    4. Editorial service.
    5. Electronic media.
    6. Letters to the editor
    7. Syllabus materials.
    8. Special workshops or laboratories.
    9. Development of evidence based guidelines - must demonstrate clear utilization in academic unit(s)

Professor

Basic Requirements

The individual must be board certified in her/his specialty. He/she should have been in clinical practice for at least 13 years to be eligible for appointment to this rank or have been in the rank of Associate Professor for at least five years to be eligible to be considered for promotion to this rank.  She/he should have demonstrated excellent clinical skills and an interest in teaching to be appointed in this rank or have demonstrated excellent clinical and teaching skills if being promoted to this rank.

  1. Teaching: Using teaching schedules, evaluations, or other materials the individual:
    • Should demonstrate a continuing commitment to teaching.  Some examples of this commitment are:
      1. Mentoring medical students, other students, and residents.
      2. Lecturing in the medical student curriculum and/or other academic programs.
      3. Lecturing at grand rounds and other local teaching sessions.
      4. Lecturing at regional or national meetings.
    • Should interact with trainees one-on-one in a positive way.
    • Should be an accomplished teacher.  Some examples of this accomplishment are:
      1. Achieving above average teaching evaluations.
      2. Winning a local or national teaching award.
      3. Serving as a visiting professor at other institutions.
      4. Supervising a training program.
  2. Administration: The individual should have participated in departmental and school policy making by serving on departmental, School of Medicine, hospital, or institutional committees.
  3. Clinical: The individual should be recognized as an authority within his/her specialty.  Some examples of this recognition are:
    1. Being known regionally or nationally as an expert clinician.
    2. Attracting patients from a regional or national area.
    3. Serving as a clinical consultant on a regional or national level.
  4. Scholarship: The individual should have demonstrated continuing ability and interest in scholarly activity.  Acceptable scholarly accomplishment includes but is not limited to co-authorship or primary contributions to the following, in no particular order:
    1. Peer-reviewed manuscripts or case reports.
    2. Review articles.
    3. Textbooks or chapters.
    4. Editorial service.
    5. Electronic media.
    6. Letters to the editor
    7. Syllabus materials.
    8. Special workshops or laboratories.