Promotion
The Office of Faculty Affairs provides guidance and support to faculty in working toward promotion. We encourage all faculty to familiarize themselves with the promotion process as early as possible in their appointment. Note that the specific personal timeline for each faculty for promotion should be discussed with the Dept Chair for Medical Education.
Step 1: Review the promotion resources below to familiarize yourself with the process.
- Guidelines on Faculty Appointments and Promotions
- Application for Faculty Promotion (OPTIONAL, submission not required.)
- Rank and Promotion Checklist
- CV template for promotion application
- Guidance On Assembling Supporting Documentation
Step 2: Work with the Medical Education Department Chair/Office of Faculty Affairs to determine your personal plans in alignment with the CUSM promotion timeline.
Typical CUSM promotion timeline | ||
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Date | Action | |
During August | Faculty Affairs/Rank and Promotion Committee Chair -hold general information session on the Promotion process – open to all faculty (email notification/invite) | |
August/September | Faculty interested in promotion discuss their situation with Medical Education Dept Chair and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs | |
October and November | Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development assist faculty in completing their application | |
First Monday in November | Candidates for Professor submit list of external reviewers to Department Chair | |
First Monday in December |
Promotion application sent to Chair for review Chair solicits Internal and External Review Letters (external letters required for Associate to Professor only) |
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End of 3rd week of January |
Faculty member completes any final minor edits/updates and submits all required promotion documents to Medical Education Department |
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First Monday in February | Completed applications submitted from Department Chair to Faculty Affairs for distribution to Rank and Promotion Committee | |
March and April | Review of promotion applications by Rank and Promotion Committee | |
April 31st | Submission of appeals | |
May | Consideration of appeals, additional application review if necessary |