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Tenure Track

FACULTY in the Tenure Track demonstrate excellence in basic or clinical research and teaching and, if clinically active, have notable expertise in the care of patients or in the evaluation of diseases and therapy. Active participation in the teaching/training programs of the department or a discipline is essential. Contributions to the service and/or administrative aspects of the department and/or programs are valuable, and are recognized in the promotion process. With rare exceptions, faculty appointed in the tenure track have a doctoral degree and post-doctoral training. Academic rank reflects the individual's educational background and training, primary interests and commitments, and experience and accomplishments. The ascending order of rank parallels increasing qualifications: Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor. Tenure is usually granted to a faculty member only at the Associate Professor and Professor levels. All tenure track faculty members in clinical departments with clinical responsibilities requiring licensure/certification shall have a 10 year probationary period except for faculty members who elected under the 1993-1995 agreement to retain a 7 year probationary period. All other tenure track faculty have 7 years to qualify for tenure. The tenure application process for faculty with 10 year probationary periods commences in 8 ½ years. For faculty with 7 year probationary periods, the process commences in 5 ½. Clinical departments include all departments within the College of Medicine except for Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Pharmacology and Cell Biophysics, Molecular and Cellular Physiology, and Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology. A faculty member who has been denied tenure and whose probationary period has expired shall not be entitled to a second tenure review.