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, 8, AND 11 YEARS.

WHEN DID YOU BEGIN?

• APPOINTMENTS START IN JULY OF EACH YEAR

• IF YOU START BETWEEN JULY 1, 2009 AND LAST DAY OF FEB 2010, IT IS AS IF YOU STARTED IN JULY 2009

• IF YOU START MARCH TO JUNE 30 2010, IT IS AS IF YOU STARTED JULY 2010.

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

- Expert in the Field

• PROFESSOR

- Leader in the Field

CLINICAL TRACK

• ASSOCIATE: 8 TO 10 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 PUBLICATIONS

• 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

• CANDIDATE SUBMITS PROMOTION APPLICATION TO DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW

• DOSSIER PREPARATION IS COMPLETED THROUGH OSU:PRO. TRAINING IS AVAILABLE AT https://pro.osu.edu/. DIVISION OSU:PRO IS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST YOU

APPLICATION PROCESS

• DOSSIER IS REVIEWED BY THE PROMOTION AND TENURE COMMITTEE - TWO MEMBERS WRITE REVIEWS

• THE COMMITTEE DOES NOT VOTE OR RECOMMEND

APPLICATION PROCESS

• 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

• THE P&T COMMITTEE REVIEWS. DOSSIER AND LETTERS ARE REVIEWED AND VOTED ON BY A MEETING OF ALL ELIGIBLE FACULTY

• ADVISORY TO THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR

APPLICATION PROCESS

• OCTOBER – DEPARTMENT SUBMITS SUPPORT LETTERS AND COMMENT FORM TO CANDIDATE FOR REVIEW AND SIGNATURE.

• NOVEMBER 15 - COLLEGE DEADLINE FOR PROMOTION AND TENURE APPLICATIONS

APPLICATION PROCESS

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

• PROVOST NOTIFIES COLLEGE AND SUBMITS RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD. FINAL APPROVAL REQUIRED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE BOARD COMPLETES REVIEWS DURING ITS JUNE MEETING.

APPLICATION PROCESS

• PROMOTION BECOMES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1st OF 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

MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

• PILOT PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT

• NEW FACULTY MEET WITH MENTORSHIP ADVISORY GROUP

• MENTORSHIP TOOLS

• ASSIST IN PROGRESS OF MENTORSHIP RELATIONSHIP

OSU:PRO

• THE STANDARD FOR SUBMITTING DOSSIERS AND ANNUAL REVIEWS

• KEEP UP-TO-DATE – ALLOWS YOU TO ASSESS YOUR

PROGRESS– PREVENTS LAST MINUTE DOCUMENT

PREPARATION– EACH DIVISION IS ASSIGNED AN

OSU:PRO “PRO”. LISA DUNE IS LEAD FOR THE DEPARTMENT

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

CONTACT INFORMATIONCollege of Medicine - Associate Dean for Faculty

Affairs, Internal Medicine - Vice Chair of Academic Affairs

Philip Binkley, MDEmail: Philip.Binkley@osumc.edu

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

Office Contact: Deborah BlackEmail: Deborah.Black@osumc.eduPhone: 614-293-8963

Faculty Affairs Coordinator: Lisa DuneEmail: Lisa.Dune@osumc.eduPhone: 614-293-9222

CONTACT INFORMATIONCollege of Medicine - Office of Faculty Affairs370 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 Email: 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.

OSU:PRO CONTACTS• Internal Medicine: Lisa Dune Lisa.Dune@osumc.edu• Cardiovascular Med: Mindy Freed Melinda.Freed@osumc.edu• Dermatology: Beata Sandefur Beata.Sandefur@osumc.edu• Gastro: Sheri Toombs Sheri.Toombs@osumc.edu

Carrie Wright Carrie.Wright@osumc.edu• Endo: Padmini Ekbote Padmini.Ekbote@osumc.edu• GIM: Debi Boyer Deborah.Boyer@osumc.edu• Hematology: Sharon Plotner Sharon.Plotner@osumc.edu• Oncology: TBA• Hosp Med: Stacy Kyle Stacy.Kyle@osumc.edu• Human Genetics: Ferry Oriyo Ferry.Oriyo@osumc.edu• Immunology - TBA• ID: Cynthia Coles Cynthia.Coles@osumc.edu• Nephrology: Amy Elliott Amy.Elliott@osumc.edu• Pulmonary: Stacy Thacker Stacy.Thacker@osumc.edu