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EDUCATOR TRACK REQUIREMENTS (Basic Sciences Educator and Clinical Educator subtracks) |
Requirements stated are MINIMUM expectations | ||
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| Experience Requirements (time in rank) | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
| Lecturer or Non-clinical Instructor to Assistant Prof | Assistant to Associate Prof | Associate Prof to Professor | |
| Professional development | |||
| Attendance at scientific conference | 1/year | 1/year | 1/year |
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International conference presentation (virtual or live/in person: poster {must be present at the poster if virtually}, oral presentation or workshop (local conferences, e.g., Grenada Research day do not count; must be at a conference with an international organization or association with international membership) Must be present physically or virtually in role of presenter |
1/1 year | 2 per 3 years | 3 per 5 years |
| Evidence of scholarly approach to Education: participation in Diploma, certificate and/or other course in medical education (>15 hours) | MSc (for MDs) | required if not taken in previous rank | required if not taken in previous rank |
| (Clinical Educator) CMEs | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Completion of Certificate in Research (from Faculty Research Institute) | Required | ||
| Educational Content delivery | |||
| Creation of new PowerPoint slides for content in 4-year MD SOM program courses | 3 lectures per 1 year | 10 lectures per 3 years | 20 lectures per 5 years |
| Creation of new video-based or interactive DLA or other substantive production of learning resource materials | 1 | 5 per 3 years | 15 per 5 years |
| Evidence of substantive input to learning objectives (as per Bloom's revised taxonomy) | 3 lectures worth | 10 lectures worth | 20 lectures worth |
| Book chapters, including online, question-review books, etc. | n/a | 1 | 2 |
| Provision of themed office hours, or student focused office hours | 3 | 12 (average of 4 per year) | 30 (average of 6 per year) |
| Average student evaluations (SOM Courses) | 4.5 minimum | 4.5 minimum | 4.5 minimum |
| Assessments | |||
| Writing IMCQ session Questions | 60 | 120 | 240 |
| Writing Practice Questions (New) | 20 | 30 | 50 |
| Writing Examination questions (including OCEX, OSPEs, OSCEs, lab exams) | 100 | 200 | 400 |
| Clinical evaluation of students | as per site standards | as per site standards | as per site standards |
| Leadership and Management | |||
| Academic Leadership - Curriculum | |||
| Course Director | |||
| Content manager | |||
| Module Coordinator | desirable | 1 from those listed for a minimum of 2 x 18 week terms | Course Director or content manager (applies if this post was occupied in previous ranks) |
| ITI coordinator | |||
| Clinical tutor coordinator | |||
| Professionalism | |||
| Interaction with departmental and other SOM colleagues | 2 letters of recommendation (minimum of 1 from rank higher to that of incumbent) | 3 letters recommendation (minimum of 2 from rank higher to that of incumbent) | 5 letters recommendation (minimum of 3 at rank of Professor, plus 1 from administrative level, e.g., Assistant, Associate or Dean |
| Holds themed and open office hours; responds to direct student emails and those sent via course email | Required | Required | Required |
| Faculty mentoring (junior colleagues, new Clinical instructors, etc.) | n/a | 1 in lower rank | 2 in lower rank |
| Service to the University Community | |||
| Appointed member of administrative committee, e.g., scheduling, curriculum, assessments working group, strategic planning committee | desirable | Minimum 1 | Minimum 2 |
| Voluntary or elected committee member (e.g., senate committees | |||
| Research activity | |||
| Publications in peer-reviewed, non-predatory journals as a first or last author | 1 | 6 | 9 |
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Publications in peer-reviewed, non-predatory journals as a non-first authors (note that 3 middle author papers count as 1 first/last author paper) |
n/a | 6 | 15 |
| Book chapters, contribution to books | n/a | 1 | 2 |
| professional Association Membership | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Membership on an Professional Association Committee | n/a | desirable | 1 |
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Additional (no minimum associated with these) |
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| Patents | Desirable | Desirable | Desirable |
| Standard Operating Procedures, Technical manuals | Desirable | Desirable | Desirable |
| Student mentoring (other than office hours, e.g., as member of AADS, AEP program) | Desirable | Desirable | Desirable |
| CLINICIAN TRACK REQUIREMENTS | Requirements stated are MINIMUM expectations | ||
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |
| Instructor to Assistant | Assistant to Associate | Associate to Professor | |
| Professional development | |||
| Attendance at scientific conference | 1/year | 1/year | 1/year |
| Conference presentation (poster, oral presentation or workshop) | 1/year | 2/year | 3/year |
| Board Certification or UK equivalent (e.g., MRCP) | Must be board-eligible or board certified Royal College membership eligible | Required and current RCP membership or fellowship (or equiv | Required and current RCP fellowship or Certificate of Specialty Training (CCT) |
| General Medical Council or GMDC (Grenada) certified | Required and current | Required and current | Required and current |
| Clinical Educator and Clinician track: CME/MOU | 100 hrs./yr. | 100 hrs./yr. | 100 hrs./yr. |
| Completion of Certificate in Research (from faculty Research Institute) | Required | ||
| Educational Content delivery | |||
| Clinically relevant didactic sessions | 8/per year | 24 /per 3 years | 40/per 5 years |
| Book chapters, including online, question-review books, etc | n/a | 1 | 2 |
| Teaching in context of patient-care environments, including ward rounds | >30h | >60h | >60h |
| Participation in student rounds, seminar presentations, journal clubs, etc | Desirable | Required | Required |
| Positive feedback/comments in end of specialty evaluations | Desirable | Required | Required |
| Assessments | |||
| Contribution to observational assessment of students | Required | Required | Required |
| Leadership and Management | |||
| Academic Leadership - Curriculum | |||
| Preceptor | |||
| clerkship director | |||
| Director of Medical Education | Desirable | 1 from those listed | 2 from those listed |
| Dean (associate, assistant) | |||
| Course Director (or equivalent oversight of clinical programs) | |||
| Professional Service | |||
| Interaction with departmental and other SOM colleagues | 2 letters of recommendation (minimum of 1 at rank higher to that of incumbent) | 3 letters recommendation (minimum of 2 at rank higher to that of incumbent) | 5 letters recommendation (minimum of 3 at rank of Professor, plus 1 from administrative level, e.g., Assistant, associate or Dean) |
| Faculty mentoring (junior colleagues, new Clinical instructors, etc.) | n/a | 1 in lower rank | 2 in lower ranks |
| Ongoing commitment to clinical excellence | Attendance at all semi-annual faculty meetings as invited, and additional SGU faculty development series | Attendance at all semi-annual faculty meetings as invited, and additional SGU faculty development series, and it is desirable to contribute/participate in its creation. | Attendance at all semi-annual faculty meetings as invited, and direction of new material for the SGU faculty development series |
| Participant on Departmental, hospital or community committees as a member, or chair | department member: desirable | Department committee required; Hospital: desirable, Community: desirable | department chair of committee - Required, Hospital Chair of committee - desirable, community - required |
| Hospital/Clinic development of clinical guidelines | n/a | Participation desired | Participation required |
| Commitment to participation in activities (e.g., committees) supporting provision of clinical services | Required | Required | Required |
| Service to the SGU SOM Community | |||
| Appointed member of SOM administrative committee, e.g., scheduling, curriculum, assessments working group, strategic planning committee | Desirable | Minimum 1 | Minimum 2 |
| Committees or groups related to clinical service or research, e.g., Institutional Review Boards/Human Subjects Committee | |||
| Voluntary or elected committee member (e.g., senate committees) | |||
| Research activity | |||
| Publications in peer-reviewed, non-predatory journals as a first authors | 1 | >1 | >2 |
| Publications in peer-reviewed, non-predatory journals as a non-first authors | total >=1 | total >=5 | total >=10 |
| Manuals, Book chapters, contribution to books, other forms of publications such as training videos, etc. | 0 | >1 | >2 |
| Association Membership | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Association Committees (e.g., American Board of Pediatrics, i.e., national association committees) | n/a | desirable | 1 |
| Additional (no minimum associated with these) | |||
| Patents | Desirable | Desirable | Desirable |
| Standard Operating Procedures, Technical manuals | Desirable | Desirable | Desirable |
| Student mentoring/advising (other than office hours, e.g., as member of AADS, AEP program) | Desirable | Desirable | Desirable |
| RESEARCHER TRACK | Requirements stated are MINIMUM expectations | ||
| Instructor to Assistant | Assistant to Associate | Associate to Professor | |
| Professional development | |||
| Attendance at scientific conference; relevant to content being taught | 1 | 2: 1 from each category | 4: 2 from each category |
| Attendance at Educational Conference (e.g., AAMC, IAMSE, AMEE, etc.) | |||
| Conference attendance as invited presenter (poster, oral presentation or workshop | n/a | 1 | 2 |
| Evidence of scholarly approach to Education: participation in Diploma, certificate and/or other course in education (>10 hours) | Desirable | Required | Required |
| Clinical Educator and Clinician track: CMEs | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Completion of Certificate in Research (from faculty Research Institute | Required | ||
| Professionalism | |||
| Interaction with departmental and other SOM colleagues | 2 letters of recommendation (minimum of 1 at rank higher to that of | 3 letters recommendation (minimum of 2 at rank higher to that of incumbent) | 5 letters recommendation (minimum of 3 at rank of Professor, plus 1 from administrative level, e.g., Assistant, associate or Dean) |
| Inter-collegial networking | Ranked by Chair as Effective | Ranked by Chair as Highly effective | Ranked by Chair as Highly Effective |
| Service to the University Community | |||
| Appointed member of administrative committee, e.g., scheduling, curriculum, assessments working group, strategic planning committee | Minimum 1 | Minimum 2 (one from each category) | Minimum 4 (at least 3 of which must be as an appointed member on an administrative committee) |
| Voluntary or elected committee member (e.g., senate committees) | |||
| Research activity | |||
| Publications in peer-reviewed, non-predatory journals - first author | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Second or another author | 9 | 18 | 36 |
| Book chapters, book editor, contribution to e.g., board-preparation review books | n/a | Minimum of 1 | Minimum of 2 |
| Grants | Contributed to minimum 1 grant proposal | Applied for minimum of 2; Obtained minimum 1 grant | Applied for minimum of 5; Obtained minimum 3 grants |
| Research student mentoring e.g., Grad student, MSRI student, MPH Capstone | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Chair of Supervisory Committee | N/A | 2 | 5 |
| Member of Graduate student Supervisory Committee | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Member of Department Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chair of Departmental Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) | n/a | Desirable | Yes |
| Additional (no minimum associated) | |||
| Patents | Desirable | Desirable | Desirable |
| Technical/procedural manuals | Desirable | Desirable | Desirable |
| Standard Operating Procedures | Desirable | Desirable | Desirable |