CLIMBING THE LADDER It’s Never Too Early: Planning Your Career.
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Transcript of CLIMBING THE LADDER It’s Never Too Early: Planning Your Career.
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES Understand Career Options
Learn How to “Package” Yourself
Identify Value of Mentors/Opportunities
Learn Which Activities Likely Lead to Academic Advancement
Plan Your Career Path for Next Several Years
Goals In 10 YearsCareer Goals: Academic Rank Career Focus Most Notable Achievements
Personal Goals: Family Location Lifestyle
How To Vision
Write an award nomination for yourself Write an acceptance speech Write a future CV/Resume Write a “feldschrift” or obituary
ACADEMIC FACULTY RANKS
Instructor Assistant Professor Associate Professor ProfessorOther Titles Division Director Chairman/Center Director Dean
CAREER OPTIONS Institution Specific
Described in “Faculty Handbook”
Tenure Vs Non-Tenure
Academic Vs Clinical
Part-time Vs Full-time
Opportunities to Switch?
PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS
Tenure Track Excellence in 2 of 3
areas Research Teaching Service/Clinical Care
Evidence of Scholarship
Non-Tenure Track Excellence in 1 area Research Teaching Service/Clinical Care
Evidence of Scholarship
RECIPE FOR PROMOTION
Basic Ingredients Area of Career Focus Develop Expertise Cultivate Champions-Internal and External Generate Revenue Community Citizenship
Package Your Credentials Proudly
INITIAL HIRE LETTER
Expectations Clearly Stated?
“Protected” Time?
Start-up Funding?
Faculty Development/Review?
IDENTIFY MENTOR/MENTORS WHO:
Facilitates Progress
Identifies Support Sources
Introduces to Potential Collaborators
Promotes Progress with other Faculty
IDENTIFY MENTOR/MENTORS WHO:
Stimulates Intellectual Growth
Informs about Institution
Assists with Goal Setting
Protects from Excessive Demands
Develops Skills
DEVELOP A FOCUS Document Productivity
Publications Patient Referrals/Revenue Produced Recognition by Peers/Trainees as
Expert
Achieve Leadership New or Essential Activity Independence from Mentor ?
TEACHING PORTFOLIO
Describe Teaching Activities # of Trainees/Time Commitment Type of Activity
Evaluations of Teaching Ability by Students/Peers Lectures Small Group Bedside Peer Comparison
TEACHING PORTFOLIO
Teaching Awards/Nominations
Extramural Activities Visiting Lectures Community CME
Supervision/Advising
TEACHING PORTFOLIO
Participation on Education Committees
Product Development Syllabi/Curricula Power Points Computer Programs Review Articles/Chapters
CHOOSE ACTIVITIES WISELY
Examine Purpose of Activity
Research, Teaching, Service
Evaluate Time Commitment
Meeting Frequency, Number of Committee Members
CHOOSE ACTIVITIES WISELY
Are There Opportunities for Leadership?
Are There Opportunities for Networking
Is It New or Essential Position ?
GET PUBLISHED
Avoid Academic “Constipation” Complete Move from Abstract to
Publication
Peer ReviewedArticles or Case Reports Not
Abstracts or Letters
COMMON PITFALLS
Poor Understanding of Process What Promotion Committees Look For How Grants are Funded How Much Revenue is Possible How to Negotiate for “Protected” Time
Over-extending Service Commitments Learn to Say “No”
COMMON PITFALLSPoor Performance Packaging
“Don’t Put Champagne in a Rusted Beer Can”
Remember it is “Easy” to Count Publications and Grant Money to Document Research Productivity, but More Difficult to Document Teaching Without Similar Evidence
Goals In 10 YearsCareer Goals: Academic Rank Career Focus Most Notable Achievements
Personal Goals: Family Location Lifestyle
Learn at Lunch: Jr. Faculty Development Sessions
2007-2008
11/7/07 It’s Never Too Early: Planning for your career
12/11/07 Time-Management 1/10/08 Balancing Personal and Professional
Lives 2/12/08 Setting Up a Laboratory 3/11/08 Documenting Your Career: Building
Professional Portfolios 4/8/08 Difficult Dialogues: Giving and Receiving
Bad News 5/13/08 Team-Work: First, Know Yourself 6/10/08 Media Matters
MED-LINK An opportunity for faculty to gather for
social networking and collegial activity. Food and drink are provided, courtesy of the Dean and the Health System, the first Thursday of every month at PCAMS from 5-7 PM.
ALL FACULTY IN THE SOM and JHS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.