Requirements for Appointment/Promotion for Active Faculty at each rank
Promotion requires a traditional balance of activities: research, education, clinical practice and service
| Rank | Rank Category | Tenured/ non-tenured |
Categories of Excellence for promotion: Teaching |
Scholarly Activity Recognition/Reputation Scholarly activity |
| Instructor | Junior | Non-tenured |
First faculty rank appointment given after postgraduate training Potential for development in one area of excellence |
Not Applicable |
| Assistant Professor | Junior | Non-tenured |
Appointment might be given as a first appointment to clinical faculty after fellowship training and Board certification Promotion from Instructor must display development in one area and demonstrate potential for development in two areas of excellence |
Evidence of Scholarly activity |
| Associate Professor | Senior | Tenured | Requires two areas of Excellence on which to be promoted | Requires local/regional recognition scholarly activity |
| Professor | Senior | Tenured | Requires three areas of Excellence on which to be promoted | Requires national/international recognition/ scholarly activity |
Tenured appointments/promotions do not require reappointment
There should be a five year minimum before promotion from junior to senior ranks and between senior ranks
Requirements for Appointment/Promotion for Non-Primary (Adjunct, Visiting or Emeritus) and Joint Faculty Appointments at RMC
- No path for promotion. Appointments are non-tenured and limited.
- Adjunct and visiting ranks should be appointed to reflect the faculty member's rank at their primary institution
- Joint appointment should match the rank of the primary appointment (whether active or adjunct) in respective department/college at Rush University
- Emeritus rank reflects the last senior rank faculty member held at Rush prior to emeritus appointment