1. School of Medicine Promotion-Guidelines and Tips
How do I successfully get there??

2. KEY ISSUES TO CONSIDER FOR A SUCCESSFUL GROWTH AND PROMOTION
You OWN your promotion. You must be actively involved in the process!!!
You CANNOT do it on your own. You MUST have a mentor or a group of mentors who will help you reach that goal.
You MUST start building your promotion packet EARLY.
You MUST take advantage of all resources available to you (Neurology Department, Brain Health Center, School of Medicine, etc…).

3. 2017 School of Medicine Promotion Guidelines-A few facts
Based on AREAS OF DISTINCTION
Scholarship
Education
Professional Service
Offer more flexibility than previous guidelines
Tenure is uncoupled from promotion
No more “tracks”-Choice of “area of distinction” is flexible (can be set only at the time of promotion, if needed)
Your area of distinction can change over time
Tenure clock extended to 11 years in rank

4. Minimum Number of Years in one Rank Before Going up for Promotion to the Next Rank
Instructor to Assistant Professor
One year
Assistant Professor to Associate Professor
Five years
Associate Professor to Professor
Four years

5. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, NON-TENURED

6. EXAMPLES OF BENCHMARKS- Scholarship and Teaching

7. EXAMPLES OF BENCHMARKS- Professsional Services
Institutional/Regional Services
National/International Services

8. NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL VS INSTITUTIONAL/REGIONAL BENCHMARKS
National/International visibility bears significant weight in all areas of distinction
Use your senior mentors and mentoring team to help you get access to national/international committees, editorial boards, study sections etc….
It can be frustrating to try this on your own!!!
Develop efficient mentoring and network strategies

9. YOUR CV MUST BE COMPLETE, CLEAR AND DESIGNED TO HIGHLIGHT YOUR STRENGTHS
Your CV must be prepared according to the School of Medicine Guidelines
Build yourself a file in which you save in everything that can be used towards your Scholarship, Education or Profesional Service activities
DO NOT WAIT AFTER YEARS IN RANK TO BUILD YOUR CV IN THE PROPER WAY. IT WILL BECOME THE PILLAR OF YOUR PROMOTION PACKET!!!

10. Resources you must take advantage of to build a successful promotion packet?
Your MENTOR or MENTORING team. This is a key resource you cannot do without.
Neurology Faculty Development website
School of Medicine Faculty Development website
Attend faculty development lectures offered by School of Medicine-Register early for SOM faculty development lectures
Attend bimonthly workshops organized by Neurology Faculty Development Committee
Next session-Friday, November 02, 9:00 AM, EP12 Seminar Room
Why is Mentoring so Critical for my Successful Promotion?

11. Another important Resource: Neurology Faculty Development Committee Members
Anderson, Aaron, Stroke, Assistant Professor
Buetefisch, Cathrin, Rehab and Movement Disorders, Professor
Fasano, Rebecca, Epilepsy, Assistant Professor
Glass, Jonathan, Neuromuscular, Professor
Goldstein, Felicia, Neuropsychology, Professor
Greene, Jim, General, Associate Professor
Harrisson, Taylor, Neuromuscular, Associate Professor
Holbrook, Christina, Program administrator
Loring, David, Neuropsychology, Professor
Smith, Yoland, Movement Disorders, Professor, vice-chair faculty development
Trotti, Lynn-Marie, Sleep, Associate Professor
Tyor, William, General/VA, Professor
Wichmann, Thomas, Movement Disorders, Professor
Wingo, Thomas, Cognitive, Assistant Professor
Yepes, Manuel, Stroke, Professor

12. Additional Departmental Resources you can take advantage of
Faculty Development Committee
Individual meeting with vice-chair Faculty Development
The vice-chair will set up a one-to-one meeting with all faculty in their first six months of hiring in the Neurology Department. Go over promotion process in the Emory School of Medicine and identify resources available.
Meetings with pairs of faculty development committee members every 1.5 year
Be responsive when contacted by faculty members to set these meetings up. They represent an excellent opportunity to update your CV and thoroughly assess what you have achieved and what you need to achieve to move successfully towards promotion.
Submit your CV for discussion by the Neurology Appointment & Promotion Committee
This will be available to faculty who have been in rank as Assistant Professor for ~4-6 years. Further assessment of strengths and weaknesses of your CV. Identify issues you must specifically work on.

13. Can I still go up for Promotion under the 2011 guidelines?
Yes, if you have been hired before September 2015
The end date for promotion under the old guidelines is September 2020 (ie your promotion packet must be submitted by fall 2019). Any request for promotion that will start in September 2021 and later will be reviewed under the promotion guidelines.
If you consider to use the 2011 guidelines, discuss it with your mentoring team and meet with vice-chair of faculty development (Yoland Smith; to make sure it is the best path forward.

14. TAKE-HOME MESSAGES ABOUT YOUR FUTURE PROMOTION
It must be an important goal of your academic development.
It cannot be achieved on your own. It is a team work you’re the leader of.
You must take advantage of all available resources.
You must start building your path towards promotion early.
YOU OWN YOUR PROMOTION!!!!