PROMOTION AND TENURE:THE LONG AND WINDING

ROAD

WHAT ARE THE RANKS?WHAT DO THEY MEAN?

• ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

• ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

• PROFESSOR– NOT THE “PHILOSOPAUSE”

TRACKS

• BOYER’S CLASSIFICATION OF SCHOLARSHIP:– INTEGRATION– NEW KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY– APPLICATION– EDUCATION

TRACKS

• CLINICAL TRACK

• NON-TENURE

• DIVERSE RANGE OF SCHOLARSHIP

• EMPHASIS ON CLINICAL PRACTICE AND ITS MANY ASPECTS

RESEARCH TRACK

• NON-TENURE

• FOCUS ON RESEARCH

• NO EXPECTATIONS FOR TEACHING OR SERVICE

• MAY BE A STEPPING STONE FOR TRANSFER TO TENURE TRACK

TENURE TRACK

• FOCUSED ON ORIGINAL PEER REVIEWED SCHOLARSHIP AND NEW KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY– CLINICIAN SCIENTISTS– “BASIC” SCIENTISTS

BEFORE PROMOTION

• REVIEWS AND REAPPOINTMENTS

• ANNUAL REVIEWS– USE TO EVALUATE CAREER AND SET

GOALS – KEEP INFORMATION CURRENT IN OSU

PRO– REQUIRED FOR PROMOTION!

REAPPOINTMENT: CLINICAL AND RESEARCH TRACK

• REAPPOINTMENT EVERY THREE TO FIVE YEARS

• FIRST APPOINTMENT IS PROBATIONARY

• FULL VOTE OF ELIGIBLE FACULTY TO REAPPOINT

• NOT THE SAME AS PROMOTION

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR TENURE TRACK

• APPOINTMENTS ARE PROBATIONARY

• WITHOUT CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES PROBATIONARY PERIOD IS 6 YEARS

• WITH CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES 12 YEAR PROBATIONARY PERIOD

• PROBATIONARY REVIEW PERIODS:– 4, 6, 8, AND 11 YEARS.

WHEN DID YOU BEGIN?

• APPOINTMENTS START IN JULY OF EACH YEAR

• IF YOU START BETWEEN JULY 1 AND LAST DAY OF FEB 2009, IT IS AS IF YOU START IN JULY 2008

• IF YOU START MARCH TO JUNE 30 2009, IT IS AS IF YOU STARTED JULY 2009.

TRANSFER OF TRACKS

• EVERYONE IS ALLOWED ONE CHANGE OF TRACKS

• CHANGE FROM TENURE TO CLINICAL TRACK IS A TRANSFER

• GOING FROM CLINICAL OR RESEARCH TRACK TO TENURE TRACK IS EFFECTIVELY A NEW JOB APPOINTMENT

PROMOTION: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

• EDUCATION

• SERVICE

• SCHOLARSHIP

PROMOTION: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

SCHOLARSHIP EXTENDS BEYOND OSU

SGIM: SCHOLARSHIP MUST EXTEND INTO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN

PERMANENCE

PROMOTION: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

REGIONAL OR NATIONAL RECOGNITION

PROFESSOR

NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION

CLINICAL TRACK

• ASSOCIATE: EIGHT TO TEN PUBLICATIONS OR THE EQUIVALENT

• PROFESSOR: 10 TO 15 PUBLICATIONS OR THE EQUIVALENT

CLINICAL TRACK

• ONE WAY TO FRAME IS “HOW HAVE I CHANGED THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE? (GUIDELINES FROM UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO)

TENURE TRACK

• ASSOCIATE WITHOUT TENURE: 15 PUBLICATIONS

• ASSOCIATE WITH TENURE: 20 TO 25

• PROFESSOR: 40 OR MORE

TENURE TRACK

FUNDING?

“AN EXPECTATION BUT NOT A REQUIREMENT”?

HOW DO I KNOW IT IS TIME TO APPLY FOR PROMOTION?

• DISCUSS WITH DIVISION DIRECTOR

• DISCUSS WITH VICE CHAIRMAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

• PROMOTION AND TENURE COMMITTEE DOES “PRE-REVIEW.”

• TENURE TRACK: PENULTIMATE YEAR OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD MUST APPLY FOR PROMOTION AND TENURE

APPLICATION PROCESS

• YEAR ROUND ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS BY COLLEGE AND OAA

• OUR DEPARTMENT HAS ESTABLISHED QUARTERLY FACULTY REVIEW MEETINGS AND ASSOCIATED DEADLINES

• PROMOTIONS BECOME ACTIVE IN OCTOBER OF EACH YEAR

APPLICATION PROCESS

• DOSSIER PREPARATION THROUGH OSU PRO

• EXTERNAL LETTERS OF REVIEW– THE BIGGEST BOTTLENECK– EXPERTS WHO ARE NOT FRIENDS, MENTORS,

OR COLLABORATORS– 5 TO 8 LETTERS– TWO MAY BE FROM CANDIDATE SUGGESTIONS– DO NOT RECOMMEND BUT EVALUATE THE

CANDIDATE

APPLICATION PROCESS

• DOSSIER IS REVIEWED BY THE PROMOTION AND TENURE COMMITTEE WITH TWO MEMBERS WRITING REVIEWS

• THE COMMITTEE DOES NOT VOTE OR RECOMMEND

• THE COMMITTEE REVIEW, DOSSIER, AND LETTERS ARE REVIEWED AND VOTED ON BY A MEETING OF ALL ELIGIBLE FACULTY

• ADVISORY TO THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR

APPLICATION PROCESS

• AFTER FACULTY VOTE, A LETTER DESCRIBING THE DECISION IS SENT TO THE FACULTY CANDIDATE

• TEN DAYS ALLOWED TO WRITE A RESPONSE

• IF APPROVED AND SUPPORTED BY THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR, GOES FORWARD TO THE COLLEGE COMMITTEE

APPLICATION PROCESS

• IF APPROVED BY COLLEGE AND DEAN, GOES FORWARD TO THE OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND PROVOST

• FINAL APPROVAL REQUIRED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

• PROMOTION ACTIVE AS OF OCTOBER THE YEAR OF BOARD APPROVAL

RANDOM BUT IMPORTANT ITEMS

• LEAVE– ALLOWED LEAVE FOR ONE YEAR

INTERVALS– APPLY FOR EACH YEAR SEPARATELY– TWO YEARS ALLOWED WITH INITIAL

APPOINTMENT– MUST REQUEST SUSPENSION OF

SERVICE TIME AT TIME OF LEAVE

THREE KEYS TO SUCCESS

• FIND A GREAT MENTOR

• IDENTIFY THAT WHICH YOU WILL BE KNOWN FOR AND WHICH NO ONE ELSE IN YOUR AREA CAN PROVIDE

• FOCUS ON YOUR INTERESTS AND PASSIONS

THE VICE CHAIR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

• GOAL IS TO HELP FACULTY GET WHERE THEY WANT TO GO

• DEVELOP SUCCESSFUL CAREERS RECOGNIZED BY APPROPRIATE PROMOTION

END OF THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD

NEW COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

WEBSITE: http://medicine.osu.edu/FACULTY

Promotion & Tenure

Faculty System (Tracks)

CONTACT INFORMATION• DOIM Vice Chair of Academic Affairs

– Philip Binkley MD• Philip.Binkley@osumc.edu

110 Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute473 West 12th AveColumbus, OH 43210

– Office Contact: Deborah Black• Deborah.Black@osumc.edu• 614-293-8963

200 Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute473 West 12th AveColumbus, OH 43210

CONTACT INFORMATION• DOIM Faculty Affairs Office

395 W. 12th Ave, 3rd Floor, Columbus, OH 43210

– Stephanie Brooks, Administrative Coordinator• Stephanie.brooks@osumc.edu• 614-293-3814

– Lisa Dune, Faculty Affairs Coordinator• Lisa.dune@osumc.edu• 614-293-9222

CONTACT INFORMATION

• DOIM Human Resources 395 W. 12th Ave., 3rd Floor, Columbus, OH

43210

– Pat Tanner, HR Director• Pat.tanner@osumc.edu• 614-293-4390

– Kim Steele, HR Manager• Kim.steele@osumc.edu• 614-293-8718

 

– Anne Vandall, HR Associate• anne.vandall@osumc.edu• 614-293-6983

CONTACT INFORMATION• College of Medicine

Office of Faculty Affairs 370 West 9th Avenue, 237 Meiling Hall, Columbus, OH 43210

– Robert Bornstein, PhD.Associate Vice PresidentSenior Associate Dean for Academic AffairsSecretary, College of Medicine

– Office Contact: Heather Brod, Manager• Heather.brod@osumc.edu• 614-292-1707

Website: http://medicine.osu.edu/facultyThe website features expanded tools for current faculty members, including information on Promotion and Tenure, Policies, Faculty Achievements, and College and University Resources.