Tenure-Line Criteria

Areas of accomplishment pertinent to review of SOM faculty members include:

• Investigation
• Education
• Clinical Practice Advancement
• Administration / Service in Support of the Missions (“Service”)

Tenure-line faculty members will be expected to demonstrate excellence in two areas of accomplishment, one of which must be Investigation, and effectiveness in the other two. Excellence is defined as substantial impact external to the university. Effectiveness is defined as substantial impact internal to the university.”

Visit our Pulse page for resources for Faculty Appointment, Review, and Advancement (FARA).  

Policies 

Academic Staff (Policy 6-309) 
Reviews of Tenure-line Faculty (Policy 6-303)

For the most current policies and processes, please refer to: Career-Line Faculty | University of Utah Health | University of Utah Health