“Tales from the Promotion and Tenure Committee: An Insider’s View and In Depth Analysis of What...

“Tales from the Promotion and Tenure Committee: An Insider’s View and In Depth Analysis of What It

Takes to Get Promoted”

Dr. Gerard Silvestri and Dr. Jeffrey Wong

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE PROMOTION GUIDELINES 03-28-2013Assistant Professor (from Fellow or Instructor) Academic

Investigator

Academic Clinician

(Collaborator)

Clinician

Educator

Demonstrates commitment to career in academic medicine Is developing excellence as educator (awards, evaluations) Is developing reputation as excellent clinician Carries a clinical load Is performing high quality research in mentored setting Has joined appropriate scientific/professional organizations Is developing skills, support systems to submit grant proposals Has 3-year plan in place

Has published (or in press) peer-reviewed manuscripts (at least one first author publication is required

for AI & AC tracks)

≥ 1 ≥ 1 ≥ 1

Required Moderate

Associate Professor (from Assistant Professor) Academic

Investigator

Academic Clinician

(Collaborator)

Clinician

Educator

Has fulfilled with distinction duties of Assistant Professor Has established independent laboratory or clinical research effort Has obtained research support from extramural source Has presented talks/posters at regional or national meetings Is involved in local and professional organizations Is involved with committees at intramural level Is mentoring students and trainees Has contributed to course development or innovative teaching material Has established research collaborations Has attained excellence as educator (awards, evaluations) Has attained reputation as excellent clinician Continues to carry a clinical load

Has published peer-reviewed manuscripts since last promotion or last appointment to the MUSC faculty,

whichever is most recent

> 10 > 10 > 5

Has published peer-reviewed manuscripts (first, second or last author) ≥ 10 ≥ 10 ≥ 3Total number of published manuscripts * ≥ 20 * ≥ 15 * ≥ 5 *

Heavy * Includes peer-reviewed articles, books, book chapters and monographs

Professor (from Associate Professor) Academic

Investigator

Academic Clinician (Collaborator)

Clinician

Educator

Has fulfilled with distinction duties of Associate Professor Continues independent laboratory or clinical research effort Continues research support from extramural source Has mentored successfully (e.g. trainees in academic medicine) Has achieved national recognition in specific field

Has served on national committees, study sections, editorial boards; reviews manuscripts

Is a leader on committees at intramural level Maintains excellence as educator (awards, evaluations) Maintains reputation as excellent clinician Continues to carry a clinical load

Has published peer-reviewed manuscripts since last promotion or last appointment to the MUSC faculty,

whichever is most recent

> 10 > 10 > 5

Has published peer-reviewed manuscripts (first, second or last author) ≥ 30 ≥ 30 ≥ 5Total number of published manuscripts * ≥ 50 * ≥ 40 * ≥ 15 *

THE DIFFERENCES

COLLEGE OF MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE COMMENTSAssistant Professor:Commitment to and potential for performing independent laboratory and/or clinical research (Required for Academic Investigator and Academic Clinican)

Not mentioned in DOM guidelines

Developing skills for directing or contributing to publications related to research, teaching and/or clinical care (Participation in intraprofessional teaching and inter-disciplinary research encouraged for all tracks)


Active in training of students and/or post- graduates (Required for all tracks)


Capable of managing most clinical problems in the appropriate discipline, but may seek assistance from senior faculty when dealing with complex problems (Required for Clinician Educator)


COLLEGE OF MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE COMMENTSAssociate Professor:Continues to meet all the criteria for Assistant Professor with major accomplishments in research, teaching, and/or clinical service

Has fulfilled with distinction duties of Assistant Professor

Established independent investigator with major impact in planning/development of research project. Involved in teaching activities, including formal lectures, grand ronds, and/or continuing medical education (Required for Academic Investigator and Academic Clinician)

Has established independent laboratory or clinical research effort (Academic Investigator and Academic Clinician)

Principal Investigator on significant research grants (Academic Investigator)

Has established independent laboratory or clinical research effort; has obtained research support from extramural source (Academic Investigator)

Co-investigator on research grants (Academic Clinician)


Local, regional or national grant support for independent research or development of teaching methods, or health care delivery methods, or clinical care systems (suggested for Clinician Educator)


Peer recognition for research activities including invitations to present work at other universities, workshops and scientific conferences (Required for Academic Investigator)


Direct involvement in research (Required for all tracks)

Has established independent laboratory or clinical research effort; has obtained research support from extramural source; has established research collaborations (moderate for Clinician Educator)

Organization of clinical services to provide a setting for medical education and a data base for clinical research (Required for Clinician Educator)


Presentations at national/international meetings (Required for all tracks)

DOM guidelines states regional or national meetings

Development of new teaching materials, such as curricula, educational programs, textbooks, syllabi, computer programs and video tapes (Required for Clinician Educator)

Has contributed to course development or innovative teaching material

Established reputation inside and outside local institution as an authority in a clinical speciality or for leadership in primary care (Required for Clinician Educator)

Has obtained reputation as an excellent clinician

Contributions to committees at department, college, university, community, state, regional, national and international levels (Required at University level for Academic Investigator; required at state level for Academic Clinician and Clinician Educator)

Is in involved in local and professional organizations; is involved with committees at intramural level

Leadership role in department and hospital as a section or division head, or program director (Suggested for Clinician Educator)


Election to scientific organizations in discipline (Suggested for all tracks)


COLLEGE OF MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE COMMENTSPROFESSOR:Continues to meet all the criteria for Associate Professor with major accomplishments in research, teaching, and/or clinical service

Has fulfilled with distinction duties of Associate Professor

Excellence and productivity in research Continues independent laboratory or clinical research effort

Involved in teaching activities including formal lectures, grand rounds, and/or continuing medical education

Maintains excellence as educator (awards, evaluation); Maintains reputation as excellent clinician

Principal Investigator on significant research grants (Required for Academic Invesigator)


Co-investigator on research grants (Required for academic clinician)


Direct involvement in research (Required for all tracks)

No research requirement indicated for Clinician Educator

Continues to carry a heavy clinical or teaching load (Clinician Educator)

Continues to carry a clinical load (This is indicated to carry a heavy weight based on scale)

Peer-reviewed manuscript total > 30 (Academic Investigator and Academic Clinician)

Peer-reviewed manuscript > 50 Academic Investigator and > 40 Academic Clinician

Peer-reviewed manuscript total > 10 (Clinician Educator)

Peer-reviewed manuscript > 15 (Clinician Educator)

National recognition, as evidenced by election to generalist or speciality societies, service on national committees, study sections, editorial boards, visiting professorships, and/or invitations to speak in CME courses. (Required for all tracks)

Has achieved national recognition in specific field. Has served on national committees, study sections, editorial boards; reviews manuscripts (indicated as moderate for Clinician Educator)

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE PROMOTION GUIDELINES 02-07-2014

*Items in green are encouraged or suggested.* Items in brown are required.

Assistant Professor (from Fellow or Instructor) Academic

Investigator


Clinician

Educator

Personal

Progress

Clear commitment to an academic career in research, teaching and/or clinical care.

Commitment to and potential for performing independent laboratory and/or clinical research

Receipt, active pursuit or development of the skills necessary to apply for local, regional and national grants

Developing skills for directing or contributing to publications related to research, teaching and/or clinical care

(Participation in interprofessional teaching and inter-disciplinary research encouraged)*

Active in training of students and/or post-graduates

Contributions as first author on refereed publications

Contributions as author on refereed publications

Capable of managing most clinical problems in the appropriate discipline, may seek assistance from senior faculty when dealing with complex problems

Carry a heavy clinical load

Establishing recognition through candidacy or membership in appropriate professional and scientific

organizations

Has published (or in press) peer-reviewed manuscripts (at least one first author publication is required for AI) ≥ 1 ≥ 1 ≥ 1

*Items in green are encouraged or suggested.* Items in brown are required.

Associate Professor (from Assistant Professor) Academic

Investigator


Clinician

Educator

Personal

Progress

Continues to meet all the criteria for Assistant Professor with a record of achievement in research, teaching, and/or clinical service. (Participation in interprofessional teaching and inter-disciplinary research) encouraged)*

Record of excellence in high quality patient care, teaching and/or research

Established independent investigator with major impact in planning/

development of research project. Involved in teaching activities, including formal lectures, grand rounds, and/or continuing medical education.

Principal investigator on significant research grants

Co-investigator on research grants

Local, regional or national grant support for independent research or development of teaching methods, or health care delivery methods, or clinical care systems.

Peer recognition for research activities including invitations to present work at other universities, workshops

and scientific conferences.

Direct involvement in research

Organization of clinical services to provide a setting for medical education and a database for clinical

research

Active in training students and post-graduates

Important contributor to course development or course direction

Superior evaluations of teaching by students, residents, peers, course directors, department chairs

Nominated for or recipient of teaching awards

Presentations at national/international meetings

Continued publication of reviews, chapters, textbooks, peer reviewed papers, and/or innovative teaching materials (new curricula, educational programs, syllabi, video materials, computer programs, etc.) that influence the science and practice of medicine at the regional & national

Continued publications of important and original clinical and/or laboratory investigations with

significant authorship

Development of new teaching materials, such as curricula, educational programs, textbooks, syllabi, computer

programs and video tapes

Established reputation inside and outside local institution as an authority in a clinical specialty or for leadership

in primary care

Contributions to committee at department, college, university, community, state, regional, national and international levels (Required at the University level for Academic Investigator, required at the state level for Academic Clinician and Clinician Educator)*

Leadership role in department and hospital as a section or division head, or program director

Active involvement in local and national professional organizations

Election to scientific organizations in discipline

Total publications with significant authorship since last promotion >10 > 10

Total publications with authorship since last promotion > 5

Has published peer-reviewed manuscripts (first, second or last author) ≥ 10 ≥ 10 ≥ 3

Total number of published manuscripts * ≥ 20 * ≥ 15 * ≥ 5 *

*Items in green are encouraged or suggested.*Items in brown are required.DOM requirement

Professor (from Associate Professor) Academic

Investigator

Academic Clinician

(Collaborator)

Clinician

Educator

Personal

Progress

Continues to meet all the criteria for Associate Professor with major accomplishments in research, teaching,

and/or clinical service

Distinguished career exemplifying scholarship. Excellence & productivity in research, outstanding success as a teacher, and/or outstanding service contributions are required. Involved in teaching activities, including formal lectures, grand rounds, and/or continuing medical education. (Leadership

in interprofessional teaching and interdisciplinary research encouraged)

Principal investigator on significant research grants Co-investigator on research grants Direct involvement in research

Key individual in training of students, post-graduates and mentorship of junior faculty

Continues to carry a heavy clinical or teaching load Continued publication of reviews, chapters, textbooks, peer reviewed papers, and/or innovative teaching materials (new curricula, educational programs, syllabi, video materials, computer programs, etc.) that influence the science and practice of medicine at the regional & national levels

Continued publication of important and original clinical and/or laboratory investigations with significant authorship

National recognition, as evidenced by election to generalist or specialty societies, service on national committees, study sections, editorial boards, visiting professorships, and/or invitations to speak in CME courses

Leadership roles in appropriate department, hospital and college

Publications with significant authorship since promotion to Associate Professor >10 >10

Publications with authorship since promotion to Associate Professor >5

Has published peer-reviewed manuscripts (first, second or last author) ≥ 30 ≥ 30 ≥ 5

Total number of published manuscripts * ≥ 50 ≥ 40 ≥ 15

*Items in green are encouraged or suggested.• Items in brown are required.• Department of medicine

Observations

Sloppy lettersSloppy CV’sNot putting everything that you do in packetNot understanding requirments

SolutionsDocument everything

Even if you don’t think it is importantIn great detailEmbellish

Know the requirements Respond to each requirement – N/A is not acceptablein detaildo not aim to meet the requirements but to exceed them.If you are close in one area, explain why

Organize packet earlyMeet with division chief. They may not even be aware of all you do.Division chief letter is important - critical

Know who is writing your letters – call them first and make sure they feel comfortableHomer letters don’t count.

How will we help

Vice Chair now assigned to departmental P&T committee

Standard packet will be sent to you to fill out

Standard template letter for Division Directors to fill out under Development

Review all packets prior to submission to Departmental P& T

Dr. Rockey and team to meet with College P&T especially as it relates to CE track

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