Department Procedure for Promotion and Tenure

The following steps should be followed to be supported for promotion and tenure in the Department of Surgery.

• Update University Curriculum Vitae Form annually and submit with your Annual Faculty Assessment Summary Form to Chair of Surgery.
• Discuss with the Chair of Surgery your intention to go up for promotion six months before application deadline of October 1.
• Meet with the Departmental P&T Committee Chair five months before the application deadline of October 1.
• Attend one of the P&T Training Sessions provided by the Office of Professional Development and Faculty Affairs (PDFA). Training sessions will be posted on the PDFA Faculty Development Training Calendar.
• Submit an updated CV and list of five references to the Department P&T Committee by August 15.
• Receive verification of the Department P&T Committee's Support of your application by September 1.
• Submit your application and supporting documents online by the University deadline October 1.

Department P&T Committee Members

• Jameson Forster, MD, FACS, FRCS, General, Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic, and Transplant Surgery
  Director of Transplant Surgery, Professor of Surgery - P&T Committee Chair
• Michael Moncure, MD, FACS, General, Laparoscopic, and Trauma Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
  Director of Trauma, Associate Professor of Surgery
• Carol Conner, MD, FACS, Breast Surgery Associate, Professor of Surgery Faculty
• Kurt P. Schropp, MD, FAAP (Program Director), Pediatric Surgery, Chief of Pediatric Surgery
  Program Director, General Surgery, Committee Chairman, Surgical Education Committee
  Associate Professor of Surgery

NOTICE

It is imperative that faculty members review the official SOM Annual Assessment of Faculty Members Guidelines, as well as the SOM Promotion and Tenure website which are the definitive resources. For assistance or questions about reviews for this year, or P&T, please contact the Office of Professional Development and Faculty Affairs (PDFA).