Propelling Rise of Faculty (PRoF)

The long-term goal of the PRoF program is to propel the advancement in faculty rank of early career faculty.

Faculty promotion requires meeting specific criteria, but knowing how to navigate the academic system to meet these criteria is not always clear.

Academic promotion relies heavily on productive scholarship, which requires knowing how to:

  • formulate a scholarly project,
  • establish collaborations,
  • gain sponsorship by senior faculty, and
  • manage work-life balance.

What PRoF Does

PRoF facilitates the matching of an early career faculty Mentee with a senior faculty Mentor. Early career faculty are those who are ranked at the level of Instructor or Assistant Professor (5 years or less).

The next cohort will launch June 2026. Surveys for mentor-mentee matches will be sent out in late February and will close in late March. PRoF matches will be notified by late April or early May.

If you have questions about the PRoF program, send an email to Elaine Lee and Felipe Agudelo.

Resources

Outcomes for Faculty Mentees Since Joining PRoF 

Published at least 1 manuscript
Awarded grant funding
Promoted to Associate Professor (as of May 2025)
2022
  • 6 clinicians

5 (83%)

2 (33%)
2023
  • 34 clinicians and clinician educators
  • 13 basic scientists and educators

17 (50%)

8 (62%)

9 (34%)

6 (43%)

1 (3%)

3 (23%)
2024
  • 40 clinicians, basic scientists, and educators

17 (43%)

9 (23%)

1 (3%)

PRoF Steering Committee

Hee-Young Park, Dean ad interim and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs
Felipe Agudelo, PRoF Co-Leader and Evaluator
Elaine Lee, PRoF Co-Leader
Tara Moore, Associate Dean of Research ad interim
Manju Subramanian, Past Chair, BUMG Professional Development Committee
Sharmeel Wasan, Chair, BUMG Professional Development Committee

Past PRoF Steering Committee Members

Andrew Taylor, Past Associate Dean of Research