This track is for faculty whose teaching and professional service contributions are vital to the academic mission of the School of Medicine. They are highly involved with and contribute to student development, in the context of the academic mission of SGU. Excellence in the provision of education is the major expectation for their appointment and subsequent promotion.
The category of educator is based on the degree held and primary setting in which teaching occurs (see table below):
Category | Teaching occurs in: |
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Basic Sciences Educator |
Classroom and non-classroom settings including lectures, small groups, seminars, online/distance learning Usually: Full-time SGU faculty whose salary is paid by SGU. |
Clinician Educator (MD or equivalent, e.g., MBBS) |
Clinical practice setting, or during practice-related activities, including clinical rounds, bedside, examination rounds, and clinics. Usually either:
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The relevant requirements for each rank within the Educator track for the categories of teaching, research, administration and service, are as per the FTE table below:
Academic Rank | Teaching | Research | Administration* | Service |
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Research Fellow |
0-20% | 80-100% | 0% | 0-20% |
Clinical Instructor/Teaching Fellow |
80-100% | 0-20% | 0% | 0-20% |
Lecturer |
70-90% | 0-20% | 0-20% | 5-20% |
Assistant Professor |
50-90% | 0-20% | 0-50% | 5-20% |
Associate Professor |
50-90% | 0-20% | 0-50% | 5-20% |
Professor |
50-90% | 0-20% | 0-50% | 5-20% |
Table 2. Category requirements by rank.