3.3.F. Specific/Supplemental Criteria for Clinical Professors

1. Appointment as Clinical Professor

Appointment to the rank of Clinical Professor will be reserved for individuals who have demonstrated exceptional performance in clinical care, teaching, administration and/or scholarship and who are widely recognized as leaders in their field.  There must be evidence that these individuals have attained national recognition as superior clinicians, teachers, institutional leaders and/or scholars, that they have demonstrated continuing excellence and progressive maturation as physicians and teachers, and that they will successfully fill the programmatic need for which the appointment is made and will continue to make outstanding contributions to their discipline and to the School.  They may be recognized nationally as leaders of the health care system or of organizational change and measurement of health care systems.

The initial term of appointment will generally be for five years.

2. Reappointment as Clinical Professor

Reappointment at the rank of Clinical Professor will be reserved for individuals who have demonstrated exceptional performance in clinical care, teaching, administrative and/or scholarly activities during their term of appointment as Clinical Professor and who are widely recognized as leaders in their field.  There must be evidence that these individuals have attained national recognition as superior clinicians, teachers, institutional leaders and/or scholars, that they have demonstrated continuing excellence and progressive maturation as physicians and teachers, and that they will successfully continue to fill the programmatic need for which the appointment is made and to make outstanding contributions to their discipline and to the School.  They may be recognized nationally as leaders of the health care system or of organizational change and measurement of health care systems.

The term of reappointment will generally be for five years and may be renewed (based on fulfillment of the applicable criteria and subject to continuing programmatic need) for an unlimited number of subsequent terms.

3. Promotion to Clinical Professor

Promotion to the rank of Clinical Professor in the Clinician Educator Line will be reserved for individuals who have demonstrated exceptional performance in clinical care, teaching, administrative and/or scholarly activities during their terms as Clinical Associate Professor and who are widely recognized as leaders in their field.  There must be evidence that these individuals have attained national recognition as superior clinicians, teachers, institutional leaders and/or scholars and that they have demonstrated continuing excellence and progressive maturation as physicians and teachers, and that they will successfully continue to fill the programmatic need for which the appointment is made and to make outstanding contributions to their discipline and to the School.  They may be recognized nationally as leaders of the health care system or of organizational change and measurement of health care systems.  In special cases, other factors may be considered for promotion for individuals who do not have national prominence, including extraordinary contributions in such broadly defined areas as teaching and clinical excellence, innovation, program building, scholarship and/or administrative activities.

The term of appointment for this promotion will be for five years and may be renewed (based on fulfillment of the applicable criteria and subject to continuing programmatic need) for an unlimited number of subsequent terms.