DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY
DEPARTMENTAL STATEMENT
REQUIRED BY SECTION 7.12 OF
REGULATIONS CONCERNING FACULTY TENURE
I. INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
This document describes the specific criteria and standards which will be used to evaluate whether candidates meet the general criteria in Section 7.11 of the Regulations Concerning Faculty Tenure. For a complete perspective, the reader is advised to review Section 7 in its entirety. Section 7.11 is printed in its entirety in III. Criteria for Tenure (see below).
II. MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Medical School is to conduct high quality programs of research, education, and service through which the college contributes significantly to the provision of excellent health care for the people of Minnesota.
The broad missions of the Department of Radiology (diagnostic) are teaching, research, and provision of excellent clinical service. Primary academic missions of the Department are to teach medical students and post-M.D. trainees in Radiology and to advance knowledge in the specialty through basic scientific and clinical research endeavors. In their academic activities, some faculty members may concentrate on one of the three major missions (teaching/research/service), but all of the faculty must participate in all three of those functions.
Departmental activities are conducted in 10 clinical sections or in physics (medical physics and biomedical imaging). The 10 clinical sections are: chest radiology, computed tomography, gastrointestinal radiology, genitourinary radiology, cardiovascular and interventional radiology, neuroradiology, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, outpatient radiology, and pediatric radiology.
III. CRITERIA FOR TENURE
Section 7.11 of the Regulations Concerning Faculty Tenure states: "General Criteria. The basis for awarding indefinite tenure is the determination that the achievements of an individual have demonstrated the individual's potential to continue to contribute significantly to the mission of the University and to its programs of teaching, research, and service over the course of the faculty member's academic career. The primary criteria for demonstrating this potential are effectiveness in teaching and professional distinction in research; outstanding discipline-related service contributions will also be taken into account where they are an integral part of the mission of the academic unit. The relative importance of the criteria may vary in different academic units, but each of the criteria must be considered in every decision.
The individual's participation in the governance of the Institution and other services to the University and service to the academic unit may be taken into consideration, but are not in themselves basis for awarding tenure.
Indefinite tenure may be granted at any time when the candidate has satisfied the requirements. A probationary appointment must be terminated when the appointee fails to satisfy the criteria in the last year of probationary service and may be terminated earlier if it appears that the appointee is not making satisfactory progress toward meeting the criteria within that period."
Standards for Tenure - Department of Radiology
The Department of Radiology accepts and subscribes to the statement on Criteria and Standards for Tenure of Faculty at the University of Minnesota Medical School, with the following standards specific to the Department.
A. TEACHING
Teaching activities may occur in a variety of educational settings and formats, including: didactic presentations, lectures, seminars, conferences, tutorials, laboratories, advising of students, case discussions, grand rounds, hospital and clinic rounds, patient care, surgical and other procedures, continuing education.
The following are educational activities in which competence and accomplishments in teaching can be demonstrated:
1. Participation and competence in teaching undergraduate (pre-baccalaureate) students.
2. Participation and competence in teaching professional students, including students in the M.D. curriculum, or other professional educational programs.
3. Service and distinction as a faculty adviser to post-M.D. residents ( Medical Fellow Specialists or Medical Fellows), post-residency clinical fellows, or advanced degree candidates in medical disciplines, interdisciplinary programs or collaborative research programs.
4. Service as a faculty mentor or adviser to students in any of the above categories, including medical students in the clinical courses of the M.D. curriculum.
5. Service as a faculty mentor to students in any of the above categories who engage in research activities in the Department.
B. RESEARCH/SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarly activities of a faculty member will be evaluated according to the following standards:
1. Scientific Publications
Scientific articles reporting quality biomedical research should be published in appropriate peer-reviewed journals related to the discipline(s) of medicine.
Peer-reviewed journals that are recognized as outstanding and appropriate to the discipline include, but are not necessarily limited to:
American Journal of Roentgenology
Investigative Radiology
Radiology
Gastrointestinal Radiology
Urologic Radiology
The Journal of Nuclear Medicine
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
Pediatric Radiology
Skeletal Radiology
Academic Radiology
Medical Physics
Radiographics
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Journal of Magnetic Resonance
2. External Research Funding
A candidate should be the recipient of (a) grant(s) or contract(s) by designation as Principal Investigator, a major collaborator, or other similar title, from a national or regional granting agency which customarily utilizes scientific peer review as the primary basis for awards. Examples of granting agencies include, but are not necessarily limited to:
An Institute of the National Institutes of Health,
National Science Foundation, Public Health
Service, or other similar federal agency
A unit or affiliate of the American Heart Association
A unit or affiliate of the American Cancer Society
A unit or affiliate of the American Diabetes Association
A unit or affiliate of the March of Dimes
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Leukemia Society of America
National Kidney Foundation of the Upper Midwest
3. Publications in Monographs, Reviews, and other Books
Publications through these modalities are part of the scholarly activities of a faculty member, but cannot be considered as the sole basis for tenure.
4. Service as an Editor or a Member of the Editorial Board of a Reputable Journal or Monograph in a Biomedical Discipline
Examples of appropriate journals include, but are not necessarily limited to, those listed in B, #1 above.
5. Invited Participation in Symposia, Meetings, and Seminars
Faculty members should be invited by national and international scientific organizations to participate in symposia and meetings, and should be invited to give seminars before peers in other institutions, both nationally and internationally. However, this cannot be used as the sole criterion for tenure.
C. SERVICE
Service, although not a primary criterion for tenure, will be taken into consideration in making decisions on tenure. Performance of service, however exemplary, cannot substitute for the primary criteria, research, and teaching.
IV. PROMOTION
Standards for Promotion - Department of Radiology
The Department of Radiology accepts and subscribes to the statement on Criteria and Standards for Promotion of Faculty at the University of Minnesota Medical School, with the following standards specific to the department:
A. To Assistant Professor
Candidates for promotion to Assistant Professor are judged on the following standards:
Excellence in teaching. Effectiveness and excellence in teaching will be carefully evaluated according to the suggestions of the ad hoc committee evaluating teaching contributions.
Evidence of involvement in basic sciences or clinical research is recommended.
Commitment to quality patient care.
B. To Associate Professor
A recommendation for promotion to Associate Professor is made when an eligible faculty member has fulfilled the general criteria applicable to tenure, as stated in Section 7.11, and the specific criteria and standards for promotion to Associate Professor as stated by the Department of Radiology as follows:
Effectiveness and excellence in teaching will be carefully evaluated according to the suggestions of the ad hoc committee evaluating teaching contributions.
Distinction in research with national recognition.
Grant support is recommended.
Creative, high-quality, original scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Letters of support (for promotion packet for Dean's office review):
Four letters from local senior faculty members and six letters of support from national authorities in the specialty attesting as to the candidate's national recognition for his/her accomplishments. A list of all individuals asked to write letters of support and a brief description of the relationship of each to the candidate.
Participation in invited scientific symposia, meetings and lectures, and visiting professorships to prestigious institutions.
Administrative contributions to the Department functions will be considered and evaluated according to the degree of involvement.
Other awards, recognitions will be carefully reviewed and considered.
C. To Professor
Candidates for promotion to Professor are judged on the following standards:
Excellence in teaching as documented by evidence of excellence in teaching according to the suggestions of the ad hoc committee.
Distinction in research with national and international recognition.
Grant support is highly recommended.
Letters from authorities (for promotion packet for Dean's office review) attesting to the candidate's acknowledged national and international reputation and recognition of leadership in his/her field, including:
Four letters from local senior faculty members and four letters from prominent senior faculty members at prestigious universities in the United States attesting to the candidate's qualifications for promotion to the rank of Professor.
Two letters from international authorities attesting to the international reputation of the candidate.
Original, creative, high-quality scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Election to prestigious scientific organizations.
Administrative contributions to the Department functions will be evaluated and considered for promotion.
V. PROCEDURES
In considering proposals for tenure and/or promotion in rank, the Medical School and its Departments comply with the procedures described in the document, "Procedures for reviewing Performance of Probationary Faculty," distributed annually by the Vice President for Academic Affairs. These procedures are provided for by Sections 16.3, 7.4 and 7.61 of the Regulations Concerning Faculty Tenure.
The Medical School issues annually to each department, for distribution and information to faculty members, a set of instructions, memoranda and other documents, giving detailed information on the procedures to be followed in the preparation and consideration of each proposal for tenure and/or promotion in rank. The pertinent documents are identified as exhibits enclosed with a cover memorandum from the Dean.
Designated non-tenured faculty members holding appropriate appointment and rank at affiliated hospitals are eligible to vote on proposals for promotion in rank of candidates, in accordance with approval for this procedure granted by the University Tenure Committee and the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
VI. POST TENURE ACTIVITIES
It is expected that tenured faculty will continue to make significant contributions to the mission of the University and to its programs of teaching, research, and service. It is recognized that specific career goals for individuals are subject to change over a period of years. The Department will through its annual post tenure review maintain flexibility in establishment of short term objectives as long as changes in career patterns of post tenured faculty are in keeping with the missions of the Department of Radiology, the Medical School, and the University of Minnesota.