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We are initiating the Spring 2008 Faculty Promotion and Tenure Review Cycle for promotions and tenure effective January 1, 2009. Below is the schedule for this year’s process. Note, nomination letters and supporting documents from Division Directors are due in the Chairman's office no later than March 7, 2008. The COM Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure (APT) Guidelines, as well as promotion and tenure packets, individual forms, and sample letters are available on the at the College of Medicine website: http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/com1/faculty/Admin_Affairs.htm. If you have any questions about the promotion review process, please contact Shelly Warters at warterss@musc.edu or 792-0028. |
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| Prior to 3/7/08 | Division Director to approve faculty member’s request | | 3/7/08 | Nomination letter from Division Director addressed to Chairman, applicant’s abbreviated and full CV (COM format), signed personal statement, and names of potential references hand delivered to the Chairman’s office. NOTE: Individuals selected to write the minimum four letters should be non-MUSC faculty in the candidate’s field at the academic rank of professor or its equivalent stature. At least two of these individuals should not be associated with the candidate by having been past mentors / teachers / students / trainees. The candidate may submit to the Chair or Chair’s designee five names of individuals for letters from which two of the required ones may be selected. **Please include detailed and verified contact information.** | | Prior to 3/21/08 | Division Director and applicant will be notified of Chairman’s decision. Promotion or tenure packet will be forwarded to applicant at that time. | | 3/21/08 | Chairman’s office to request reference letters from reviewers. | | 4/11/08 | Completed promotion or tenure packet hand-delivered to the Chairman’s office. | | 4/11/08 | Reference letters due in the Chairman’s office. | | 4/18/08 | Deadline for review of all applications by Psychiatry APT Committee. | | 5/1/08 | Final packets due in the Dean’s office. | | TBA | COM APT Review | | TBA | BOT Final Review and Approval
(Associate Professor and Professor levels only)
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| Overview of Faculty Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure |
Once nominations have been recieved in the Chairman's office, the candidate will be contacted and asked to complete the necessary materials for promotion/tenure, and the Chairman will request reference letters from reviewers outside of MUSC. After a completed promotion/tenure packet has been submitted to the Chairman's office, the division director will present the promotion/tenure proposal to the Psychiatry APT Committee. If approved by the Department's APT Committee, recommendations are then forwarded by the Department Chairman to the Dean of the College of Medicine, who is advised by a College Appointment and Promotion Committee composed of full professors appointed from various departments. The College of Medicine Appointment and Promotion Committee is subdivided into subcommittees with membership appropriate to review qualifications for appointment and promotion within each of the tracks. Final review and approval are made by the full committee. The Dean makes recommendations to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost of the Medical University who is advised by a University Appointment and Promotion Committee. The Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost reviews the dossier and qualifications of the individual and makes recommendations to the President. Appointments and Promotions at the level of associate professor and professor are transmitted to the Board of Trustees for final decision. Although the same information is considered at each level of the review, and previous recommendations are considered, decisions are made independently at each level and decisions may differ. COM APT Guidelines for Appointment and Promotion
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| Sample Nomination Letters Addressed to Department Chairman |
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| Procedure for Promotion of REGULAR and MODIFIED Faculty |
Promotions ordinarily are made twice a year, effective January 1 and July 1. The following information should be submitted (hand-delivered) to the Chairman's office to initiate the Promotion process : |
| 1. Nomination letter from the Division Director addressed to the Chairman (samples above) |
2. Candidate's Full CV (must be in College of Medicine format)
(candidate's name should be BOLDED each time it appears in publication section) |
| 3. Candidate's Abbreviated CV (must be in College of Medicine format) |
| 4. Candidate's Personal Statement (must be signed before submitting) |
| 5a. Candidate's list of 5 Potential Referees ** |
| 5b. Division Director's list of 5 Potential Referees ** |
**FOR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND PROFESSOR LEVELS ONLY. Referees should be non-MUSC faculty in the candidate's field at the academic rank of Professor or its equivalent stature. At least two of these individuals should not be associated with the candidate by having been past mentors/teachers/students/trainees. Please include detailed and verified contact information.**
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| Procedure for Awarding Faculty Tenure (*SPRING APT CYCLE ONLY*) |
| Appointments to Tenure ordinarily are effective on January 1. Recommendations for tenure are submitted to the Dean's Office no later than May 1 annually. The following information should be submitted (hand-delivered) to the Chairman's office to initiate the Tenure process: |
| 1. Nomination letter from the Division Director addressed to the Chairman (samples above) |
| 2. Candidate's Full CV, must be in College of Medicine format (view sample) |
| 3. Candidate's Abbreviated CV, must be in College of Medicine format (view sample) |
| 4. Candidate's Personal Statement, must be signed before submitting (view sample) |
| 5. Names of 5 Potential Referees, please include detailed and verified contact information |
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