Department of Medicine

Three Year Review

Workshop

Job Descriptions

Department of Medicine

Three Year Review

Workshop

Job Descriptions November 21, 2012

Joan WitherCo-Chair, Three Year Review

Joan WitherCo-Chair, Three Year Review

Three Year ReviewThree Year ReviewJob Descriptions

• Job description should be defined when started in the Department of Medicine

• Define the criteria by which your success will be judged

• Full job descriptions are located at http://www.deptmedicine.utoronto.ca/Faculty/appointments/domjob.htm

Three Year ReviewThree Year ReviewClinician Scientist/Scientist –

Expectations (research)

Reviewed on performance since appointment

• PI in an established research program

• Holds as PI at least one peer-reviewed grant

• ≥ 2 peer-reviewed manuscripts per year as 1st or senior author (≥ 6 total)

Three Year ReviewThree Year ReviewClinician Investigator –

Expectations (research)

• PI in research program

• Holds as PI at least one peer-reviewed grant or major industry grant

• ≥ 1 peer-reviewed manuscript per year as 1st or senior author (≥ 3 total)

Three Year ReviewThree Year ReviewClinician Scientist or

Investigator – Expectations (teaching - quantity) • Teaching only in the context of clinical cases is not

sufficient• Other teaching may vary depending on the nature of

research and clinical work• Graduate student teaching or member of thesis committee• Centrally scheduled undergraduate teaching and

examinations• Supervision of learner research projects• Formally assigned teaching in the Faculty of Arts and

Science• Teaching at the continuing education levels

Three Year ReviewThree Year ReviewClinician Scientist or

Investigator – Expectations (teaching - quality) • CI must maintain formal teaching dossier and CS

mini teaching dossier to document and reflect on teaching and education activities and evaluations

• Satisfactory teaching effectiveness scores (POWER, MedSIS evaluation)

• Receptiveness to feedback on teaching

Three Year ReviewThree Year ReviewClinician Scientist or

Investigator – Expectations (administration) • Participate in one or two hospital, departmental, or

Faculty-level committees relevant to work

Three Year ReviewThree Year ReviewClinician Scientist/Scientist –

Application Tips• Cover letter• should highlight your achievements and future goals in

research – a focused research program is an asset

• Opportunity to outline any impediments to success – such as protected time, research environment, mentorship, financial support

• Funding • Very important that your role in grants defined

• If unsuccessful – indicate applications submitted

• Publications• Outline clearly how you contributed to the publication

(especially important if publishing with previous supervisor)

Three Year ReviewThree Year ReviewClinician Investigator –

Application Tips• Judged on the strength of your clinical program and your research success

• Cover letter• should highlight your achievements and future goals in

research – a focused clinical/research program is an asset

• Outline any impediments to success – eg. cohorts, database problems

• Funding • Very important that your role in grants defined – especially

important for industry funded grants and research contracts

• Some evidence of intellectual contribution to grant process is required

Three Year ReviewThree Year ReviewClinician Educator – Expectations

(teaching - quantity)

• Major time commitment to teaching and educational leadership/administration and/or research in education (CPA)

• Expected benchmarks - quantity• Teach in centrally scheduled/evaluated UG and PG teaching -

most

• Teach at continuing education or faculty development level –most

• Supervise projects (research, scholarship, patient safety etc.) – some

• Participation in PG academic half-day or other educational programs

Three Year ReviewThree Year ReviewClinician Educator – Expectations

(teaching - quality)

• Must maintain formal teaching dossier to document and reflect on teaching and education activities and evaluations

• Must have satisfactory teaching effectiveness scores (POWER, MedSIS evaluation)

• Must be receptive to feedback on teaching and engage in faculty development and/or mentorship around teaching/education

Three Year ReviewThree Year ReviewClinician Educator – Expectations

(leadership/administration)

• CE with major leadership/administrative positions must show effectiveness in position

• course evaluations• rotation effectiveness scores• internal/external reviews, etc.

Three Year ReviewThree Year ReviewClinician Educator – Expectations

(research)

• CE focusing on education research major must engage in research activity

• Apply for peer-reviewed funding• Conduct scholarly activities such as research in

education, innovation, implementation, or sustainability of educational programs

• Disseminate their work

Three Year ReviewThree Year ReviewClinician Educator – Expectations

(administration)

• Participate in one or two hospital, departmental, or Faculty-level committees relevant to work

Three Year ReviewThree Year ReviewClinician Educator – Application

tips• Cover letter• should highlight your achievements in education and future

goals in education-based scholarly activity

• Impact of your scholarly activity on education should be outlined

• Inclusion of POWER, MedSIS, and other teaching evaluations and teaching awards important (received and nominated)

Three Year ReviewThree Year ReviewClinician Teacher – Expectations

(teaching – quantity)

• Teach or supervise UG and PG trainees during most of their inpatient and ambulatory clinic activities

• Involved in centrally scheduled UG teaching – eg. ASCM, PBL, DOCH, etc.

• Involved in evaluation of trainees

• Engagement in some faculty development of skill acquisition related to teaching/education (eg. curriculum development, mentoring, educational leadership, attendance at education meetings)

• Participation in PG academic half-day

Three Year ReviewThree Year ReviewClinician Teacher – Expectations

(teaching – quality)

• Must maintain formal teaching dossier to document and reflect on teaching and education activities and evaluations

• Must have satisfactory teaching effectiveness scores (POWER, MedSIS evaluation)

• Must be receptive to feedback on teaching (use feedback to modify teaching strategy)

Three Year ReviewThree Year ReviewClinician Teacher – Expectations

(administration)

• Participate in one or two hospital, departmental, or Faculty-level committees relevant to work

Three Year ReviewThree Year ReviewClinician Teacher – Application tips

• Evaluated on excellence in teaching and clinical contribution to department

• Cover letter• should highlight your clinical program and teaching

commitments

• Inclusion of POWER, MedSIS, and other teaching evaluations and teaching awards important (received and nominated)

Three Year ReviewThree Year ReviewClinician in Quality and

Innovation – Expectations (improvement/innovation activities)• Significant engagement in improvement,

translational, or innovation activities

• Piloting new models of chare, innovations, or implementing established QI interventions

• Must maintain a formal CPA dossier to document and reflect on their activities and impact on patient care

• Expect to carry out activities in a scholarly way with ongoing evaluation of the impact of their work on clinical practice

Three Year ReviewThree Year ReviewClinician in Quality and

Innovation – Expectations (teaching)• Teaching only in the context of clinical cases is not

sufficient• Other teaching may vary depending on the nature of

activities and clinical work• Ideally should include educational programs that

relate to QI, patient safety, knowledge translation, or heath care innovation

• Plus at least one other teaching commitment • Centrally scheduled undergraduate teaching and

examinations• Supervision of learner research projects• Participation in PG academic half-day or other programs• Teaching at the continuing education level

Three Year ReviewThree Year ReviewClinician in Quality and

Innovation – Expectations (administration)• Participate in one or two hospital, departmental, or

Faculty-level committees relevant to work

Three Year ReviewThree Year ReviewClinician in Quality and

Innovation – Application tips

• Cover letter• should highlight your contribution to divisional improvement

and/or innovation activities and the impact on patient care

• Inclusion of letters of recognition, QI, or healthcare innovation awards important