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PROMOTION AND TENURE FOR
CLINICAL EDUCATORS
Lee Archer, M.D.
Ann Riggs, 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://medicine.uams.edu/faculty/promotion-and-tenure/for-com-pt-committee/
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
Range Typically
Teaching/Mentoring (Total) 10-50 25
Didactic Teaching 2-10 5
Bedside Teaching 10-40 20
Research 5-30 10
Clinical Service (Total) 40-80 80
Direct Patient Care 40-60 60
Bedside Teaching 10-40 20
Leadership/Administrative
Service
5-20* 5
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 menteesEvidence 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 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.
New This Year: External Referee
Form
Helpful new from for the P&T Committee that
accompanies all required Letters of
Recommendation. This form:
Clarifies the letter writers relationship to the
candidate
Explains the letter writers knowledge of the
candidate’s work
Is part of the formal Letter of Recommendation
solicitation process
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.”
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 packet.
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 guidehttp://medicine.uams.edu/faculty/promotion-and-tenure/for-com-pt-committee/
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 and a database training session.
Prepare a concise, neat, well-organized packet that makes it easy for the reviewer to find support that you have met criteria.
COM Deadline
Deadline for submission of your electronic
packet is Monday September 26, 2016 by
4:30 – No Exceptions
Back up all documents submitted in your
packet
The electronic system is available at:
http://PromotionTenure.UAMS.edu
Be sure you know how to use the electronic
P&T system. Call the Faculty Center if you
have any questions: 526-4661
Questions?