FACULTY APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS

Academic rank is important both during and after a military career. Faculty appointments in the Department of Medicine at USU are a recognition of academic contributions and service to the mission of educating our students. They are governed by the University, following USU 1100A Instruction.

RANKS AND DESIGNATIONS

  • Instructor and Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Professor

PATHWAYS AND PREFIXES

Active-duty faculty are all on a non-tenure track. Faculty appointments for non-tenure track positions are typically categorized into one of several available pathways:

  • Clinician-Educator
  • Clinician-Investigator
  • Research
  • Educator
  • Other prefixes like Adjunct, Distinguished, Visiting, and others are also available.

PROCESS AND SUPPORT

The process for appointment and promotion is detailed in the Instruction. For Instructor and Assistant Professor, the temporary application is online.

At the Associate Professor and Professor levels, appointments or promotions require a more comprehensive review, first within the department and, if you are invited to apply for a higher academic rank, review by the School of Medicine Committee on Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure. Generally, this process begins during the annual Division review or by nomination from your Division Director. You may also contact the Departmental Faculty Appointment faculty or the Department Faculty Academic Appointment & Promotion Specialist with a copy of your CV for review. 

Promotion/Appt Inbox: medfacapt-ggg@usuhs.edu
Mr. Leon Monti-Colombi: leon.monti-colombi@usuhs.mil

DOCUMENTS

An initial review for eligibility for an academic promotion (or appointment at a rank above Assistant Professor) begins with supplying a detailed CV using the AAMC template. Faculty who are seeking modified title promotions (Adjunct, Visiting, Clinical, Emeritus, and/or Secondary) may also be asked to supply a personal statement. Faculty seeking unmodified promotions to Associate Professor or Professor (in the tenure track, or non-tenure Clinician-Educator or Educator pathways) will also need to supply a Statement of Scholarly Work, Educator's Portfolio, and PDFs of their publications. Details about developing these documents can be found below.

Faculty can also access more detailed information and examples on:

  1. The Faculty Development Self-Service site. (Note: this requires a SSO account. Once logged in, select "Resources" from the left banner on the main page, then scroll down to "Academic Appointments and Promotion.")
  2. The USU Intranet site. (Note: this is limited to those who have a USU email address. Information is located under the "Appointments and Promotions" tab at the top right.)
  • A detailed CV, listing all of your scholarly accomplishments and activities, is required for faculty for all academic promotions.
  • Your CV should follow the AAMC template, and should be written for reviewers who are both civilian and active duty, clinician and non-clinician. This CV will be longer than a standard CV and will include entry explanations as appropriate.
  • Make sure to include all that you do- if it's not on your CV, it didn't happen.
    • In particular, your CV should document your contributions to USU.

 

  • The Educator's Portfolio is required for all faculty pursuing unprefixed promotions. Its purpose is to provide detailed information about your contributions as an educator, through a scholarly lens. It expands on you CV information, showcasing evidence and artifacts from your teaching activities and accomplishments.
  • To prepare for creating your portfolio, be sure to continually do the following:
    • Track your work as a faculty member.
    • Maintain samples of your work (assessments, curriculum documents, course materials, etc.)
    • Gather feedback 
      • Student/mentee evaluations
      • Peer evaluations
      • Mentor/advisor/senior faculty evaluations
      • Audience/participant feedback
      • Length: 30 pages max, including the cover page. An example can be found on the Faculty Affairs Intranet page under the Appointments and Promotions tab, Or by writing to the MED points of contact.

Promotion/Appt Inbox: medfacapt-ggg@usuhs.edu
Mr. Leon Monti-Colombi: leon.monti-colombi@usuhs.mil

 

  • The Scholarly Statement is required for all faculty pursuing unprefixed promotions. We may also ask for a statement for those applying for prefixed appts (e.g., Clinical Associate Professor).  Its purpose is to explain how you approach and incorporate scholarship into your professional role.
  • Length: 1-2 pages single spaced

 

  • All faculty pursuing unprefixed promotions will need to supply 4-5 manuscripts in PDF form as part of their promotion packet.
  • The manuscripts should be published (not unpublished or submitted), and ideally, manuscripts on which you are first or senior author.