Faculty Administration

Lecturer Track

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. If the individual will provide patient care she/he should be board certified, if it is possible to attain certification within his/her specialty without practice requirements. Should his/her 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 excellence in teaching. Some examples of this commitment are:
    • Lecturing to students and to residents.
    • 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. Adminstration: The individual should be willing to serve on departmental, School of Medicine, hospital or institutional committees.
  3. 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:
    • Educational reports or studies.
    • Review articles.
    • Textbooks or chapters.
    •  Editorial service.
    • Electronic media.
    • Letters to the editor
    • Syllabus materials.
    • Special workshops or laboratories.

Associate Professor

Basic Requirements

The major criterion for appointment or promotion to the rank of Associate Professor is the demonstration of significant accomplishments in the area of teaching. Promotion should be based on performance rather than time in previous rank. Usually, however, a time period of five years in rank as an Instructor or Assistant Professor is required to attain the necessary level of achievement (i.e., review for promotion will take place in the sixth year).

  1. Teaching: Using teaching schedules, evaluations or other materials the individual: 
    • Should demonstrate a continuing commitment to excellence in teaching. Some examples of this commitment are:
      1. Mentoring Medical Students, other students, and residents.
      2. Regularly lecturing in the medical student curriculum and/or other academic programs.
      3. Regularly lecturing at grand rounds and other local teaching sessions.
      4. Developing/directing a regional postgraduate course.
    • Should interact with trainees one-on-one in a positive way. 
    • Should demonstrate a history of curriculum development and implementation.
    • Should have demonstrated success in teaching. Some examples of this success are:
      1. Consistently positive 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. 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. Educational reports or studies.
    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.

Professor

Basic Requirements

Individuals advanced to the rank of Professor should be recognized nationally and internationally for achievements made in teaching activities. Promotion to this rank should be based on continuing achievement, but five years in rank as Associate Professor is usually required to reach the necessary levels of excellence in teaching, research, and administration.

  1. Teaching: Using teaching schedules, evaluations or other materials the individual:
    • Should demonstrate a continuing commitment to excellence in teaching. Some examples of this commitment are:
      1. Mentoring medical students, other students, and residents.
      2. Regularly lecturing in the medical student curriculum and/or other academic programs.
      3. Regularly lecturing at grand rounds and other local teaching sessions.
      4. Developing/directing a regional postgraduate course.
      5. Lecturing at regional or national meetings.
    • Should interact with trainees one-on-one in a positive way.
    • Should demonstrate a history of curriculum development and implementation.
    • Should be an accomplished teacher. Some examples of this accomplishment are:
      1. Consistently positive 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. 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. Educational reports or studies.
    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.