promotion and tenure for clinical educators michele moss, m.d. alexander burnett, m.d
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PROMOTION AND TENURE FOR CLINICAL EDUCATORS
Michele Moss, M.D.Alexander Burnett, M.D.
P&T for Clinical Educators
Read the 2011 Guidelines on P&T Pay special attention to Appendix A: Examples of
Teaching, Scholarly Work, and Service on the Clinical Pathways – including Educational Leadership/Administration
Check out the Companion Guide to the P&T Document (http://www.uams.edu/facultyaffairs/Promotionandtenure/default.asp)
Study the criteria table for Clinical Educators (Table 9) – promotion criteria are identical for Clinical Educator-Tenure Pathway and Clinical Educator-Non-tenure Pathway
The difference is the presence or absence of a tenure clock (i.e., 7 year “probationary period”)
Clinical Educators -
“Are expected to participate in the full range of academic activities of the College, typically with emphasis placed on teaching, clinical care, and scholarship related to either or both of these mission areas.”
“Full range of activities” means Teaching/Mentoring Research/Scholarly Work Clinical Service Leadership/Administrative Service
Assistant to Associate Professor
Clinical Educator
Clinical Educator – Associate Professor
Qualifications: “Service as an Assistant Professor with a record of significant accomplishments in teaching/mentoring, research/scholarly work, clinical service, and educational leadership/administrative service. Excellence is expected in at least two of these four areas, one of which must be teaching/mentoring or educational leadership/administrative service.”
N.B. This is a modification compared to the 2009 P&T Guidelines.
Time Allotment
Teaching/Mentoring
“Evidence of high quality teaching demonstrated through formal peer and trainee evaluations and/or teaching awards.” Document types of teaching and contact hours with your
learners Documented evaluation of teaching performance:
Your mean scores compared to the department scores, NOT copies of evaluations
“Teaching should be recognized beyond the local level as evidenced by invitations to teach at other institutions, within programs of professional societies, and/or CME courses.”
Teaching/Mentoring
“Evidence of being an effective role model and mentor for students, residents, fellows, and/or colleagues, with good evaluations from those formally mentored.”
List of those you mentor and have mentored in the past
Estimate of contact hours with mentees Evidence of your contributions to their learning
and success “Development of innovative educational
curricula for patients or healthcare professionals”
Explain any “non-traditional” methods by which your work has been peer-reviewed
Clinical Service
Document volume and quality of clinical service Document any clinical innovations you have
made Document any contributions you have made to
clinical quality improvement Document regional and/or national reputation as
an authority in your field as evidence by patient referrals and invited presentations
Document participation and/or leadership in local, regional, or national medical and/or scientific professional organizations
Research/Scholarly Work
“Peer-review is required of educational scholarship, appreciating that some local contributions may obtain local rather than national peer-review.”
“Ordinarily, a candidate for promotion to Associate Professor will have published, on average, at least one peer-reviewed, scholarly work annually during appointment as Assistant Professor.” Quality is more important than absolute number
Participation in local, regional, and national professional meetings Important opportunities to present your work Important opportunities to meet and get to know
the experts in your field
Research/Scholarly Work
MANY WAYS to demonstrate educational scholarship! Publication of analytical studies, reviews, chapters,
clinical observations Development & dissemination of teaching
materials (see the list in the Guidelines in Table 9 and Appendix A)
Participation in clinical trials or clinical investigations
Development, implementation, and publication of clinical practice guidelines, and/or health policy
Active dissemination of scholarly work at the bed-side, modeling the practice of evidence-based medicine
Research/Scholarly Work
Publications in your P&T packet: Copies of your 5 most meritorious
publications are required Must be published or ‘in press’ Middle-author papers count, but must be 1st
or senior author on a significant number of publications
Helpful to annotate the bibliography of your CV – explicitly explaining your role as a “middle-author” or “co-investigator”
Leadership/Administrative Service
“Leadership role in section, hospital or department
“For CEs whose primary focus is teaching – successful and sustained leadership of a training program such as a clerkship, residency or fellowship program.”
“Work on significant committees – local, regional, and/or national.”
Assessed by review of type and complexity of committee and/or administrative work
Document participation and valuable contributions
Educational Leadership/Administrative Service
See the new table in Appendix A: Service as a Medical Student Course or
Clerkship Director Service as a Residency or Fellowship
Director Service as a Graduate School Course
Director Service as a Continuing Medical
Education Course Director
Service as an Associate Dean of some level of medical education
Creation and/or Direction of a significant community health education program
Service as an educational leader/administrator within an allied health field
Service on regional, national, or international educational committees or boards
Educational Leadership/Administrative Service
Professional Recognition
Should have established a reputation at the local and regional level Participation in appropriate professional
organizations and presentations before local, regional, and/or national
Note invited presentations
Professional Recognition
Letters of Recommendation Three letters are required Authors
Should be recognized national authorities outside UAMS
Should be in your field of interest Should NOT have employed you or trained you
(e.g., not someone who has been your “boss” or your teacher/mentor)
Should clearly have reviewed your portfolio and have detailed comments
Obtaining Letters
Provide your Department Chair with a list of names and contact information; Chair may suggest additional authors of letters
Department Chair’s solicitation includes: Letter of request for recommendation Your CV COM P&T guidelines
Solicit more letters than you need to ensure you get three great letters back in time
Additional letters may be a good idea if they add significant information or an importantly different perspective on your contributions. These may be from inside UAMS or outside.
Associate to Full Professor
Clinical Educator
Professorship
Reserved for those members of the faculty who have demonstrated outstanding ability
Not based on length of service alone Should also have:
Considerable time and experience in rank Additional publications Other evidence of scholarly activity and
professional recognition
Associate Professor to Professor “Service to all mission areas of the College as
an Associate Professor with a record of significant contributions in teaching/mentoring, research/scholarly activity, clinical service and educational leadership/administrative service. Outstanding contributions are expected in at least three of these four areas.”
N.B. This is a modification compared to the 2009 P&T Guidelines.
Study the criteria table carefully
For Either Promotion Rank Request
If your department has a Promotion and Tenure committee, the results of their vote should be included in your binder.
When possible, have your packet reviewed by someone in your department who has been on the P&T Committee.
How can you help to assure your own success?
Know the rules! Study the companion guide (
http://www.uams.edu/facultyaffairs/Promotionandtenuredefault.asp)
Talk to P&T committee chair in department or faculty affairs representative before finalizing your initial appointment or if you have unresolved concerns.
Get a mentor. Attend P&T workshops. Prepare a concise, neat, well-organized
packet that makes it easy for the reviewer to find support that you have met criteria.
COM Deadline
Two paper packets are still required and are due to the Office of Faculty Affairs, Central Building (old hospital) 4D40, by 4:30pm on Monday, October 1, 2012.
Deadline for submission of your electronic packet and 2 paper copies of your packet is Monday October 1, 2012.
The electronic system is available at: http://PromotionTenure.UAMS.edu
Questions?