Demystifying Academic Appointments and Promotions

1. Demystifying Academic Appointments and Promotions Karen Freund MD MPH Chair, Appointments and Promotions Boston University School of Medicine FDDC September 12, 2011

2. Goals of Today’s Seminar • Review Criteria for Appointment and Promotion • Describe the Process • Where to find forms/ what do you need to prepare • Discussion period • http://www.bumc.bu.edu/facdev-medicine/ • http://www.bumc.bu.edu/provost/ap/appforms/

3. Academic Appointment • Given for: • “scholarship, productivity, achievement and excellence” • Teaching • Creation of new knowledge • Developing your own niche or area • clinical or administrative work contribute

4. What is Scholarship? • Area you develop which is your own • Writing • Evidence of peer review • Clearer in research – presentations / papers • More difficult for educators or administrators – evidence that others using work you created

5. Academic Ranks BUSM has NO TENURE, NO CLOCK 1 – 2 years At least 3 - 6 years At least 5 years

6. Tracks and Prefixes • Tracks • Clinician Scholar/ Educator • Clinician Scientist • Basic Scientist • Scientist Educator • Prefixes • Research – faculty without clinical responsibility and without leadership on research team • Adjunct – primary appt at another university • Clinical – Faculty off site

7. Assistant Professor • evidence of prior scholarly activity, • clear definition of career goals, • expectation of future academic career advancement. • Once at this level, focus on: • developing areas of scholarly excellence • individual identity.

8. Assistant Professor

9. Associate Professor • Evidence of scholarly achievements • Individual Identity (not with mentor on all publications) • Creation of new program • mentoring and training • recognition at regional and national level

10. Associate Professor

11. Professor • Recognition as authority in one’s specific area of interest. • Distinguished record of scholarship • professional accomplishment • recognized regionally, nationally, and internationally • mentoring and training

12. Professor

13. What do I need to prepare? • BU CV • NIH Biosketch (for Scientist/ Clinical Investigator Track) • Summary of Teaching and Service Responsibilities (1 – 2 pages) • List of names of potential reviewers

14. Revise the CV shell to address your work • Departmental and University Committees: • Teaching Experience and Responsibilities: • Mentoring Activities • Major Administrative Responsibilities: • Other Professional Activities: • Professional Societies: Memberships, Offices, and Committee Assignments • Editorial Boards: • Major Committee Assignments: • Federal Government • Private/Foundation • Study Sections • State:

15. Revise the CV shell to address your work • Departmental and University Committees: • 2000 – 2010 Intern Selection Committee • 2006 Abstract Selection Committee, Evans Day • Teaching Experience and Responsibilities: • 2006 - ICM 1 • 2008 - ICM 2 • 2000 Ambulatory Precepting 4 residents/ 4 hours/ week • 2010- Ambulatory Precepting 3-7 4th year BUSM students annually • Other Professional Activities: • Professional Societies: Memberships, Offices, and Committee Assignments • 2000- Academic Cardiology Society • 2007, 2009 Abstract Review Committee • 2010 Chair, Case Report Review Committee • Major Committee Assignments: • Private/Foundation • 2006 AHA New England Region Membership Committee • State: • 2003 Mass DPH Committee to review Cholesterol Guidelines

16. Revise the CV shell to address your work Bibliography: • Original, peer reviewed articles: • Case Reports, Reviews, Chapters and Editorials • Proceedings of Meetings & Invited Papers: • Editorials and Critical Reviews • Textbook Chapters: • Case Reports: Textbooks & Monographs: Congressional Testimony:

17. New addition to CV Mentoring Activities: Major Mentoring Activities: 200?-200? Jane Doe, PhD, T32 trainee, signal transduction, now associate professor at XX University 200?-200? John Smith, M.D., K12 trainee, cardiovascular biology, now assistant professor at XX 200? – 200? Joe Garcia 1st year medical student, summer research program, now resident at XXX 200? – 200? Lee Nyugen PhD candidate, on thesis committee, now post doc at XXX

18. Letters of recommendation Provide 1 – 2 additional names, to prevent waiting for 1 delayed letter

19. How to choose names to write letters of recommendation • Letters of recommendation • 50% “arm’s length”, at associate/ full • Knows your discipline • Does not need to know you • You suggest names, but chair/ committees may ask for additional letters

20. Why does Promotion take so long?