Faculty Affairs

Promotion and Tenure

The Office of Faculty Affairs sends a welcome letter, a web link and the current FIGS book to all new faculty who are also invited to attend a welcome and career planning hour with Dr. Shorey and Ms. Cooper  We are located in 4D40 (University Hospital). The promotion and tenure document, cover page, the academic diary, academic career advice, and valuable tips for packet assembly are available at the bottom of this page.  Please call Emily Freeman for a welcome hour reservation (526.4661).

From May to August, we offer one hour promotion and tenure workshops directed at rank and pathway. Members of the Promotion and Tenure Committee give advice and take questions about preparing for promotion and for tenure specific to your track. These session are open to all faculty and administrative personnel involved in the promotion and tenure process in a support capacity. 

The Promotion and Tenure Document:
Criteria and General Guidelines for Faculty Appointments Promotion and Tenure
Promotion and Tenure Cover Page 2007
Website for Slides and Videoconferenced Promotion and Tenure Events - 2007
TIPS for Success When Requesting Promotion and/or Tenure
Valuable Tips for Preparing the Packet
The Nuts and Bolts of Assembling a Packet

Planning and Organizing Help:
Knowles Planning/Learning Document
Faculty Log or Academic Diary - keeping track of educational activities
Educator's Portfolio

Track Information:
Tenured and Non-Tenured Faculty Tracks
Adjunct Faculty Appointment for AHEC Faculty Members
UAMS College of Medicine Principles for Adjunct Faculty Appointments
Adjunct Information Form With Contributions
Adjunct Information Form Without Contributions
College of Medicine Faculty Appointment Grid
UA Distinguished Professor
How to change your tenure pathway
Extending the Probationary Period -  During the first six years of the probationary period, a tenure-track faculty member may request, for reasons set forth below, that the probationary period be extended by one (1) year. The reasons for such a request arethe same required under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and are as follows: (a) the birth of a child to the faculty member or his spouse and its care during the first year; (b) the adoption of a child by the faculty member or placement in the faculty member’s home of a foster child; (c) the care of the faculty member’s spouse, child, or parent with a serious health condition; (d) the serious health condition of a family member.
Part time faculty are not on the tenure pathway, but may be promoted.

Faculty Resources:
Faculty Resources for System and Campus Policies
AAMC Recommendations for Preparing a Curriculum Vitae
Frequently Asked Questions

For Administrators:
Leadership and Processes of the College of Medicine P/T Committee
JFR Packets for the Promotion and Tenure Committee - Required Documents