Promotion and Tenure in the School of Medicine
See presentation by Dr. Anish Bhardwash, Vice Provost, Office of Faculty Affairs and Development, Department of Internal Medicine , October 2022
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Toolkit for Successful Promotion
Prioritize CV Hygiene
- Keep your CV updated with scholarly activities, presentations, creation of enduring scholarly activities, participation in professional societies.
- Request mentors and colleagues to review personal statements and CV to provide objective perspectives and critiques.
Secure Reference Letter Writers
- Cultivate relationships with collaborating physicians that refer patients, work with you on scholarly activities, and/or serve with you on professional society committees.
- Letters must be from physicians at academic health care systems from faculty at or above the rank being sought.
Achieve Regional and National Recognition
- Participation in state & national medical societies through committee activities (ACP, AMA, specialty societies).
- Invitation as a presenter at regional & national society meetings, departmental grand rounds, divisional academic meetings, educational seminars, community-based CME/education presentations on topics in which you are the expert.
- Peer review of abstracts for professional societies, medical journal publications, professional society journal clubs, web-based activities
- Scholarly activities in peer reviewed medical journals, electronic media, web-based events, enduring educational curriculum for school of medicine
- Leadership positions in professional medical societies.
- Participation in clinical research trials.
Important FY2024 Dates
September 8, 2023: Department of Internal Medicine APT Submission deadline
Complete APT binder submitted and all reference letters returned.
October 6, 2023
Fall JSSOM APT Session Meeting. Promotion effective 9/2024
Download printable toolkit file here.
Additional information and resources can be found on the APT website