Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Clinical Track
Academic Rank
Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor
Tenure Eligibility
Not eligible for Tenure
Description
The Clinical Track is appropriate for clinical faculty who focus their professional effort in the area of clinical service, augmented by clinical program development, education, clinical scholarship, and service. It is expected that a substantial proportion of effort will be funded through clinical service, research and/or administrative positions. Clinical Track faculty are generally clinicians with a focus on patient care, who achieve excellent patient outcomes and external recognition of their clinical expertise. They contribute to and provide leadership in the development, administration, and operation of clinical programs. They may also contribute to or lead health care improvement efforts. Clinical Service Track faculty are expected to be actively engaged in the teaching and training programs of the Department and/or their discipline, and are expected to play an active role in mentoring. Recognition as an excellent teacher and mentor is important. Clinical Track faculty are expected to demonstrate commitment to clinical scholarship. They may participate in clinical, health care improvement, community-engaged, and/or health disparities research or other types of scholarly activity. They may participate in clinical trials or other investigations that lead to the translation of intellectual property into potentially commercially viable products. A requirement for reappointment and/or promotion for all ranks in this track will be the acknowledgement of the faculty member’s affiliation to the College of Medicine on all scholarly works and/or publications. Given that interdisciplinary team activities are increasingly recognized as important to the future of biomedical science, participation or leadership in collaborative research/team science are valued in the promotion process. In addition, it is well recognized that collaboration between academic and community partners can enhance translation of scientific knowledge for clinical and community programs; therefore, the efforts of faculty working with community organizations to improve public health are also valued. These efforts should be reflected in scholarly publications. Faculty in this track are also expected to publish research findings, reviews, book chapters, and/or other scholarly works. Individuals who solely perform clinical care and may precept students in the course of their clinical duties or deliver an occasional teaching conference, or simply refer patients for enrollment into clinical studies, do not meet the level of scholarship expected in this pathway. Rather, those in Clinical Service Track will become recognized leaders in the College of Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics, and have the potential to impact their area of clinical specialty beyond the institution. Service in support of the institution and profession is also expected in this track. Interprofessional collaboration contributes to the advancement of teaching, research, service, and clinical practice, and therefore will be considered in the reappointment and promotion process. Clinical Track faculty are expected to act in a professional manner in their interactions with students, trainees, patients, families and colleagues. They are expected to maintain a high standard of ethics in research, whenever applicable.
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