Background: The objective of this study was to determine the presence of a set of
prespecified criteria used to assess scientists for promotion and tenure within faculties of …

Objectives: To determine which metrics of scholarly output have the most impact on
decisions for faculty promotion, as new forms of scholarship are evolving at medical schools …

Purpose Clinician–educator faculty are increasing in numbers in academic medical centers,
but their academic advancement is slower than that of research faculty. The authors sought …

Since the publication of the Flexner Report in 1910, the medical education enterprise has
undergone many changes to ensure that medical schools meet a minimum standard for the …

Objective To determine the presence of a set of pre-specified traditional and non-traditional
criteria used to assess scientists for promotion and tenure in faculties of biomedical sciences …

Objective The aim of this study was to gather the opinion of medical practitioners in India
regarding the modifications in the recently released MCI (Medical Council of India) circular …

Objective: Critics of the promotion and tenure system contend that promotion and tenure
may lead to a decline in research productivity (“dead wood phenomena”) by those faculty …

Medical school promotions committees tend to depend heavily on departmental evaluations
of candidates for promotion. Unfortunately, departments often lack clear promotion …

Background A rigorous faculty appointment and promotion (FAP) system is vital for the
success of any academic institution. However, studies examining the FAP system in Asian …

Purpose This paper strives to provide clarity to two of the newer categories of scholarship as
defined by Boyer and Shulman: 1) scholarship of teaching and learning, and 2) scholarship …