Faculty Promotions

To be considered for promotion, a faculty member must, at a minimum, demonstrate ongoing scholarly activity and unequivocal peer recognition in at least one of the four areas of research, clinical care, education, or administrative service and leadership. All faculty members must have a commitment to the academic activities of the School of Medicine.

To be promoted to Associate Professor or Clinical Associate Professor, a faculty member must present evidence of peer recognition for excellence on at least a regional level (outside of Northwell Health in NY/NJ/PA/any New England state). To be promoted to Professor or Clinical Professor, a faculty member must present evidence of peer recognition for excellence at the national and/or international level and evidence of mentorship of faculty and peers.

A candidate’s application for promotion should demonstrate ongoing, impactful activity that is aligned with the mission of the School of Medicine. Whether a candidate meets the criteria for promotion will be evaluated based on the number and/or significance of the activities presented in one’s application.

Requirements

A successful candidate must demonstrate excellence in at least one of the four areas outlined below: research, clinical, education, and service administration/leadership. In addition to providing peer letters of support attesting to a candidate’s regional or national reputation, examples of evidence that support academic promotion include, but are not limited to:

  1. Ongoing commitment to basic, clinical research, clinical trials, or health outcomes research, as evidenced by authorship in peer-reviewed journals, and/or books or book chapters, and/or inventions or patents.
  2. Ongoing peer-reviewed grant support from external agencies.
  3. Peer recognition for research, as evidenced, for example, by:
    1. authorship in scholarly peer-reviewed journals;
    2. invited presentations or invitations to serve as moderator;
    3. editorial board membership;
    4. study section membership;
    5. journal reviewership;
    6. chapter authorship;
    7. inventions or patents;
    8. invitation to serve on the planning committee of a research meeting;
    9. membership of an institutional review board committee;
    10. research awards.
  1. Ongoing commitment to clinical excellence
  2. Peer recognition as an outstanding clinician, as evidenced, for example, by:
    1. invited presentations at regional, national and/or international conferences;
    2. record of peer-reviewed and/or invited publications;
    3. editorial board membership;
    4. journal reviewership;
    5. chapter authorship;
    6. creation or leadership of a clinical consultation service or specialized clinical service that draws regional, national and/or international attention;
    7. patient referrals at the regional or national/international level;
    8. evaluations of outstanding clinical competency identified by professional organizations;
    9. clinical consultation at regional or national/international level.
  3. Clinical scholarship as evidenced, for example, by:
    1. participation in/leadership of national committees developing practice guidelines and standards of care;
    2. participation in clinical research protocols.
  1. Ongoing commitment to teaching medical students, residents, pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellows, the community, and/or other educational programs of the School of Medicine or Northwell as evidenced by:
    1. teaching in courses, rounds, or as a preceptor or lab mentor;
    2. development or leadership of curricular courses or graduate school conferences;
    3. qualitative testimonials and quantitative, objective evaluations from learners as to teaching excellence;
    4. teaching awards;
    5. commentary based upon direct observation
  2. Peer recognition as an outstanding teacher, as evidenced, for example, by:
    1. invitations to speak or moderate in the area of education research;
    2. record of peer-reviewed and/or invited publications;
    3. service as an invited committee member of professional organizations;
    4. grant reviewership;
    5. journal reviewership;
    6. education grants;
    7. leadership in medical education organizations at the regional or national/international level.
  3. Demonstration of excellence in medical education using skills acquired in, for example:
    1. an advanced degree program such as MS or EdD;
    2. a certificate course or formal professional development course dedicated to medical education training.
  1. Ongoing commitment to leadership and leadership development in academic medicine, as evidenced by:
    1. senior administrative leadership positions;
    2. curriculum development of leadership programs;
    3. leadership positions in medical societies relevant to field.
  2. Peer recognition as an outstanding leader, as evidenced, for example, by:
    1. invited presentations;
    2. record of peer-reviewed and/or invited publications;
    3. service as an officer or on committees of professional organizations;
    4. awards recognizing achievement in leadership.
  3. Demonstration of leadership in clinical or administrative programs using skills acquired in, for example:
    1. an advanced degree program such as MBA, MPH, or MHA;
    2. a regionally or nationally recognized leadership course.

Distinguished Clinician Pathway

For faculty members who have been employed by Northwell for a minimum of twenty years and whose qualifications do not meet the criteria of the other four pillars for promotion.

For Assistant Professors applying to the Associate Professor rank only.

  1. Service to Northwell Health for a minimum of 20 years.  If there was a break in employment, the total number of years employed by Northwell will be counted.  Training years do not count toward the total.
  2. Local reputation as an outstanding clinician, teacher and/or scholar in dedicated area of expertise as evidenced, for example, by:
    • 1. awards/honors
    • 2. commentary based upon direct observation
    • 3. invitations to present or moderate at local, regional or national meetings regarding area of expertise
  3. Contributions and service to the department, institution and/or community that contributes to the mission of Northwell Health and the values of the School of Medicine
  4. Demonstration of citizenship and professionalism in all aspects of one’s work
  5. Appointment as an Assistant Professor at the Zucker School of Medicine for a minimum of five years
  1. Letter of support from departmental Chair
  2. CV in the Zucker SOM template
  3. 3 letters of support
    • At least 1 letter must be from an external reference outside of Hofstra/Northwell