This book is a practical guide to the appointment promotion and tenure (APT) process for
clinical faculty members employed by medical schools. The number of clinical faculty members in
US medical schools has increased exponentially in the last two decades. At the same time
faculty career tracks and promotion requirements have changed dramatically and medical schools
have introduced multiple non-tenure career tracks. Currently only about 25% of the
approximately 150 000 members of clinical departments. This book provides insights and
recommendations on career planning and academic promotion for clinical faculty members. It also
addresses much of the mythology surrounding the APT process and demonstrates how academic
promotion should be used as a career-building process rather than a daunting high-risk event.
Topics include concepts and processes within academic promotion navigating the academic
promotion and tenure process and managing the outcome of the APT application. Academic
Promotion for Clinicians is a valuable resource for clinical medicine faculty members as they
engage in and successfully handle the challenges in the APT process and thus realize their
career goals.
