VCOM Faculty Handbook

The APT Committee may also consider awarding the rank of Assistant Professor to faculty who hold the rank of Instructor with a master’s degree as the appropriate terminal degree in their field, who have provided sustained teaching, research, and service to the College for a period of five years or greater. For those with a master’s degree, the rank of Assistant Professor is the highest appointment that may be awarded. Associate Professor Candidates for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor must complete four full years of academic teaching, research and scholarly activity, and service at the rank of Assistant Professor to be eligible to apply for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor. In addition, promotion to Associate Professor requires positive performance over the four years as an Assistant Professor, which is consistently positive or improving in the areas of teaching, research and scholarly activity, and service to the College. Faculty with clinical teaching as a part of their duties must also be considered for clinical accomplishment and achievement. Scholarly activity and professional service should be recognized at the College level and when representing the College at the state or national level. Publications from clinical expertise that contribute to the body of scientific knowledge are considered as well as scholarly activity related to research. Promotion to the rank of Associate Professor requires evidence of sustained college service on committees and other areas of service. Faculty members who are assigned significant research time/duties must show progress in research and scholarly activity; however, accomplishments are not anticipated to be at the level of those required for promotion to Professor. Military service with recognition for accomplishment (by rank, service medal, or other forms of service) is considered a nationally recognized accomplishment for the purpose of promotion to Associate Professor. Professor Candidates for promotion to the rank of Professor must complete five full years of academic teaching, research and scholarly activity, and service at the rank of Associate Professor to be eligible to apply for promotion to the rank of Professor. In addition, promotion to the rank of Professor requires sustained performance at an outstanding level that is expected to receive the respect or recognition of accomplishment in the state and national academic and health care arenas. Promotion to the rank of Professor implies sustained outstanding accomplishments in each of the three areas listed below: • Area 1: Teaching o Sustained outstanding accomplishment advancing medical education within the College; o Sustained outstanding accomplishment advancing medical education recognized at the state or national level; and/or o Sustained outstanding accomplishment in medical education administration within the College and accompanied by accomplishments advancing medical education at the state or national level. • Area 2: Research and Scholarly Activity • Area 3: Service o Sustained outstanding accomplishment in college service consistently exceeding the level of annual expectation; o Sustained outstanding accomplishments in college service advancing the recognition of the College and the profession at the state or national level; and/or o Sustained outstanding accomplishment in local, state, national, or international settings that advance health or the profession with recognitions. Military service with recognition for accomplishment (by rank, service medal, or other forms of service) is considered a nationally recognized accomplishment for the purpose of promotion to Professor. o Sustained outstanding accomplishments in meritorious research; and/or o Sustained outstanding accomplishments through scholarly activity.

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