RMC Faculty Appointment & Promotion Requirements

Promotion requires a traditional balance of activities: research, education, clinical practice and service

Rank	Rank Category	Tenured/ non-tenured	Categories of Excellence for promotion: Teaching Research Clinical Service	Scholarly Activity Recognition/Reputation Criteria for promotion: Scholarly activity Local/Regional National/International Recognition/Reputation
Instructor	Junior	Non-tenured	First faculty rank appointment given after postgraduate training Potential for development in one area of excellence	Not Applicable
Assistant Professor	Junior	Non-tenured	Appointment might be given as a first appointment to clinical faculty after fellowship training and Board certification Promotion from Instructor must display development in one area and demonstrate potential for development in two areas of excellence	Evidence of Scholarly activity
Associate Professor	Senior	Tenured	Requires two areas of Excellence on which to be promoted	Requires local/regional recognition scholarly activity
Professor	Senior	Tenured	Requires three areas of Excellence on which to be promoted	Requires national/international recognition/ scholarly activity

Tenured appointments/promotions do not require reappointment

There should be a five year minimum before promotion from junior to senior ranks and between senior ranks

No path for promotion. 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
Emeritus rank reflects the last senior rank faculty member held at Rush prior to emeritus appointment