1. FAP (Fac Appt & Prom) Summary: CV Bootcamp, 2015
Kitt Shaffer, MD PhD FACR,
Chair BUSM FAP Committee
Vice-Chair for Education in Radiology
Professor of Radiology

2. Committee Administration Trang Tran
Manager of Faculty Actions
Office of the Dean and Provost, BUSM

3. Committee members Chair, Kitt Shaffer MD PhD FACR, Professor Radiology
Vice-Chair, Harold Lazar MD, Professor Surgery
Karen Antman MD, Provost and Dean
Tsuneya Ikezu MD PhD, Professor Pharmacology*
Michael Sherman PhD, Professor of Biochemistry*
Elizabeth Barnett MD, Professor Pediatrics
Emelia Benjamin MD, Professor Cardiovascular Medicine
Robert Stern PhD, Professor Neurology/Neurosurgery
Jennifer Vasterling PhD, Professor Psychiatry (VA)
Mieke Verfaellie PhD, Professor Psychiatry (VA, Alternate)
*new members, Jan 2015

4. Appointment & Promotions procedures
Associate or Professors reviewed/presented by a committee member in detail
discussed by group
final approval by President Brown
Assistant and Instructor generally approved without discussion unless issues raised

5. Key components Assistant Associate Professor reputation Local National
(should make selection of 6 arm’s length letters easy)
Nat’l/International
scholarship
1 peer-rev paper
generally 20+, depends on quality and impact
(shift from 1st to last author begins)
generally 30s-40s
depends on quality and impact
(more last than 1st authorship)

6. What does the president say?
LETTERS are the first thing he looks at!!!
LETTERS that are strong can overcome virtually any apparent deficits in the CV

7. ideal letters NOT from any program where applicant trained
NOT from anyone who knows the applicant very well personally
NOT from mentors, collaborators

8. ideal letters-where to find them
Chairs of national committees on which applicant serves
Editors or section editors of journals for which applicant reviews
People who invite the applicant to speak at a national course, or be a visiting professor
Speakers at conferences at which applicant also spoke

9. Summary Data: Assoc Professor, unmodified since 12/11
mean 28
range 17-60
median 25
N=40
N=15
(27%)

10. Summary Data: Professor, unmodified since 12/11
mean 57
range
median 47
N=24
N=8
(25%)