CON Faculty Appointment & Promotion Requirements

Requirements for Appointment/Promotion for Active Faculty at each rank

Promotion is available via select tracks: Educator/Clinical Practice; Educator/Researcher; Researcher/Clinical Practice

Instructor

Educator/Clinical Practice	Educator/Research	Researcher/Clinical Practice
Education Criteria Graduate degree in nursing Experience in clinical specialty	Graduate degree in nursing or related field Experience in clinical specialty	Graduate degree in nursing Experience in clinical specialty
*Teaching* Evidence of potential for creative ability as a teacher Demonstrates a depth and breadth of clinical knowledge that can be communicated to students in a variety of learning environments Facilitates positive learning climate	Evidence of potential for creative ability as a teacher Demonstrates a depth and breadth of knowledge that can be communicated to students in a variety of learning environments Facilitates positive learning climate	Demonstrates a depth and breadth of clinical knowledge that can be communicated to students in a variety of learning environments Facilitates positive learning climate
Clinical Practice, Research & Scholarship Actively engages in clinical practice with demonstrated clinical excellence Uses research findings to update clinical practice Identifies researchable problems Assists with data collection	Begins to develop a researchable area of interest Contributes to established research projects Submits materials (i.e. articles, CAI, video) for peer review	Actively engages in clinical practice with demonstrated clinical excellence Begins to develop a researchable area of interest Contributes to established research projects Submits materials (i.e., articles, CAI, video) for peer review
*College and Professional Service* Participates on college committees or task forces Active member of local professional associations Shares expertise with community organizations	Participates on college committees or task forces Active member of local professional associations Shares expertise with community organizations	Participates on college and/or medical center committees Active member of local professional associations Active member of college

Educator/Clinical Practice

Educator/Research

Researcher/Clinical Practice

Education Criteria

Graduate degree in nursing
Experience in clinical specialty

Graduate degree in nursing or related field
Experience in clinical specialty

Graduate degree in nursing
Experience in clinical specialty

Teaching

Evidence of potential for creative ability as a teacher
Demonstrates a depth and breadth of clinical knowledge that can be communicated to students in a variety of learning environments
Facilitates positive learning climate

Evidence of potential for creative ability as a teacher
Demonstrates a depth and breadth of knowledge that can be communicated to students in a variety of learning environments
Facilitates positive learning climate

Demonstrates a depth and breadth of clinical knowledge that can be communicated to students in a variety of learning environments
Facilitates positive learning climate

Clinical Practice, Research & Scholarship

Actively engages in clinical practice with demonstrated clinical excellence
Uses research findings to update clinical practice
Identifies researchable problems
Assists with data collection

Begins to develop a researchable area of interest
Contributes to established research projects
Submits materials (i.e. articles, CAI, video) for peer review

Actively engages in clinical practice with demonstrated clinical excellence
Begins to develop a researchable area of interest
Contributes to established research projects
Submits materials (i.e., articles, CAI, video) for peer review

College and Professional Service

Participates on college committees or task forces
Active member of local professional associations
Shares expertise with community organizations

Participates on college committees or task forces
Active member of local professional associations
Shares expertise with community organizations

Participates on college and/or medical center committees
Active member of local professional associations
Active member of college

Assistant Professor

Educator/Clinical Practice	Educator/Research	Researcher/Clinical Practice
Educational Criteria Doctoral Degree National specialty certification as appropriate	Doctoral degree in nursing	Doctoral degree in nursing National specialty certification as appropriate
Teaching Demonstrates growing competence in teaching Contributes to the instructional program and curricular development and evaluation Integrates state of the science literature into teaching activities Serves as student advisor	Demonstrates growing competence in teaching Contributes to the instructional program and curricular development and evaluation Integrates state of the science literature into teaching activities Serves as student advisor	Integrates state of the science literature into a variety of clinical teaching activities for students and other health professionals Demonstrates growing competence in teaching Contributes to the instructional program and curricular development and evaluation Precepts graduate students in clinical and/or research activities
Clinical Practice, Research & Scholarship Practice setting leader Clinical consultant Writes and presents practice oriented papers Implements innovative client care programs	Research co-investigator Focused area of research Acceptance of co-authored data-based and scholarly peer-reviewed papers Presents data-based and/or scholarly papers locally and regionally	Practice setting leader Research co-investigator Focused area of research Acceptance of co-authored data-based and scholarly peer-reviewed papers Presents data-based and/or scholarly papers locally and regionally
*College and Professional Service* Participates on college committees/task forces and/or medical center committees Serves on committees for professional or community organizations Provides professional consultation at the local level	Participates on college committees/task forces and/or medical center committees Serves on committees for professional or community organizations Provides professional consultation at the local level	Participates on college committees/ task forces and/or medical center committees Serves on committees for professional or community organizations Provides professional consultation at the local level

Educator/Clinical Practice

Educator/Research

Researcher/Clinical Practice

Educational Criteria

Doctoral Degree
National specialty certification as appropriate

Doctoral degree in nursing

Doctoral degree in nursing
National specialty certification as appropriate

Teaching

Demonstrates growing competence in teaching
Contributes to the instructional program and curricular development and evaluation
Integrates state of the science literature into teaching activities
Serves as student advisor

Demonstrates growing competence in teaching
Contributes to the instructional program and curricular development and evaluation
Integrates state of the science literature into teaching activities
Serves as student advisor

Integrates state of the science literature into a variety of clinical teaching activities for students and other health professionals
Demonstrates growing competence in teaching
Contributes to the instructional program and curricular development and evaluation
Precepts graduate students in clinical and/or research activities

Clinical Practice, Research & Scholarship

Practice setting leader
Clinical consultant
Writes and presents practice oriented papers
Implements innovative client care programs

Research co-investigator
Focused area of research
Acceptance of co-authored data-based and scholarly peer-reviewed papers
Presents data-based and/or scholarly papers locally and regionally

Practice setting leader
Research co-investigator
Focused area of research
Acceptance of co-authored data-based and scholarly peer-reviewed papers
Presents data-based and/or scholarly papers locally and regionally

College and Professional Service

Participates on college committees/task forces and/or medical center committees
Serves on committees for professional or community organizations
Provides professional consultation at the local level

Participates on college committees/task forces and/or medical center committees
Serves on committees for professional or community organizations
Provides professional consultation at the local level

Participates on college committees/ task forces and/or medical center committees
Serves on committees for professional or community organizations
Provides professional consultation at the local level

Associate Professor

Educator/Clinical Practice	Educator/Research	Researcher/Clinical Practice
Educational Criteria Doctoral degree Maintains national specialty certification as appropriate	Doctoral degree	Doctoral degree Maintains national specialty certification as appropriate
Teaching Membership on PhD students’ clinical and dissertation committees and/or directs DNP projects Provides leadership in course and curriculum development in areas of expertise Demonstrates pattern of excellence in teaching specialized subject matter at all levels of the educational program Develops and/or directs new courses within the college and university Contributes to curriculum development, implementation and evaluation	Membership on PhD students’ clinical and dissertation committees and/or directs DNP projects Provides leadership in course and curriculum development in areas of expertise Demonstrates pattern of excellence in teaching specialized subject matter at all levels of the educational program Develops and/or directs new courses within the college and university Contributes to curriculum development, implementation and evaluation	Membership on PhD students’ clinical and dissertation committees and/or directs DNP projects Provides consultation in course and curriculum development in areas of expertise Demonstrates pattern of excellence in teaching specialized subject matter at all levels of the educational program Develops and/or directs new courses within the college and university Contributes to curriculum development, implementation and evaluation
Clinical Practice, Research & Scholarship Develops a practice or educational foci that contributes to the advancement of clinical practice in a particular area – either its science, evidence base, or EBP translation Gains recognition beyond the college and state for expertise in a specific practice area Publishes in peer reviewed clinical journals Presents practice oriented scholarly papers to regional and/or national groups Serves as peer reviewer for scholarly work of others	Functions as principal investigator for studies which are university or externally funded Gains recognition beyond college and state for expertise in research and scholarly work Publishes data-based and scholarly papers in peer-reviewed journals Presents research at regional and/or national meetings Serves as peer reviewer for scholarly work of others	Functions as principal investigator for research studies and/or innovative client care programs which are university or externally funded Gains recognition at regional and state levels for research in a specific clinical practice area Publishes data-based and scholarly papers in peer reviewed journals Presents research at regional and/or national groups Serves as peer reviewer for scholarly work of others
*College and Professional Service* Chairs college, university, or medical center committees Mentors new and junior faculty Holds leadership positions in professional or community organizations Provides professional consultation at the regional and/or national level	Chairs college, university, or medical center committees Mentors new and junior faculty Holds leadership positions in professional or community organizations Provides professional consultation at the regional and/or national level	Chairs college, university, or medical center committees Mentors new and junior faculty Holds leadership positions in professional or community organizations Provides professional consultation at the regional and/or national level

Educator/Clinical Practice

Educator/Research

Researcher/Clinical Practice

Educational Criteria

Doctoral degree
Maintains national specialty certification as appropriate

Doctoral degree

Doctoral degree
Maintains national specialty certification as appropriate

Teaching

Membership on PhD students’ clinical and dissertation committees and/or directs DNP projects
Provides leadership in course and curriculum development in areas of expertise
Demonstrates pattern of excellence in teaching specialized subject matter at all levels of the educational program
Develops and/or directs new courses within the college and university
Contributes to curriculum development, implementation and evaluation

Membership on PhD students’ clinical and dissertation committees and/or directs DNP projects
Provides leadership in course and curriculum development in areas of expertise
Demonstrates pattern of excellence in teaching specialized subject matter at all levels of the educational program
Develops and/or directs new courses within the college and university
Contributes to curriculum development, implementation and evaluation

Membership on PhD students’ clinical and dissertation committees and/or directs DNP projects
Provides consultation in course and curriculum development in areas of expertise
Demonstrates pattern of excellence in teaching specialized subject matter at all levels of the educational program
Develops and/or directs new courses within the college and university
Contributes to curriculum development, implementation and evaluation

Clinical Practice, Research & Scholarship

Develops a practice or educational foci that contributes to the advancement of clinical practice in a particular area – either its science, evidence base, or EBP translation
Gains recognition beyond the college and state for expertise in a specific practice area
Publishes in peer reviewed clinical journals
Presents practice oriented scholarly papers to regional and/or national groups
Serves as peer reviewer for scholarly work of others

Functions as principal investigator for studies which are university or externally funded
Gains recognition beyond college and state for expertise in research and scholarly work
Publishes data-based and scholarly papers in peer-reviewed journals
Presents research at regional and/or national meetings
Serves as peer reviewer for scholarly work of others

Functions as principal investigator for research studies and/or innovative client care programs which are university or externally funded
Gains recognition at regional and state levels for research in a specific clinical practice area
Publishes data-based and scholarly papers in peer reviewed journals
Presents research at regional and/or national groups
Serves as peer reviewer for scholarly work of others

College and Professional Service

Chairs college, university, or medical center committees
Mentors new and junior faculty
Holds leadership positions in professional or community organizations
Provides professional consultation at the regional and/or national level

Chairs college, university, or medical center committees
Mentors new and junior faculty
Holds leadership positions in professional or community organizations
Provides professional consultation at the regional and/or national level

Chairs college, university, or medical center committees
Mentors new and junior faculty
Holds leadership positions in professional or community organizations
Provides professional consultation at the regional and/or national level

Professor

Educator/Clinical Practice	Educator/Research	Researcher/Clinical Practice
*Educational Criteria* Doctoral degree Maintains national specialty certification as appropriate	Doctoral degree	Doctoral degree Maintains national specialty certification as appropriate
Teaching Provides consultation services at the national level for educational and/or clinical program development Provides leadership in educational and/or program development Directs PhD students’ clinical and research committees Directs students’ DNP projects	Provides consultation services at the national level for educational and/or research program development Provides leadership in research and/or educational program development Directs PhD students’ clinical and research committees Directs students’ DNP projects	Provides consultation services at the national level for educational and/or research program development Provides leadership in research and/or clinical program development Directs PhD students’ clinical and research committees Directs students’ DNP projects
*Clinical Practice, Research & Scholarship* Establishes a pattern of external funding for innovative client care/educational programs Regular publication in clinical and educational peer-reviewed journals Invited speaker nationally and/or internationally to present scholarly papers On editorial boards or program grant study sections Recognized nationally and/or internationally for expertise in practice area	Establishes a pattern of external funding for research/educational programs Regular publication of research and scholarly papers in peer-reviewed journals Presents research nationally and/or internationally Invited speaker nationally and/or internationally to present scholarly papers On editorial boards or research grant study section Recognized nationally and/or internationally for research expertise	Establishes a pattern of external funding for innovative client care/research programs Regular publication of data-based and scholarly papers in peer reviewed journals Presents research nationally and/or internationally Invited speaker nationally and/or internationally to present scholarly papers On editorial boards or review boards for clinical and/or research grants Recognized nationally and/or internationally for research expertise
College and Professional Service Contributes to policy formation Mentors new and junior faculty Provides professional consultation at the national and/or international level	Contributes to policy formation Mentors new and junior faculty Provides professional consultation at the national and/or international level	Contributes to policy formation Mentors new and junior faculty Provides professional consultation at the national and/or international level

Educator/Clinical Practice

Educator/Research

Researcher/Clinical Practice

Educational Criteria

Doctoral degree
Maintains national specialty certification as appropriate

Doctoral degree

Doctoral degree
Maintains national specialty certification as appropriate

Teaching

Provides consultation services at the national level for educational and/or clinical program development
Provides leadership in educational and/or program development
Directs PhD students’ clinical and research committees
Directs students’ DNP projects

Provides consultation services at the national level for educational and/or research program development
Provides leadership in research and/or educational program development
Directs PhD students’ clinical and research committees
Directs students’ DNP projects

Provides consultation services at the national level for educational and/or research program development
Provides leadership in research and/or clinical program development
Directs PhD students’ clinical and research committees
Directs students’ DNP projects

Clinical Practice, Research & Scholarship

Establishes a pattern of external funding for innovative client care/educational programs
Regular publication in clinical and educational peer-reviewed journals
Invited speaker nationally and/or internationally to present scholarly papers
On editorial boards or program grant study sections
Recognized nationally and/or internationally for expertise in practice area

Establishes a pattern of external funding for research/educational programs
Regular publication of research and scholarly papers in peer-reviewed journals
Presents research nationally and/or internationally
Invited speaker nationally and/or internationally to present scholarly papers
On editorial boards or research grant study section
Recognized nationally and/or internationally for research expertise

Establishes a pattern of external funding for innovative client care/research programs
Regular publication of data-based and scholarly papers in peer reviewed journals
Presents research nationally and/or internationally
Invited speaker nationally and/or internationally to present scholarly papers
On editorial boards or review boards for clinical and/or research grants
Recognized nationally and/or internationally for research expertise

College and Professional Service

Contributes to policy formation
Mentors new and junior faculty
Provides professional consultation at the national and/or international level

Contributes to policy formation
Mentors new and junior faculty
Provides professional consultation at the national and/or international level

Contributes to policy formation
Mentors new and junior faculty
Provides professional consultation at the national and/or international level

Requirements for Appointment/Promotion for Non-Primary (Adjunct, Visiting or Emeritus) and Joint Faculty Appointments at CON

Appointments are non-tenured and limited.
Adjunct and visiting ranks should be appointed to reflect the faculty member’s rank at their primary institution
Joint appointment should match the rank of the primary appointment (whether active or adjunct) in respective department/college at Rush University
If a faculty member is promoted at their primary institution or their primary department, CON will review the promotion and determine if the CON rank should be updated.
Emeritus rank reflects the last senior rank faculty member held at Rush prior to emeritus appointment