Presentation: Securing Tenure Speaker: Sandra Degen, Ph.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Chair for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Research, University of Cincinnati Meeting: Physician-Scientist Career Development Meeting, New York Academy of Sciences, November 3-5, 2010 Hear an audio presentation of this talk at http://community.sciencecareers.org/ctscinet/groups/sessions/2010/12/securing-tenure.php

1. “SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES FOR
THE PHYSICIAN SCIENTIST”
Sandra J. Degen, PhD
Martin Blaser, MD
Lisa Guay-Woodford, PhD
November 4, 2010

2. “TIME MANAGEMENT”
Martin Blaser, MD
Frederick H. King Professor of
Internal Medicine, Chair of Medicine
Professor of Microbiology
New York University School of Medicine

3. “Clinical & Translational Science
Awards Program: What can it do for
you”
Lisa Guay-Woodford, MD
Professor and Vice Chair of Genetics
CTSA Director
University of Alabama, Birmingham

4. “SECURING TENURE”
Sandra J. Degen, PhD
Associate Chair for Academic Affairs
Dept. of Pediatrics
Vice President for Research
University of Cincinnati & Cincinnati
Children’s Medical Center

5. WHAT DOES TENURE MEAN?
It is important to know what tenure
means at your institution
• Historic academic aspiration
• Permanent faculty line?
• Does it apply to affiliated faculty?

6. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
• Timing
• Promotion without tenure?
• Criteria
• Process
• Dossier
• Tips for success

7. TIMING
• When does process start
• When is promotion/tenure effective?
• Time out policies for dependent care, etc

8. ARE PROMOTION & TENURE
LINKED
• In some institutions one can be promoted
to Associate Professor separate from
tenure decision
• If so, you might meet promotion criteria
before tenure criteria
• Need to ask

9. RPT
CRITERIA

10. DOCUMENTS
• Department RPT Review Process
• Department Format for CV
• Department RPT Criteria
• College of Medicine, Criteria for RPT

11. AREAS OF CONTRIBUTION
• Clinical service
• Teaching/mentoring
• Research/scholarly activity
• Service
• Leadership
• Professionalism

12. Tenure Track versus Other Tracks
• Independence
• First or senior author on publications
of important, novel work
• Substantial extramural funding (ie NIH) as PI
• National/international reputation
• Demonstrate continuous funding
• Development of scientific collaborations

13. RPT
PROCESS

14. LEVELS OF REVIEW
Division Director
Department RPT Committee
Department Chair
College of Medicine RPT Committee
Dean, College of Medicine
Provost
President of University
Board of Trustees of University

15. YOUR DEPARTMENTAL
COMMITTEE
• Find out who is on the committee
• Find a member who can give you advise

16. RPT
DOSSIER

17. DOCUMENTS in DOSSIER
• Letters of recommendation (internal)
• Letters of recommendation (external)
• Self Statement
• CV
• Annual Reviews

18. DOSSIER
• Letters are important
• CV is important
• document everything
• don’t minimize what you do
• don’t assume the committees knows
anything about you
• Your self statement is important for making
important issues clearer

19. TIPS FOR SUCCESS

20. TIPS FOR SUCCESS
Human Relations
• Work WITH your chair
• Ask for Chair’s advise and guidance
• Mentors, mentors, mentors
• Networking
• Get to know “important” people

21. TIPS FOR SUCCESS
Research
• Work hard; learn new things
• Be productive
• Publish, publish, publish
• Protect time for scholarly activity

22. TIPS FOR SUCCESS
Grant Writing
• Take advantage of grant writing
workshops
• Ask for help
• Pre-review of grants by your mentors
• Grant writing IS an art
• Initially small grants are good
• Diversify grant portfolio

23. TIPS FOR SUCCESS
Grants and Grant Reviews
• If you do not try you will not get a grant
• Recycle grants
• Don’t give up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Be responsive to reviews

24. TIPS FOR SUCCESS
• Take advantage of being young
• Focus, focus, focus
• Be proactive; look out for yourself
• Don’t give up
• Money and publications
• Know expectations
• Mentors