Approved 10/1/05
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Departmental Statement
I. Introduction: This document describes the criteria and standards used to evaluate and promote candidates within the Clinical Scholar track
II. Mission: The mission of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, within the mission of the Medical School, is to conduct the highest quality programs of health research and education and, in those programs with clinical practice, to provide excellent patient care. The Department is committed to and serves the broader mission of the University of Minnesota Academic Health center and its Medical School, as a leader in the ethical, innovative, and efficient discovery and dissemination of knowledge to enhance the health and well-being of the people of Minnesota, the nation, and the world.
III. Criteria for Promotion with the Clinical Scholar Track
Introduction: Individuals in the Clinical Scholar track are evaluated toward promotion based on their history of and their potential for continued significant contribution to the missions of the Program, Department, Medical School, and University. This history and potential for continued contribution is verified by review of an individual's excellence, effectiveness, productivity, and professional distinction in teaching, clinical research, discipline-related service, including clinical practice when integral to the mission of the academic unit. The relative weighting of each category of contribution (i.e., teaching, clinical research, and service/clinical practice) may vary across academic units within the Department, but each of the criteria is considered in an individual's review. An individual's participation in institutional governance and other services to the University, School, Department, or Program are taken into consideration, but are not, in themselves, a basis for promotion.
Timeline: There is no minimum or maximum time in rank. Promotion may be granted whenever the candidate has satisfied the requirement standards, as determined by the department's Clinical Scholar Promotion Committee (comprising all members of the department's standing Promotion and Tenure Committee and all departmental Clinical Scholars holding rank of Associate Professor or higher).
Definition of Contributions:
References to `academic unit' in this document indicate the separate programs or other entities that constitute the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Clinical Care: In academic units where clinical care is a part of the unit's efforts, Clinical Scholars are expected to take significant roles and spend significant time in clinical care. Internal and external reviews by administrators and colleagues, survey of patient outcomes and satisfaction, and invited presentations on clinical topics may all afford evidence of regional, national, or international reputations for clinical care.
Teaching: Clinical Scholars are also expected to take significant roles in teaching. Teaching activities include, but are not exclusive to, didactic presentation, lecture, seminar, conference, tutorial, laboratory, preceptorship, rounds (grand, hospital, and clinic), continuing education, and advising post-MD residents, clinical fellows, Medical Fellow Specialists, Medical Fellows, post-residency clinical fellows, graduate students, or advance degree candidates in the same or associated disciplines. Clinical Scholars are expected to serve as clinical authorities in curriculum development and to take a major role in developing teaching materials (e.g. programs, audio-visuals, web-CT).
Faculty who have a major role and responsibility teaching established courses in one of the Department's degree granting curricula may be better suited to a traditional (regular) Faculty appointment.
Clinical Research/Scholarship: Clinical Scholars are expected to take a collaborative role in research and dissemination. The largest weight regarding publications will be given to peer reviewed journal articles disseminating quality clinical research. To a lesser degree (and a greater anticipated proportion), the Clinical Scholar is expected to publish clinical observations, reviews, monographs, chapters, and text reviews. Serving as editor, member of editorial board, or reviewer for a reputable journal or monograph publication is also considered evidence of scholarship. Less valued than publications, but also considered evidence of scholarship are refereed or invited research presentations to regional, national, and international gatherings.
Non-clinical care Service: Service is considered in decisions on promotion. However, performance of service, however exemplary, cannot substitute for excellence in the primary criteria of teaching, clinical research and clinical care.
IV. Promotion
To Assistant Professor:
To be awarded Clinical Scholar rank of Assistant Professor one must demonstrate:
Earned MD and/or other doctoral degree (e.g., PhD, EdD, OTD, DPT)
Teaching: Good teaching skills as verified by student reviews and external reviews
Clinical Research: Scholarly efforts are dominated by quality presentations and posters in state venues. Publications are placed primarily in non-peered review journals. Publications in peer reviewed journals are primarily middle authorship.
Clinical Care: Typical work load competently completed. Reputation in institution for clinical excellence.
To Associate Professor: To be awarded Clinical Scholar rank of Associate Professor one must demonstrate:
Earned MD and/or PhD
Teaching: Strong teaching skills (very good or higher on peer or participant reviews); regional reputation demonstrated by invited presentations
Clinical Research: National quality presentations/posters. Several quality publications in peer review journals, primarily middle authorship
Clinical Care: Typical work load competently completed with established regional reputation.
To Full Professor: To be awarded Clinical Scholar rank of Full Professor one must demonstrate:
Earned MD and/or PhD
Teaching: Excellence in teaching per peer and participant reviews; national reputation demonstrated by state and national awards and both refereed and invited presentations to national/international conferences
Clinical Research: Research presentations/posters at national and international venues. Significant numbers of quality publications in peer review journals; several with major authorship contributions (usually reflected in 1st or final authorship); National reputation for research as demonstrated by external reviewers
Clinical Care: Typical work load augmented by special assignments; national and international reputation in the profession
V. Procedures
Appointment and promotion to ranks lower than Assistant Professor will be decided by the academic unit's administration, with the accord of the Department Chairperson. Clinical Scholar faculty at or above the Assistant level are encouraged to submit for a preliminary review and feedback from the Department's Clinical Scholar Promotion Committee, two years prior to their intended review for promotion. Clinical Scholars should apply for promotion in rank according to the Medical School's schedule (distributed by that body annually). Clinical Scholar candidates' proposals for ranks of Assistant and Associate Professor will be voted upon by all members of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation faculty with rank at or above Associate Professor (Clinical Scholar, Tenure Track, or Tenured), with the procedure being overseen by the Chair of the department's Promotion and Tenure Committee. Promotions to Clinical Scholar Full Professor will be reviewed and voted upon by Clinical Scholars and Tenured faculty with Full Professor rank or higher. All proposal reviewed by the Promotion and Tenure Committee are to be administered by the Chair of the Department's Promotion and Tenure committee in accordance with procedures already in place for final review for Tenure Track faculty.
Approved by [Author ID3: at Tue Aug 16 10:28:00 2005 ]PM&R faculty 10/22/04[Author ID3: at Tue Aug 16 10:28:00 2005 ][Author ID3: at Tue Aug 16 10:28:00 2005 ]