CHS Faculty Appointment & Promotion Requirements

Scholarship

CRITERION: Participation in scholarly activities

EVIDENCE may include:

1. Presentations at local, state or national professional/scientific meetings
2. Participation in research/scholarship development opportunities

Teaching and Mentoring

CRITERION: Participation in teaching and mentoring activities

EVIDENCE may include:

1. Inclusion as a guest speaker in formal courses or facilitator of seminars
2. Formal designation as a course assistant (or higher level of responsibility for a course)
3. Assignment as a practice (clinical, management, etc.) site preceptor or mentor for students
4. Assignment as a career adviser for students
5. Positive unsolicited comments about the individual from other faculty, clinicians, managers, students or alumni

Professional Practice

CRITERION: Involvement in professional practice for at least one year

 EVIDENCE may include:

1. Positive unsolicited comments about him/her from physicians, patients, students and/or colleagues
2. Recognition internally at Rush or externally by other health care organizations about his/her professional practice
3. Initiation of new services for patients or colleagues (e.g. other employees)
4. Service in professional practice educational programs as an assistant, or providing guest lectures concerning professional practice to students, faculty and other practitioners or colleagues

Service

CRITERION: Involvement in professional organizations, and institutional and community service activities

 EVIDENCE may include:

1. Membership in one or more local, regional or national professional associations
2. Attendance at one or more professional meetings each year
3. Engage in service activities for the department, college or university

Scholarship

CRITERION: Evidence of potential to become a scholarly leader in his/her field

 EVIDENCE may include:

1. Ongoing performance for the criterion at the level of Instructor, and
2. Participation in research projects
3. Presentation of scholarly work at regional, national or international professional/scientific meetings recognized by the profession
4. Author or co-author of articles in refereed journals recognized by the profession
5. Initiation of grant preparation and submission
6. Development and organization of research panels, workshops or seminar sessions at professional/scientific meetings recognized by the profession
7. Peer reviewer of in-house grant proposals
8. Supervision of student research

Teaching and Mentoring

CRITERION: Evidence of potential to teach and mentor effectively at the university level

EVIDENCE may include:

1. Past service as course assistant, guest speaker, mentor, adviser or other roles at the level of Instructor
2. Service as a course director or co-director
3. Student course evaluations which are above average and which show improvement over time
4. Other teaching evaluations by peers, program directors, chairs or outside consultants are above average and show improvement over time
5. Redesign or revision of existing courses
6. Assignment as formal academic or career advisor for students
7. Direction of student practice, service and/or research activities

Professional Practice

CRITERION: Active participation in areas of professional practice; Development of in-service programs or professional practice educational materials

EVIDENCE may include:

1. Ongoing performance for the criterion at the level of Instructor, and
2. Participation in clinical/operational and departmental committees focused on quality, patient care and satisfaction, evidence-based practices, service delivery, and employee engagement and satisfaction
3. Participation in clinical/operational research, initiation of innovative clinical/operational programs/activities for patient, employees and or community
4. Preceptor for student professional practice experiences
5. Development of new materials or technological advances

Service

CRITERION: Evidence of active participation in professional organizations, and institutional and community service activities

EVIDENCE may include:

1. Membership in the major local, national or international professional organizations for his/he field
2. Participation, as a session presenter or moderator, at one or more professional meetings each year
3. Serve as an occasional peer reviewer for articles in refereed professional/scientific journals
4. Attend committee and business meetings of professional associations
5. Membership on a department committee
6. Provide expert advice/materials for governmental hearing, media events, etc.
7. Individual or committee work with community agencies or groups related to his/her field

Scholarship

CRITERIA: Evidence of being an emerging national or international leader in his/her field; Evidence of consistent and increasing ability to generate and disseminate new knowledge

EVIDENCE may include: 

1. Ongoing performance for the scholarship criterion at the level of assistant professor, and  
2. Authorship/editorship contributions to the scientific literature (textbooks, journal articles, special issues)
3. Authorship/editorship contributions to the education literature (texts, book chapters, book reviews)
4. Principal investigator or co-investigator on at least one externally funded grant or project
5. Leadership role at professional/scientific meetings and/or scholarly activities of professional societies
6. Reviewer or editorial board member of professional/scientific journals recognized by the profession
7. Consistent submission of research funding proposals and maintenance of external support

Teaching and Mentoring

CRITERION: Evidence of consistent and increasing ability to teach effectively at the university level and of potential for educational leadership

EVIDENCE may include:

1. Ongoing performance in teaching for the criterion at the level of assistant professor, and
2. Service as course director
3. Innovative teaching, including creative approaches, new teaching/learning and assessment methods, and more effective ways of engaging students
4. Development of new courses or major redesign of existing courses
5. Recognition within the University as content expert in areas taught
6. Involvement in program and curriculum development
7. Participation in continuing education activities
8. Awards, prizes and other formal honors recognizing outstanding teaching, mentoring, advising or service as a preceptor
9. Peer-reviewed publications on program and curriculum development, teaching, mentoring, advising, supervision of practicum or internships

Professional Practice

CRITERION: Recognized excellence in professional practice

EVIDENCE may include:

1. Ongoing performance for the criteria at the level of assistant professor
2. Documentation of board certification, specialty certification, fellowship status, etc. as appropriate to one’s profession
3. Invited speaker for in-service, professional practice rounds, community functions
4. Coordination of in-services or professional practice rounds
5. Representation of Rush at local, state and national meetings of practitioners
6. Participation in Rush and community health fairs and other community functions, internally and externally

Service

CRITERION: Evidence of consistent and increasing participation in professional organizations, and institutional and community service activities, with potential for leadership role(s)

EVIDENCE may include:

1. Ongoing performance for the criterion at the level of assistant professor
2. Hold fellowship or equivalent senior membership in at least one major professional organization
3. Hold committee, liaison or task force memberships in the major national professional organizations or government advisory panels and task forces
4. Hold leadership positions (officer, committee chair, task force chair) in local, national or international professional associations
5. Help organize, chair or present at invited or refereed sessions at local, national or international associations
6. Peer review panel or editorial board member for professional/scientific journal
7. Hold a leadership position on a college or university committee(s)
8. Participate in major institutional special activities such as program or university accreditation
9. Presentations and liaison to community groups related to his/her field
10. Presentations or submissions for governmental hearings or media events
11. Professional consultations to other organizations in his/her field
12. Participation with voluntary or governmental accreditation/licensing panel(s) for individuals or institutions (e.g., accreditation reviewer, site visitor, examiner)

Scholarship

CRITERIA: Evidence of being an established national or international leader in his/her field; Evidence of consistent ability to generate and disseminate new knowledge

EVIDENCE may include:

1. Ongoing performance for the criteria at the level of associate professor, and
2. Ongoing involvement as principal investigator or co-investigator in funded research, including service as  principal investigator for at least one externally funded project
3. Invitations to speak at national or international professional/scientific meetings
4. Significant involvement as a mentor for scholarship within the college, university and/or profession

Teaching and Mentoring

CRITERION: Evidence of consistent and sustained ability to teach effectively at the university level, and demonstrated educational leadership

EVIDENCE may include:

1. Ongoing performance in teaching for the criterion at the level of associate professor, and
2. Recognition of content expert within and outside of the University
3. Leadership in program and curriculum development
4. Leadership in continuing education activities within or outside of the University
5. Mentoring of junior faculty colleagues for teaching, mentoring and advising

Professional Practice

CRITERION: Recognized excellence in professional practice; Local, state, or national consultation on issues of professional practice 

EVIDENCE may include:

1. Ongoing performance for the criteria at the level of associate professor
2. Instructor for continuing education of other practitioners
3. Invited consultant to other programs, professional associations or health care delivery organizations
4. Leadership in clinical practice task forces, standing committees, quality review committees, or groups focused on evidence-based practices
5. Local, state or national recognition for contributions to professional practice

Service

CRITERION: Evidence of consistent and sustained participation, and demonstrated leadership, in professional organizations, and institutional and community service activities

EVIDENCE may include:

1. Ongoing performance for the criterion at the level of associate professor
2. Service award or other recognition from a major professional organization
3. Officer or committee chair in the major national professional organization(s) or governmental advisory panel(s) most closely related to his/her field
4. Leadership in organizing local, national or international professional meetings
5. Editor or senior member of editorial board for professional journal(s)
6. Chair of college or university committee(s)
7. Lead major institutional special activities such as program or university accreditation
8. Establish and lead liaison activities with community groups or agencies
9. Leadership in government hearing or media events
10. Leadership with voluntary or governmental accreditation/licensing panel(s) for individuals or institutions