Procedures for Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure

Table of Contents

I. Introduction
II. Underlying Principles
III. Overview and Faculty Structure

• Figure 1
• Faculty Designations
• Academic Basic Scientist
• Academic Clinician/Scientist
• Academic Medical Educator
• Research Faculty
• Clinical Faculty
• Medical Educator Faculty
• Community-Based Faculty

IV. The Appointment Process

• Job Descriptions and Recruitment
• Letter of Appointment
• Institutional Investment in Faculty Members

V. Faculty Evaluation and Reappointment

• General Guidelines
• Ongoing Evaluation and Formal Reviews

VI. Promotion

• General Considerations
• Tenure
• Promotion Guidelines
• Scholarship -­ Definition and Measurement
• Excellence ­- Definition and Measurement
• Guidelines for Promotion by Faculty Designation

VII. Accountable Leadership in the Appointment and Promotion Process
III. Conclusion and University Regulations

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