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Promotion in Academics: Mounting Jacob’s Ladder
Without Being Wrung
Brad Anawalt, MD
Chief of Medicine
Professor of Medicine
University of Washington
7/28/11
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Promotion: goals of fellowship• Firm foundation for future success
Develop:• Excellent clinical knowledge base
• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrate ability to complete tasks
BDA
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Clinical goals of fellowship• Read regularly
• Become facile with procedures
• Express your opinion
• Ask questions
• Become an expert/consultant
BDA
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Pedagogic goals of fellowship
• Hone and teach physical exam skills
• Develop repertoire of teaching materials
• Hone public speaking skills– Journal clubs– Small groups– Formal lectures
BDA
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Scholarly goals• Define scholarly success
Goals of fellowship & early faculty years– 1st year: an abstract + 1 review – 2nd year: 1-2 papers + 1 abstract– 3rd year & beyond: 1-2 articles annually
• Clinician-teacher vs. physician-scientist
• Learn the local standards
BDA
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Faculty Pathways
BDA
• Regular Faculty• Clinician-teacher• Physician-scientist
• Clinical Faculty
• Research Faculty
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Clinician-Teacher Pathway
BDA
“Predominantly” clinician & teacher• Outstanding clinical skills
• Peer evaluations• Clinical benchmarks? 360° evaluations?
• Scholarship: broad definition
• Clinical skills, leadership, citizenship
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Physician-Scientist Pathway
BDA
Predominantly researcher & scholar• Outstanding research accomplishments
• 1-2 publications/year• First and last-authored publications• Original, peer-reviewed research articles• Impact factor of journal• Grants
• Mentorship
• Clinical skills, leadership, citizenship
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Acting Faculty
BDA
• Annually renewable appointment• ≤ 4 yrs as Acting Instructor• ≤ 4 yrs as Acting Assistant Prof• ≤ 6 yrs Acting Instructor & Asst Prof combined • No independent lab space• PI on grant proposals by permission
Advantages• Promotion clock does not start• “Buy time” for faculty with tenuous salary
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Acting Instructor
BDA
• Board eligible/certified in specialty• Shows academic potential• Some scholarly achievement• Professionalism
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Appointment to Acting Faculty
BDA
• Division Head submits request to Chair• Rank• Salary• Grants • Scholarship to date• Lab/work space
• No search process • Begin appointment process
• Division vote• Chair approval• Medical staff appointment
• 2-3 months
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Asst Professor: qualifications
BDA
• Requires a national search
• Requires ≥ 3 years “solid” salary support
• Strong clinical, teaching, scholarly record
• Professionalism
• Usually minimum of 5 scholarly works• Quantity and quality matter• Different criteria for C-T & P-S paths
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Appointment to Asst Professor
BDA
• Division Head submits request to Chair• Job description• Salary: requires source for 3 years minimum• Lab/work space • Scholarship to date
• National search• Search committee appointed by Chair• Advertisement• Interviews• Recommendation to Chair• 6-12 month process
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Asst Professor: Offer Letter
BDA
• Offer letter from division head, chief of service and chair
• NEGOTIATION
• Acceptance letter
• Appointment process begins• Vote by A & P committee• Vote by DoM faculty• Medical Staff appointment
• 3-6 months (12-18 months total)
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Case Study #1
BDA
Dr. Brad E Kardia is in his 3rd year of cardiology fellowship and is interested in pursuing academics as a clinician-teacher.
CV: 3 publications; 1 first-authored; 5 abstracts
Excellent teaching evaluationsExcellent clinicianGood citizen
What faculty rank would he be eligible for?What advice would you give Dr. Kardia to improve his chances for promotion?
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Case Study #2
BDA
Dr. Al Veoli is in his 4th year of pulmonary fellowship and is interested in pursuing academics as a physician-scientist.
CV: 8 publications; 4 first-authored; 1 in JAMA (1st author)
Excellent teaching evaluationsExcellent clinician -- expertise in lung transplantGood citizen
What faculty rank would he be eligible for?What advice would you give to Dr. Veoli?
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Case Study #3
BDA
Dr. Polly Rumatica is in her 2nd year of rheumatology fellowship and is interested in pursuing academics as a clinician-teacher.
CV: no publications; 1 abstract (research)
Excellent teaching evaluationsExcellent clinicianGood citizen
What advice would you give Dr. Rumatica to improve her chances for promotion?
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Case Study #4
BDA
Dr. Din Ghee is in her 2nd year of ID fellowship and is interested in pursuing academics as a physician-scientist.
CV: 11 publications; 4 first (1 JCI) -- all from PhDAs a fellow: 1 abstract (research)
Do her publications as a PhD count for promotion?What advice would you give Dr. Ghee to improve her chances for promotion?
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Case Study #5
BDA
Dr. Earl E. Werk is in his 3rd year as Assistant Professor as a clinician-teacher. He spent 3 years as an acting instructor after completing a 4-year fellowship.
CV: 12 publications; none in the last 2 years
When would he be eligible for promotion to Associate Professor?Why does he care?What advice would you give Dr. Werk to improve his chances for promotion?
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Case Study #6
BDA
Dr. Minnie Talence is in her 3rd year as Assistant Professor as a physician-scientist. She spent 3 years as an acting instructor after completing a 4-year fellowship.
CV: 12 publications; 5 original research (2 1st-authored), 3 review articles, 3 chapters, 1 website contributionFunding: VA salary
When would she be eligible for promotion to Associate Professor?What advice would you give to Dr. Talence?
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“The Clash”: Should I stay or should I go?
BDA
• Moving to another institution
Benefits:1. Might accelerate promotion to next rank2. Negotiation
• Salary & other funding• Space• Personnel
Detriments3. Transition time 4. Emotional investment
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Case Study #7
BDA
Dr. Noah Bell has completed a 4-year fellowship in Endocrinology, and he is interested in a career as a physician scientist at UW. He has been offered an acting instructor at UW. An outside institution has contacted him about a position as an assistant professor.
CV: 10 publications; 4 first (1 Nature)Funding: K08 (1st of 5 years)
What should Dr. Bell do?
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Associate Professor: Promotion
BDA
Regional reputation for excellence
C-T pathway• Regional reputation for clinical,
teaching and/or leadership• Scholarship
• ~ 1 scholarly work/year
P-S pathway• Grants (R01 or equivalent)• Scholarship
• ~1-2 publications/year• Several 1st (or last) authored
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Full Professor: Promotion
BDA
National reputation for excellence
C-T pathway• National reputation for clinical,
teaching and/or leadership• Scholarship
P-S pathway• Scientific independence• Grants• National reputation as scientist,
scientific leader
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Value of CV
BDA
• This is your most important document!
• Maintain a complete CV & augmented CV
• Follow UW format
• Ask an “expert” to review your CV
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• Promotion is track-specific, but…• Scholarship always valued• “Niche” often useful • Citizenship and leadership matter (a little)
• Annual review (fellow and faculty)• Ask for specifics re progress toward promotion
• Negotiate• Consider extramural opportunities
• Fellowship & early faculty years IMPORTANT
https://depts.washington.edu/domweb/index.html
Conclusions
BDA
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Count Mean Min Max
Fellow to Acting Instructor 118 3.1 0 8.5
Fellow to Acting Asst Prof 41 4.6 0.9 7.7
Fellows to Asst Prof 80 5.4 2.2 9.0
Promotion takes time
BDA
Years to promotion
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