1. Faculty Success and Career Advancement at UKCOM
Greg Jicha, M.D., Ph.D.
Vice Chair Academic Affairs, Department of Neurology
Chair, UKCOM APT Committee
University of Kentucky College of Medicine

2. First off, we all want you to succeed, & think you will succeed or we wouldn’t have hired you
We are here to guarantee your success!
We can’t succeed without you succeeding!
Academic success can mean many things…
Historical primary themes include:
Clinical care
Education
Research
Other areas include administrative roles, quality improvement, and resource utilization

3. How promotion works?
Regular and Special Title Series are “tenure track”
This means you have official 2 year & 4 year reviews and then have to advance to next rank by year 7
These reviews are reviewed up to the level of the provost
Clinical Title Series
Reviewed departmentally on an annual basis
Do not need 2 & 4 year reviews
No timetable for advancement, although we typically consider the general timetable to be the same at 7 years

4. Know your goals and keep your eye on them!
Each Department has a Statement of Evidences
Set of guidelines for promotion
You need to know these now, and keep them in mind at each yearly review!
They dictate the goals you need to meet for academic success within your unique departments.

5. Think about your DOE?
This is about what work you have been hired for. What kind of work you want to do? Where you will succeed, and where you may fail? Shape this continuously!

6. Keep up your CV and please reformat in the UKCOM style
It is almost impossible to rebuild a CV from memory
You will clearly leave things out that you want credit for
The UK format CV is a tool to use to make sure you don’t miss a thing.
Remember, you are not expected to be everything, only what is in your DOE and Job description
Link to UKCOM CV Template

7. The goal is extending your reach…

8. Resources available to you…
Everything you need can be found at:
documents
You also need a mentor to guide you…
Dept Chair
Senior faculty member in your Dept
Michael Rowland can help you find you one
I can help with any issues you have…