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Jeannette M. Shorey II, M.D. Associate Dean for CME & Faculty Affairs Slide 2 Feel free to scan these slides at the pace that makes sense to you. If youd like more detail, display the slides so that you can read the notes beneath each slide. Slide 3 Reflect on your professional passions & bring them to work! Understand College of Medicine (COM) Promotion & Tenure System Contribute to this community and make it yours. Balance and integrate your life. Slide 4 Go to: Office of Faculty Affairs web page: 1. http://medicine.uams.edu/faculty/ http://medicine.uams.edu/faculty/ 2. click on Promotion & Tenure in left-side menu to find a host of information about 1. The Colleges criteria for promotion and tenure 2. The processes by which your accomplishments/contributions will be reviewed within your department and by the Colleges P&T Committee 3. Tools for documenting your accomplishments and contributions 4. Self-assessment tools MUST READ: 2011 College of Medicine Appointment, Promotion & Tenure Guidelines (aka the P&T document) AAMC guide for creating & maintaining your Curriculum Vitae Slide 5 Are you on the right track? 2011 COM P&T Guidelines Study and understand the promotion criteria for your track Non-tenure pathways (NTPs) may be best for faculty members with young children NTPs allow for rational appointment of junior faculty members on basic & clinical scientists pathways who need 10 years to obtain independent funding NTPs allow for rational appointment of part time faculty Basic Scientist Clinical Scientist Clinical Educator Clinical Attending TPNTP[new]TPNTP[new]TPNTP[new]NTP Slide 6 Instructors find your niche! Assignment to an academic pathway comes with promotion to Assistant Professor Tenure Guarantees the right of continuous appointment Does not guarantee salary level 7-year tenure clock begins with appointment at the rank of Assistant There are 6 circumstances under which a faculty member may (and probably should!) request a 1-year suspension of his/her tenure clock (see P&T Guidelines, page 9) Slide 7 Read the UAMS College of Medicine Guidelines for Promotion and Tenure http://medicine.uams.edu/faculty http://medicine.uams.edu/faculty Talk with everyone ( your chair, experienced members of your dept, Faculty Affairs Office) Identify your mentor(s), talk with them often Maintain your Curriculum Vitae http://medicine.uams.edu/faculty/promotion-and-tenure/for- candidates/planning-organizing/http://medicine.uams.edu/faculty/promotion-and-tenure/for- candidates/planning-organizing/ Slide 8 DREAM (only you can & must do this part) DESIGN (must negotiate the plan with your boss) DO (your individual work and your part on teams) DOCUMENT (keep records of your accomplishments & contributions as you go) Slide 9 Slide 10 Academic success requires individual commitment of well-prepared people, and great teamwork Great teamwork requires the respectful, purposeful interactions of knowledgeable and skillful people Individual and team success is best supported by a culture that can be characterized as professional. Slide 11 An on-going initiative to increase our mindfulness about our professional behavior (self-monitoring) Foster a professional work environment in which we can all thrive Support a culture of safety for patients, a good learning environment for students, and a good place to work for the whole UAMS community Illumine is a database, accessible to anyone with a UAMS and/or ACH logon, via the UAMS Intranet and the MyACH homepage. Illumine is the database into which reports can be made about witnessed breaches of the UAMS COM Faculty Professionalism Guideline. Reports are assessed by the Deans Senior Advisory Council. Slide 12 The Deans Senior Advisory Council A standing committee of the College, appointed by the Dean; members are known for their good judgment, fairness, and professional behavior Meets quarterly to assess reports made to ILLUMINE Is there evidence that an individual physician appears to be demonstrating a pattern of repeatedly unprofessional behavior? If yes provide the physician with the evidence, confidentially (an Awareness Intervention) If reports continue to be filed after an Awareness Intervention apply the model of progressive interventions Slide 13