Appointments and Promotions
Materials for Appointment or Promotion
- Curriculum Vitae in BU format
- CV template
- Sample CVs (BU community only)
- Resume Boot Camp (Emelia Benjamin and Peter Cahn)
- NIH biosketch (if CV more than four pages)
- Narrative summary of teaching and service responsibilities
- Sample (BU community only)
- How to write a teaching philosophy
- Evaluator list (list BU faculty separately and place in alphabetical order)
- Chief’s cover letter
Advice
- Am I Ready for Promotion? (David Salant)
- How to Develop an Academic Portfolio (Karen Freund)
- Appointments and Promotions in DOM
Policies
- Guidelines for Faculty Appointments and Promotions in the DOM (revised June 2010)
- Faculty Appointments and Promotions forms (BUMC Provost)
- School of Medicine Guidelines
- Appointments and Promotions (BU Faculty Handbook)
External
Articles
- Chandran, L, et al. 2009. Evaluating the performance of medical educators: a novel analysis tool to demonstrate the quality and impact of educational activities. Acad.Med; 84 (1),58-66.
- Kanter, SL. 2008. Does the Consistent Application of Criteria for Faculty Promotion Lead to Fair Decisions? Acad Med; 83(10), 891-2.
- Rosenthal SL, Phillips L. 2007. What Shall I Put in a Personal Statement? Academic Physician and Scientist; Oct:8-9.
Peter Cahn’s blog
- Stuck in the Middle June 12, 2012Associate professors register more job dissatisfaction than faculty of other ranks according to a national survey conducted by the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education. In several categories, associate professors feel less valued and less supported. Their dissatisfaction may reflect a concentration of resources for early career faculty and t […]
- Women PhDs and the Pipeline May 25, 2012Why women doctoral students are shunning academia. […]
- The Lost Art of Asking May 8, 2012How to pose a question to a speaker. […]
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