Agenda Review of Faculty Tracks Mentoring Committees Third- and Sixth-Year Reviews Tenure Statistics Pre- and Post- “Artman”

Primary Themes Tenure Tracks Investigator / Educator Track, a full-time tenure track for those faculty members in any department whose primary career is in independent, investigator-initiated research and who devote some time to education and service. Investigator Clinician / Educator Track, a full-time tenure track…for those faculty in the clinical departments whose primary career combines independent research with clinical activities and who devote some time to education and service.

Promotion & Tenure  In addition to research and scholarly activities, all tenure track faculty members are required to participate in teaching.  Tenure track faculty members are also expected to contribute to the School of Medicine in a service capacity. They can fulfill this obligation by participating in committee work, internal governance and/or community service.

Primary Themes Full-time, Non-tenure Clinician Investigator / Educator Track, a full-time non-tenure track for those faculty members in clinical departments whose primary career is in the provision of clinical care and who devote a substantial portion of their efforts to teaching, research, and service. Research / Educator Track, a full-time non- tenure track for those faculty members in any department whose primary career is in research, but who devote a portion of their efforts to education and service.

Promotion Full-time, non-tenure  Promotion to the level of Associate Professor in must be considered within the first ten years as a member of the full-time faculty at New York University in the rank and/or ranks of Assistant Professor and Associate Professor. Promotion on either of these tracks will require documentation of: (1) excellence in teaching, research, and/or patient care; (2) evidence of peer recognition; and (3) contributions of service to the school.

Primary Themes Part-Time Tracks Clinical Track, a part-time non-tenure track for those faculty members in clinical departments whose primary career is in the provision of clinical care and who devote some time to teaching, research and/or service. Research Track, a part-time non-tenure track for those faculty involved in part-time or time-limited research in other's laboratories and who devote limited time to teaching and service.

Promotion Part-time Faculty  Clinical Track Faculty members in this track will fulfill a variety of teaching, clinical and service responsibilities in the institution according to the needs of the departments and divisions…[and] will be expected to demonstrate excellence in patient care and teaching, and, when appropriate, to contribute to the service activities of the School of Medicine.  Research Track …In general, promotion for faculty members will be dependent upon the grants of others [and] will be expected to maintain a high level of proficiency and participation in the research program and, when appropriate, may contribute to the educational and service activities of the School of Medicine.

Mentoring Committees and Three and Six Year Reviews

Mentoring Committees All full-time Assistant Professors must have a mentoring committee. The goal of the committee is to provide the junior faculty member with a critical assessment of his/her progress. Two senior faculty, including one from the same department. Meet annually. The committee must provide annual written reports to the faculty member, the department Chair and (where appropriate) the Program Coordinator/Division Director.

LCME Self-Study Regarding Feedback A survey was sent to all junior faculty in April The response rate was 52%. *Believes that mentoring committees should be a requirement.

Third- and Sixth-Year Reviews Reviews are conducted for all full-time faculty The Dean’s office notifies the Chair when a review is due The review is conducted by the Chair and the Departmental Appointments and Promotions Committee If tenure is considered unlikely, the Chair meets with the faculty member to discuss his/her options The Chair notifies the Dean and faculty member of the outcome of the meeting in writing

Notice of Non-reappointment of Non-tenured Tenure-Track Faculty For appointments ending August 31: First year of academic service……………Notice by March 1 Second year of academic service………..Notice by December 15 All others………………………………...….Notice by previous August 31 For appointments ending on a date other than August 31: At least one year’s notice Faculty can request an extension to the following August 31 Request must be in writing and at least 120 days before termination date Information adapted from the NYU Faculty Handbook – Title II, Section XI, paragraph 2. (

Non-reappointment of Non-Tenure Track Faculty Appointment is for no more than one year Appointment terminates automatically No notice of non-reappointment is required Three months’ notice is recommended as a matter of good practice Be attentive to issues of discrimination in documenting reasons for non-reappointment Discuss with Vice Dean for E/F/A for full-time faculty

Tenure Decisions GrantsGrants NIH Grants, including evidence of renewalNIH Grants, including evidence of renewal Peer reviewed publications (especially 1st or last-author publications)Peer reviewed publications (especially 1st or last-author publications) Innovative technologiesInnovative technologies Non-peer reviewed publicationsNon-peer reviewed publications Book chaptersBook chapters AbstractsAbstracts PresentationsPresentations

Summary of Pre-Artman v. Post-Artman Applicants for Tenure: 38% Increase –Pre-Artman: 69 –Post-Artman: 95 Success Rate for All Applicants (Not Statistically Significant) –Pre-Artman: 65% –Post-Artman: 76% Success Rate for Basic Scientists (Not Statistically Significant) –Pre-Artman: 79% –Post-Artman: 89% Success Rate for Clinicians (Not Statistically Significant) –Pre-Artman: 62% –Post-Artman: 68% Difference between basic and clinical success rates not statistically significant pre-Artman, but statistically significant post-Artman (P = 0.02).

Overall Effects of the Artman Report: Success Rates for Pre- and Post-Artman Tenure Applications

Pre-Artman and Post-Artman Tenure Grantees (Basic Science Departments) PrePost Category Mean  SD Median Mean  SD Median # Grants9.91 ± ± # NIH Grants4.27 ± ± $ Amount of grants 3,198,638 ± 3,152,6682,943,069 4,317,331 ± 3,434,4943,791,750 # Peer reviewed publications40.1 ± ± # 1st/last author publications24.6 ± ±

Pre-Artman and Post-Artman Grantees (Clinical Departments) PrePost Category Mean  SD Median Mean  SD Median # Grants*6.03 ± ± # NIH Grants*1.65 ± ± $ Amount of grants 3,331,543 ± 4,744,4201,409,500 5,208,596 ± 6,087,5783,709,375 # Peer reviewed publications*35 7 ± ± # 1st/last author publications*21.0 ± ± * Statistically significant difference between means for pre- v. post-Artman clinical grantees

Characteristics of Basic and Clinical Grantees, Pre- Artman BasicClinical Category Mean  SD Median Mean  SD Median # Grants9.91 ± ± # NIH Grants*4.27 ± ± $ Amount of grants 3,198,638 ± 3,152,6682,943,0693,331,543 ± 4,744,420 1,409,50 0 # Peer reviewed publications40.1 ± ± # 1st/last author publications24.6 ± ± * Statistically significant difference between means for basic v. clinical applicants

Characteristics of Basic and Clinical Grantees, Post- Artman BasicClinical Category Mean  SD Median Mean  SD Median # Grants7.88 ± ± # NIH Grants3.88 ± ± $ Amount of grants 4,317,331 ± 3,434,4943,791,750 5,208,596 ± 6,087,5783,709,375 # Peer reviewed publications47.6 ± ± # 1st/last author publications27.2 ± ± * Statistically significant difference between means for basic v. clinical applicants

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