Clinical Associate Professor of ():  A faculty member who has demonstrated a high level of skill in teaching, advising, and/or mentoring, and as a practitioner, a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and who has contributed actively to clinical and research programs. The individual must have a regional reputation in his/her area of expertise. Scholarly activity will be given positive consideration. Service to the University, its affiliates or to the profession will be given positive consideration where a substantial role can be documented. Appointment at this rank is a term up to 5 years that may be renewed depending on the needs of the department.

Clinical Associate Professor promotion requirements: High Level of Skill in Teaching, Advising, or Mentoring; Regional Reputation; High Level of Skill as Practitioner; Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Active Contributor to Clinical or Research Programs, Teaching/Service Time (100 hours/year)

Positive consideration is given to: Scholarly Activity; Substantial Service Contributions (to University/affiliates/profession); Teaching Leadership; Independent or Collaborative Research Program; External Research Grant Support; National or International Reputation

For promotion at this rank, there are additional DPHB-specific criteria:

(8/2003, revised 6/2017)

The Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior will follow the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University’s criteria for promotion to Clinical Associate Professor. The candidate usually has served several years as Clinical Assistant Professor before being promoted, and sustained teaching of at least 100 hours per year. Faculty are typically promoted at year 7, but the Committee will review readiness for promotion earlier and provide feedback if requested.

All application for promotion will be evaluated by the DPHB Clinical Faculty Promotion Committee to assess the candidates teaching role within the department. Your contact in the Committee is the DPHB Training Director of the program in which you do the majority of your teaching.  You must have at least 100 hours of teaching per year. If you do not have the required teaching role, please contact your training director. Faculty seeking promotion to the rank of Clinical Associate Professor are urged to contact the Committee for guidance early (usually around year 4) in their tenure.

In addition to these University criteria, the DPHB requires that specific academic productivity must also be demonstrated. Candidates will be required to have accomplished specific scholarly activities during the three years prior to promotion. This will consist of a minimum of three major accomplishments, which may include publications, major presentations, or a combination of publications and presentations. The following are activities that the Committee accepts as said scholarly activity; final determination of a candidate’s eligibility for promotion is at the discretion of the Committee.

EXAMPLES:

Publications

• Peer reviewed publication
• A book
• A chapter
• Editor of a book
• Invited articles in professional journals (at discretion of committee)

Presentations

• Academic workshops and presentations outside of Brown Medical School
• Course or presentation or paper at regional or national professional meeting
• CME Presentation outside of Brown system

Outstanding Departmental Contributions

• Developer of major year-long DPHB seminar
• Receipt of a teaching award

Service/Citizenship Contributions

• Service on a DPHB committee (e.g., Residency/Internship/Fellowship Admissions, Diversity Committee, Technology Committee)
• Service on a Medical school committee (e.g. CMFA, Office of Women in Medicine Committees)
• Service on a University committee

Other

• Standing member of editorial board of professional journal
• Board examiner American Board of Professional Psychology
• Standing member of a National Committee in your discipline

Clinical Professor of (): A faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in teaching, advising, and/or mentoring, and as a practitioner, a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and who has contributed actively to clinical or research programs. The individual must have a national reputation in her or her area of expertise. Evidence of scholarly activity is required. Service to the University, its affiliates or to the profession will be given positive consideration where a substantial role can be documented. Appointment at this rank is for a term of up to 5 years that may be renewed depending on the needs of the department.

Clinical Professor promotion requirements: Clinical Service Contributions, Excellence in Teaching, Mentoring, or Advising; Scholarly Activity; National Reputation; High Level of Skill as a Practitioner; Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Teaching/Service Time (100 hours/year)

Positive consideration is given to: Substantial Service Contributions (to University/affiliates/profession); Teaching Leadership; Independent or Collaborative Research Program; External Research Grant Support; International Reputation

Associate Professor of () , Clinician Educator: A faculty member who has demonstrated substantial involvement and documented recognition as excellent in teaching, advising, and/or mentoring, as a practitioner, a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and who has made important contributions to a clinical or research program. The individual must have a regional reputation in his/her area of expertise. Scholarly activity is required. Service to the University, its affiliates or to the profession will be given positive consideration where a substantial role can be documented. Appointment to this rank is for a term of up to 5 years that maybe be renewed depending on the needs of the department.

Associate Professor, Clinician Educator promotion requirements: Substantial Involvement in Teaching,; Excellence as Teacher/Advisor/Mentor; Scholarly Activity; Regional Reputation; Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Teaching/Service Time (200 hours/year).

Positive Consideration will be given to: Substantial Service Contributions (to University/affiliates/profession); Independent or Collaborative Research Program; External Research Grant Support; Teaching Leadership; International or National Reputation

DPHB criteria for promotion to Associate Professor, Clinician Educator:

(8/2003, revised 6/2016)

The Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior will follow the Alpert Medical School of Brown University’s criteria for promotion to Associate Professor, Clinician Educator. The candidate usually has served several years as Assistant Professor, Clinician Educator before being promoted, and sustained teaching of at least 200 hours per year.

All application for promotion will be evaluated by the DPHB Clinical Faculty Promotion Committee to assess the candidates teaching role within the department. Your contact in the Committee is the DPHB Training Director of the program in which you do the majority of your teaching. You must have at least 200 hours of teaching per year. If you do not have the required teaching role, please contact your training director.  Faculty seeking promotion to the rank of Associate Professor, Clinician Educator are urged to contact the Committee for guidance early (usually around year 4) in their tenure.

In addition to these University criteria, the DPHB requires that specific academic productivity must also be demonstrated. Candidates will be required to have accomplished specific scholarly activities during the three years prior to promotion. This will consist of a minimum of three major accomplishments, which may include publications, major presentations, or a combination of publications and presentations. Below are activities that the Committee accepts as said scholarly activity; final determination of a candidate’s eligibility for promotion is at the discretion of the Committee. Additionally, administrative service and citizenship contributions at the DPHB, medical school, and university level are given positive consideration by the committee. 

EXAMPLES:

Publications

• Peer reviewed publication
• A book
• A chapter
• Editor of a book
• Invited articles in professional journals (at discretion of committee)

Presentations

• Academic workshops and presentations outside of Brown Medical School
• Course or presentation or paper at regional or national professional meeting
• CME Presentation outside of Brown system

Outstanding Departmental Contributions

• Developer of major year-long DPHB seminar
• Receipt of a teaching award

Service/Citizenship Contributions

• Service on a DPHB committee (e.g., Residency/Internship/Fellowship Admissions, Diversity Committee, Technology Committee)
• Service on a Medical school committee (e.g. CMFA, Office of Women in Medicine Committees)
• Service on a University committee

Other

• Standing member of editorial board of professional journal
• Board examiner American Board of Professional Psychology
• Standing member of a National Committee in your discipline

Professor, Clinician Educator promotion requirements: Substantial Involvement in Teaching; Excellence in Teaching/Advising/Mentoring; Scholarly Activity; National Reputation; Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Teaching/Service Time (200 hours/year)

Positive consideration is given to: Substantial Service Contributions (to University/affiliates/profession); Independent or Collaborative Research Program; External Research Grant Support; Teaching Leadership; International Reputation

Promotion decisions are based on whether the faculty member meets Brown University criteria for the next faculty rank. This decision is based on multiple criteria, including national or international reputation (determined in part by letters from external referees), publications, external funding for research, participation on NIH review committees, leadership roles in national/international professional organizations, teaching, hospital administration/leadership and clinical work. There is no exact formula for summarizing these multiple criteria. Rather each individual faculty member is evaluated on his/her own merits and the judgment of the Promotions Committee as to how well the faculty member’s work corresponds to the Brown University criteria and to other DPHB faculty who have recently been promoted to that rank.

It should be noted that different departments within the Warren Alpert Medical School have different ways of operationalizing the Brown University criteria. Some departments are more stringent that others. The DPHB tends to be one of the most stringent in evaluating faculty for promotion. The DPHB promotions committee consists of a rotating subset of the full Professors on the academic faculty within the department. Promotion decisions are first approved at the departmental level, and those forwarded by the department are then reviewed at the University level. The process usually requires the better part of the academic year.

To assist in the decision process for promotion to Associate or full Professor, a list of 12 external referees is compiled, half supplied by the candidate and half chosen by the department. These referees are scholars in the candidate’s area of expertise, holding at least the academic rank for which the candidate is being considered. They are explicitly asked to address the specific appointment/promotion criteria described below. It is expected that the letters will be universally positive.

Given the above, the following represent an attempt to provide some additional specificity regarding appointment and promotion criteria in the DPHB. However, it should be CLEARLY noted that these are rough guidelines and represent neither absolute requirements, nor sufficient evidence for promotion. Also, please note that this document does not address salary issues associated with specific faculty ranks or promotions. Those issues are dealt with at each individual institution.

Brown University criteria are presented in italics.

Instructor of ():  A faculty member who has completed training in his/her area of specialization and will have demonstrated the potential to interact effectively through teaching, advising, and/or mentoring undergraduates, graduate students, medical students, postdoctoral trainees, or residents and fellows, and who has demonstrated an interest in scholarship.  Appointment at this rank is limited to two 2-year terms depending on the needs of the department. 

Instructor of () (Research):  A faculty member who has demonstrated research potential. Appointment at this rank is limited to one 2-year term.

• DPHB – all faculty who do not meet criteria for Assistant Professor.

Assistant Professor of ():  A faculty member who has demonstrated ability as a teacher, advisor, and/or mentor of undergraduates, graduate students, of medical students, postdoctoral trainees, residents, or fellows and who has demonstrated potential for scholarship in their chosen discipline. Faculty must designate their track by the beginning of the third term. Appointment at this rank is limited to three 3-year terms depending on the needs of the department. 

Assistant Professor of () (Research):  A faculty member who has demonstrated potential or ability for conducting high-quality research as evidenced by scholarly publication in peer-reviewed journals, grant funding, and/or professional service to the outside scientific community. Appointment at this rank is for a term up to 3 years that may be renewed depending on the needs of the department.

• DPHB – We generally expect Assistant Professors (academic) to have five or more publications at the time of initial appointment including at least one as first author, or an NIH career development award, and to have established strong potential to develop as an independent investigator.

Associate Professor of (), Research Scholar Track:  Faculty member who has established an independent or collaborative, productive research program, supported by external peer-reviewed grants and having a reasonable assurance of continuity or productivity. A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is required. A continuous record of highly regarded research publications since the previous appointment or promotion is required. The individual must have a national reputation in his/her area of research. A demonstrated record of excellence in teaching, advising, and/or mentoring is expected. Excellent clinical skills will be given positive consideration. Service contributions to the University, its affiliates and the profession will be given positive consideration where a substantial role can be documented. Appointment at this rank is for a term of up to 5 years that may be renewed depending on the needs of the department.

• DPHB – demonstration of an “independent or collaborative productive research program” typically requires a reasonable rate and quantity of publication of which a sufficient number are first author publications to establish the faculty member’s independence or unique contribution. Both quantity and journal quality are considered. The critical factor is that the faculty member’s CV must clearly demonstrate that they have made a substantive contribution to the field. Most faculty promoted at this level will typically have at least 25 publications, with a sufficient number as first author. Data regarding successful DPHB promotions from Assistant to Associate Professor Rank between 2009-2010 and 2014-2015 are in the appendix.

Faculty promoted to this level will also have a record of independent or collaborative funding as PI (usually NIH) and will typically have current grant funding as PI. Other evidence of a “national” reputation (referee letters, positions in national organizations, editorial boards, etc.) as noted in the Brown University description are also highly valued. In this track, faculty are expected to have an active teaching role in the department and to receive high quality teaching evaluations. Typically, DPHB faculty are promoted to Associate rank in this track after 6-9 years at Assistant level. Years at Assistant level at another institution are counted.

Associate Professor of () (Research):  A faculty member who has established an independent or collaborative, productive research program, with a reasonable assurance of continuity or productivity. The individual must have a national reputation in his/her area of research and a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion​​​​. Teaching, advising, and/or mentoring and service contributions to the University, its affiliates or the profession will be given positive consideration where a substantial role can be documented. Appointment at this rank is for a term of up to 5 years that may be renewed depending on the needs of the department.

• DPHB – Faculty promoted to this level will also have a record of independent or collaborative funding as PI (usually NIH) and will typically have current grant funding as PI. Teaching role and evaluations are not required, but are positively considered. Otherwise, same criteria as Associate Professor (non (Research)). Typically, DPHB faculty are promoted to Associate rank in (Research) track after 6-10 years at Assistant level. Years at Assistant level at another institution are counted.

Professor of (), Research Scholar Track:  A faculty member who has established an independent or collaborative productive research program supported primarily by sustained, significant, external, peer-reviewed grants and has demonstrated a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. For faculty in disciplines where collaborative, team-based research is the norm, the contribution should be substantive and distinct. A continuous record of highly regarded research publications since the last appointment or promotion is required. The individual must have an international reputation in his/her area of research. A record of excellence in teaching, advising, and/or mentoring is expected. Excellent clinical skills will be given positive consideration. Service contributions to the University, its affiliates and the profession will be given positive consideration where a substantial role can be documented. Appointment at this rank is for a term of up to 5 years that may be renewed depending on the needs of the department.

• DPHB – same types of criteria as promotion to Associate Professor but criteria for promotion to full Professor require greater and continued evidence of a sustained contribution to the field. To be promoted to full Professor, faculty should be recognized as international leaders in their field of research, as documented by publications, grants, and national/international recognition. Documentation of a sustained line of research focus is essential. Substantial teaching roles and outstanding teaching evaluations are also required. Faculty promoted to this rank are expected to typically have at least 50 publications (first authorship and journal quality are also important, senior-authored publications are given positive consideration), several large scale grants (typically NIH RO1) and have served on national review committees. A history of continuing productivity since appointment as Associate Professor is also required. Departmental and University service is also considered. Summary statistics of faculty promoted to Professor in the Research Scholar or (Research) tracks from 2009-2015 are presented in the appendix. Typically, DPHB faculty are promoted to Professor in this track after 5-9 years at Associate level. Years at Associate level at another institution are counted.

Professor of () (Research):  A faculty  member who has established an independent or collaborative program of high-quality productive research program support by sustained, significant, external, peer-reviewed grants and who has continued to demonstrate research productivity since the previous appointment or promotion. For faculty in disciplines where collaborative, team-based research is the norm, the contribution should be substantive and distinct. A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is required. An international reputation for research in his/her area of expertise is required. Teaching, advising, and/or mentoring and service contributions to the University, its affiliates and the profession will be given positive consideration where a substantial role can be documented. Appointment at this rank is for a term of up to 5 years that may be renewed depending on the needs of the department.

• DPHB – same as Professor in Research Scholar Track except teaching/advising/mentoring not required (but given positive consideration). Typically, DPHB faculty in (Research) track are promoted to Professor after 7-10 years at Associate level. Years at Associate level at another institution are counted.

Associate Professor of (), Teaching Scholar Track:  A faculty member who has assumed a major educational role in a University-sponsored or affiliated program and who exhibits excellence and innovation in teaching and has demonstrated a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. The individual must have a national reputation in his/her area of expertise. A continuous record of scholarship since the last appointment or promotion is expected. Excellent clinical skills will be given positive consideration. Service contributions to the University, its affiliates or the profession will be given positive consideration where a substantial role can be documented. Appointment at this rank is for a term of up to 5 years that may be renewed depending on the needs of the department.

• DPHB – major teaching role as specified by Brown University guidelines, plus a substantial record of publication. Outstanding teaching evaluations in all types of teaching activities are a requirement. It is expected that the candidate will typically have 25 or more scholarly publications. The teaching scholar differs from research scholar in that empirical peer-reviewed publications are not the only type considered – publications that focus on educational issues are considered positively as well. Similarly, teacher scholars are not required to have independent research funding, but grant activity, particularly related to teaching activities, is viewed favorably. Needs some external evidence of teaching/educational skills (e.g. conference workshops, invited educational presentations, externally reviewed teaching/curriculum materials, and leadership roles in educational functions of professional organizations. Clinical/hospital administration activities positively considered. Typically, DPHB faculty in this track are promoted to Associate Professor after 6-9 years at Associate level. Years at Assistant level at another institution are counted.

Professor of (), Teaching Scholar Track:  A faculty member who has exceptional teaching skills and who has continued to lead educational programs. Excellence and innovation in teaching and a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is required. The individual must have a national reputation as an educator in his/her area of expertise. A continuous record of scholarship since the last appointment or promotion is expected.  Excellent clinical skills will be given positive consideration. Service contributions to the University, its affiliates or the profession will be given positive consideration where a substantial role can be documented. Appointment at this rank is for a term of up to 5 years that may be renewed depending on the needs of the department.

• DPHB – same types of criteria as promotion to Associate Professor, Teaching Scholar Track, but full Professor promotion should have evidence of national/international reputation as teacher scholar. Continuous substantial teaching roles and outstanding teaching evaluations are required. Faculty should also demonstrate continuous scholarly publications since appointment as Associate Professor. Most faculty promoted to this level will have external evidence that they are regarded as a national/international education leader, a record of typically 50 or more scholarly publications with a substantial number as first author and a major clinical/administrative role in the department or hospital. Typically, DPHB faculty in this track are promoted to Professor after 6-10 years at Associate level. Years at Associate level at another institution are counted.

DPHB Promotion Data from 2009-2015: Publications at time of promotion nomination

 Assistant to Associate promotion, in Research Scholar Track and (Research)

 Associate to full Professor promotion, in Research Scholar Track and (Research)