Educator track
EDUCATOR TRACK Basic Sciences | Lecturer (or instructor) to Assistant Professor | Assistant to Associate Professor | Associate Professor to Professor |
Education Requirement: Candidate possesses appropriate qualification or equivalent in an appropriate field of study.
| MD with MSc, MPH, MBA, PhD or equivalent, or MD board certification Or PhD | MD with MSc, MPH, MBA, PhD or equivalent, or MD board certification Or PhD | MD with MSc, MPH, MBA, PhD or equivalent, or MD board certification Or PhD |
| Experience Requirements: Meet’s minimum number of years at present rank. | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years |
| Professional development | |||
| Attendance at scientific conference | 1/year | 1/year | 1/year |
| Evidence of scholarly approach to Education # | Required | Required | Required |
| Completion of Certificate in Research (from Faculty Research Institute) | Required | Required | Required |
| Educational Content delivery | |||
| Delivery of new lectures (lectures not previously delivered) to students in the 4-year MD program at SOM | 20 lectures (in current role) | 15 lectures (in current role) | 5 lectures (in current role) |
| Creation of new video-based or interactive academic resources, or other substantive production of learning resource materials ** | 10 | 10 (in current role) | 5 (in current role) |
| Evidence of substantive input to learning objectives (as per Bloom's revised taxonomy) | 20 lectures worth | 15 lectures worth (in current role) | 5 lectures worth (in current role) |
| Book chapters, including online, question-review books, etc. ‡ | - | 1 | 2 |
| Average student evaluations (SOM Courses) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Assessments | |||
Writing IMCQ session Questions (New) | 60 | 120 | 240 |
| Writing Practice Questions (New) | 20 | 30 | 50 |
| Writing Examination questions (including OCEX, OSPEs, OSCEs, Lab exams | 100 | 200 | 400 |
| Leadership and Management | |||
| Academic Leadership - Curriculum | |||
| Course Director | Desirable | Required 1 of the listed activities for a minimum of 1 year | Course director (when content manager was not an option) or content manager for a minimum of 1 year |
| Content manager | |||
| Module Coordinator | |||
| ITI coordinator | |||
| Clinical tutor coordinator | |||
| Professionalism | |||
| Interaction with departmental and other colleagues | 2 letters of recommendation (minimum 1 at higher rank than applicant) | 3 letters of recommendation (minimum 2 at higher rank than applicant) | 5 letters of recommendation (minimum 2 at higher rank than applicant and 1 from administrative level e.g. Assistant or Associate Dean) 2 from outside institution at your discipline |
| Holds student focused and open office hours; responds to direct student emails and those sent via course or discipline emails | Required | Required | Required |
| Faculty mentoring (junior colleagues, new Clinical instructors, etc.) | - | 1 in lower rank | 1 in lower rank |
| Service to the University Community | |||
| Appointed member of administrative committee, e.g., scheduling, curriculum, assessments working group, strategic planning committee | Desirable | 1 | 1 |
| Voluntary or elected committee member (e.g., senate committees) | Desirable | 1 | 1 |
| Research activity | |||
| Publications in peer-reviewed, non-predatory journals as a first authors or last author (must be corresponding) * | 1 Must be first author | 6 First or last author (as corresponding) Or 18 as middle author or a combination | 9 First or last author (as corresponding) Or 27 as middle author or a combination |
| Book chapters, contribution to books ‡ | - | 1 | 2 |
| International conference presentation (poster, oral presentation, or workshop) must be in attendance at conference† | 1/year | Average 2 per 3 years | Average 3 per 5 years |
| SGU Research Day | Attendance | Attendance and presentation of 1 oral/poster | Attendance and presentation of 1 oral/poster |
| Association Membership | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Association Committees | - | Desirable | 1 |
| Additional (no minimum associated) | |||
| 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 |
Footnote: † (must be at a conference with an international organization or association with international membership) Must be present physically or virtually. ‡ Books and book chapters must be related to a relevant academic field and published by a recognized academic publisher with a peer review editorial process. Self published works are not considered to qualify for this criterion. * First author is listed as first or joint first author, last author is listed last and must be corresponding author, 3-non first author papers is equal to 1 first/last author papers. # participation in Diploma, certificate and/or courses in medical education, equating to 1 credit worth (16 hours) or more Educational CME also considered
** Learning materials include those developed for training of Clinical Instructors or demonstrators it is not limited to materials used by students and must fill a need as identified by course directors, content managers and or chairs
Clinician TRACK
| Clinician TRACK (SGU clinical faculty in US or UK hospital and Grenada General) | Lecturer to Assistant Professor | Assistant to Associate Professor | Associate Prof to Professor |
| Education Requirement: Candidate possesses appropriate qualification or equivalent in an appropriate field of study | MD or MBBS/MBChB and MSc, MPH, MBA, PhD or board certification | MD or MBBS/MBChB and MSc, MPH, MBA, PhD or board certification | MD or MBBS/MBChB and MSc, MPH, MBA, PhD or board certification |
| Experience Requirements: Meet’s minimum number of years at present rank. | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years |
| Professional development | |||
| Attendance at scientific conference | 1/year | 1/year | 1/year |
| International conference presentation (poster, oral presentation, or workshop) must be in attendance at conference† | 1/year | 2/year | 3/year |
| Board certification or UK equivalent (e.g., MRCP) | Must be board-eligible or certified Royal College membership eligible | Required and current RCP membership or fellowship (or equivalent) | 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 |
| CME | 100hrs/year | 100hrs/year | 100hrs/year |
| Educational Content delivery | |||
| Clinically relevant didactic sessions | 8/year | 24/3years | 40/5years |
| Book chapters, including online, question-review books, etc. ‡ | - | 1 | 2 |
| Teaching in context of patient-care environments, including ward rounds | >30hrs | >60hrs | >60hrs |
| 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 | Desirable | Required 1 of the listed activities for a minimum of 1 year | Required 2 of the listed for a minimum of 1 year |
| Clerkship director | |||
| Director of Medical Education | |||
| Dean (assistant/associate) | |||
| Course director (or equivalent oversight of clinical programs) | |||
| Professional service | |||
| Interaction with departmental and other colleagues | 2 letters of recommendation (minimum 1 at higher rank than applicant) | 3 letters of recommendation (minimum 2 at higher rank than applicant) | 5 letters of recommendation (minimum 2 at higher rank than applicant and 1 from administrative level e.g. Assistant or Associate Dean) 2 from outside institution at your specialty |
| Faculty mentoring (junior colleagues, new Clinical instructors, etc.) | - | 1 in lower rank | 1 in lower rank |
| Ongoing commitment to clinical excellence | Attendance all semi-annual faculty meetings as invited, and additional SGU faculty development series | Attendance all semi-annual faculty meetings as invited, and additional SGU faculty development series, and it is desired to contribute/participate in its creation | Attendance 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 | Desirable | Required; Department committee
| Required; Department chair of committee, member of community committee Desired; Hospital chair of committee |
| Participation in development of Hospital/Clinic clinical guidelines | - | Desired | Required |
| Commitment to participation in activities (e.g. committees) supporting provision of clinical services | Required | Required | Required |
| Service to the University Community | |||
| Appointed member of administrative committee, e.g., scheduling, curriculum, assessments working group, strategic planning committee | Desirable | 1 | 2 |
| Committees or groups related to clinical service or research e.g. Institutional Review Boards/Human subjects Committee/Ethics Review Committee | Desirable | Required | Required |
| Voluntary or elected committee member (e.g., senate committees) | Desirable | Required | Required |
| Research activity | |||
| Publications in peer-reviewed, non-predatory journals as a first authors or last author (must be corresponding) * | 1 Must be first author | >1 First or last author (as corresponding) Or ≥ 5 total | >5 First or last author (as corresponding) Or ≥ 15 total |
| Manuals, Book chapters, contribution to books, other forms of publication such as training videos etc. | - | >1 | >2 |
| Association Membership | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Association Committees (e.g. American Board of Pediatrics, i.e., national association committees) | Membership Required | Membership required and evidence of active participation in committees | Membership required and evidence of active participation in committees for > 2 years |
| Additional (no minimum associated) | |||
| 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 |
Footnote: † (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. ‡ Books and book chapters must be related to a relevant academic field and published by a recognized academic publisher with a peer review editorial process. Self published works are not considered to qualify for this criterion. * First author is listed as first or joint first author, last author is listed last and must be corresponding author, 3-non first author papers is equal to 1 first/last author papers.
RESEARCHER TRACK
RESEARCHER TRACK
| Lecturer (or instructor) to Assistant Professor | Assistant to Associate Professor | Associate Professor to Professor |
Education Requirement: Candidate possesses appropriate qualification or equivalent in an appropriate field of study.
| MD with MSc, MPH, MBA, PhD or equivalent, or MD board certification Or PhD | No additional requirements | No additional requirements |
| Experience Requirements: Meet’s minimum number of years at present rank. | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years |
| Professional development | |||
| Attendance at scientific conference; relevant to content being taught | 1 | 1/year | 2/year |
| Attendance at educational conference (e.g. AAMC, IAMSE, AMEE, etc.) | 1/year | 2/year | |
| Attendance at scientific conference as invited speaker (poster, oral presentation, workshop) | - | 1 | 2 |
| Evidence of scholarly approach to Education # | Desirable | Required | Required |
| Completion of Certificate in Research (from Faculty Research Institute) | Required | Required | Required |
| Professionalism | |||
| Interaction with departmental and other colleagues | 2 letters of recommendation (minimum 1 at higher rank than applicant) | 3 letters of recommendation (minimum 2 at higher rank than applicant) | 5 letters of recommendation (minimum 2 at higher rank than applicant and 1 from administrative level e.g. Assistant or Associate Dean) 2 from outside institution at your discipline |
| 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 1 | Minimum 3 |
| Voluntary or elected committee member (e.g., senate committees) | Minimum 1 | Minimum 1 | |
| Research activity | |||
| Publications in peer-reviewed, non-predatory journals as a first author | 3
| 6
| 9
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| Publications in peer-reviewed, non-predatory journals as second author or other | 9 | 18 | 36 |
| Book chapters, contribution to books ‡ | - | 1 | 2 |
| Grants | Contributed to minimum 1 grant proposal | Applied for Minimum 2 grants as PI Holds or have held minimum 1 grant as PI | Applied for Minimum 5 grants as PI Holds or have held minimum 3 grants as PI |
| Research student mentorship e.g. Grad student, MSRI student, MPH Capstone | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Chair of Supervisory Committee | - | 2 | 5 |
| Member of Graduate Student Supervisory Committee | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Member of Departmental Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) | Required | Required | Required |
| Chair of Departmental Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) | - | Desirable | Required |
| Additional (no minimum associated) | |||
| 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 |