Trends in Tenure and Promotion Policies and Practices in U.S. Medical Schools: A Webinar on Recent Research Findings

The Group on Faculty Affairs (GFA) and Council of Faculty and Academic Societies (CFAS) Present:

Trends in Tenure and Promotion Policies and Practices in U.S. Medical Schools: A Webinar on Recent Research Findings

Wednesday, June 7, 2023
3:00-4:00 PM EST

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Appointment, promotion, and tenure policies and practices are key tools for faculty diversity, equity, vitality, well-being, and success. The system of academic tenure has been in place for more than 100 years; the vast majority of U.S. medical schools offer tenure-track and tenured appointments to at least some of their faculty. And yet the majority of individual faculty members in medical schools are not on the tenure-track. Is tenure relevant in today's environment in academic medicine or not? How are schools innovating their policies in a rapidly changing economic, political, and social environment?

Based on data from the AAMC’s 2022 Survey on Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Policies and AAMC’s Faculty Roster, this session will address the following topics:

  • Prevalence of tenure employment systems at U.S. MD-granting medical schools;
  • Frequency of tenured and tenure-track appointments for basic science and clinical faculty
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion criteria in faculty promotion and tenure standards
  • Flexibility in faculty policies
  • Future innovations and trends
  1. Identify trends in U.S. medical schools' policies and practices in faculty appointment, promotion, and tenure
  2. Understand approaches of incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion criteria in promotion and tenure standards
  3. Investigate how participants' own institutional policies compare to national norms and trends

Questions?

Michelle Oliva, PMP
Constituent Engagement Director

Michelle Weston
Administrative Specialist