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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics

Promotion & Tenure

The Office of Faculty Development (OFD) offers promotion planning, application and individual promotion review. We also provide an optional review of curricula vitae for style and readiness prior to submission as part of the promotions packet and review.

Faculty are encouraged to regularly assess their promotion preparation, planning and readiness by meeting with their Division Head, mentor or an OFD advisor.

Further guidance on promotion preparedness may be obtained by contacting the Office of Faculty Development at ofd@luriechildrens.org . To meet with an advisor, please schedule using our Advisor Session Request Form.

 

Promotion Tracks

FSM Promotion Pathway

All physicians in the Department of Pediatrics at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital have an academic appointment through the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. F

Promotion on all regular faculty tracks requires evidence of scholarly activity, although the amount and type of such activity varies for the different tracks.

Visit the NUFSM Faculty Affairs Office website for more information on appointments, promotion, and tenure, and instructions on how to prepare your promotion packet.

All materials for the FSM promotion and tenure process must be submitted to the Department of Pediatrics Office of Faculty Development at ofd@luriechildrens.org, typically in April/May each year.

See Feinberg Faculty Affairs Office website for packet components. 

Specific instructions from the Department of Pediatrics will be published in January each year. 

Visit the OFD SharePoint for the most up to date information on deadlines and department-specific resources.  

Please see the Feinberg “Faculty Career Tracks” for information regarding the tracks that are available to faculty. 

 Clinician-Educator
 Health System Clinician
 Investigator
 Team Scientist
 Research Faculty


 

Clinical Promotion Pathway

The CPP was established by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Department of Pediatrics in 2012 to provide meaningful opportunities for faculty whose effort is devoted primarily to the provision of clinical care. Appointments on the clinical pathway are considered hospital appointments and are separate and distinct from the Feinberg School of Medicine (FSM) academic promotion pathway. Advancement on the CPP pathway does not impact future advancement within the FSM system. 

CPP Appointments: 

  • Assistant Clinician (Recognized institutional commitment) 
  • Associate Clinician (Recognized activity, innovation, and emerging leadership) 
  • Distinguished Clinician (Recognized senior leadership and exceptional clinical expertise) 

If you plan to apply for appointment or promotion on this pathway, please review your eligibility with your Division Head.

Who is eligible? 

  • Faculty must have a career development plan and/or job description focused primarily on clinical activities (baseline 90% clinical FTE). 
  • Faculty who take on leadership roles that offset clinical time (e.g., a director with 0.2 FTE offset from 0.9cFTE baseline, now at 0.7cFTE) remain eligible. 
  • Ambulatory Clinical Specialist faculty are not eligible for leadership offsets but will likely meet cFTE requirements for CPP promotion. 
  • Minimum 0.5 FTE appointment. 
  • Must be employed by the Department of Pediatrics. 

Visit the OFD SharePoint for the most up to date information on deadlines and department-specific resources. 

If you have questions about your career path, you may contact ofd@luriechildrens.org. To meet with an advisor, please schedule using our Advisor Session Request Form. 

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