ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MILITARY AND
EMERGENCY MEDICINE (MEM)
Assistant professors of MEM are physicians (MD/DO) or PhD researchers who support the operational MEM community through education, training, clinical work, research, scholarship, institutional and professional activities. Candidates for Assistant Professor:
- Are involved in the direct or virtual support of USU medical students, uniformed MEM residents and fellows, staff physicians, and colleagues. Educational activities include teaching military medicine and emergency medicine knowledge, skills, leadership, and professionalism.
- Have demonstrated potential for achievement and capacity for productivity in the various domains of Scholarship described in USU Instruction 1100A and pictured below:
ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR FACULTY RANK
- Appropriate education degree(s):
- MD, DO, who are Board Eligible or Board Certified
- PhD or “terminal” Masters degree (e.g., MBA, MBE, MPH)
- Relevant to MEM mission and activities
- Expected to contribute to MEM, SOM, USU, profession
- Vetted by Chair, Chair’s designee, OGC, HR
- Could be:
- Tenure eligible (possible for civilian FTEs)
- Tenure-ineligible (all uniformed personnel, part-time, many civilian FTEs)
- Non-prefixed (no faculty “Pathway” is indicated at this level)
- Prefixed (Adjunct, Clinical, Research)
- Open to Active Duty and Civilian personnel (Federal workers and contractors)
- After determination of eligibility, application into USU electronic system, and review/approval by Chair or authorized personnel
- Teaching (Level 1)
- Scholarly activities (Discovery, Integration, Application, and/or Teaching/Education)
- Service (e.g., clinical work, committees)
- Review the USU Online Appointment System document from Faculty Affairs
- Prepare your application documents (current templates are available in the Faculty Appointment link)
- CV in the AAMC format (see editable CV template as well as an annotated version of the editable CV template), please include your ORCID ID under publications on CV. This is the link to get one: LINK
- USU Form 107 online (example)
- USUHS Faculty Form (example)
- Letter of Support/Chair’s Memo (example)
- Command Letter (if the command endorsement is not in the Letter of Support)
- For question regarding the Assistant Professor paperwork or process, please email: memfacultyinformation@usuhs.edu
Information about tenure eligibility is provided in the USUHS Instruction 1100A. Please note:
● Military faculty positions are tenure ineligible.
● Prefixed appointments are tenure ineligible.
● The tenure-eligible track is restricted to civilian faculty who commit full-time effort and responsibilities to the USU SOM programs, including assigned duties at the SOM-affiliated institutions. Appointment to the tenure-eligible track is based on specific criteria and institutional needs.
- Continue to engage in scholarship and education and other professional activities
- Get involved in MEM education and research opportunities
- Network with other faculty
- Participate in Faculty Development
- Prepare for academic promotion
Review Myths vs. Facts
● Read about faculty pathways, prefixes, and promotion steps
● Visit our main MEM Faculty page and pages for Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor.
● For general questions about the faculty appointments, or for question regarding appointment paperwork, process, or eligibility, please email: memfacultyinformation@usuhs.edu
● For questions regarding your personal promotion eligibility and plan, or to connect with a faculty mentor or coach, please email the MEM Faculty Development Committee memfacultyinformation@usuhs.edu