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RMC Appointment & Promotion Dossier Requirements

Required Documentation for Appointment/Promotion at all Active Ranks

Documentation must be submitted as a full and complete packet to the Office of Faculty Affairs to be processed for action.  Email a completed packet to faculty_affairs@rush.edu.  Once submitted, it will be reviewed for requirements, accuracy, clarity, and the submitter will receive a response stating next steps. Complete packets will be directed to appropriate committee for reviews and approvals.

All packets are reviewed and approved by Faculty Council, Dean and Provost
Packets for senior appointments and promotions are first reviewed and approved by COSFAP and then by Faculty Council

Instructor
  • Appointment/Promotion Checklist
  • Recommendation Form
  • Chair Recommendation Letter (referencing appointment, term, rank, effective date) with chair signature
  • Departmental Advisory Committee Approval (This can be included in the chair’s recommendation letter)
  • Updated CV (ensure CV references active rank)
Assistant Professor
  • Appointment/Promotion Checklist
  • Recommendation Form
  • Chair Recommendation Letter (referencing appointment, term, rank, effective date) with chair signature
  • Departmental Advisory Committee Approval (This can be included in the chair’s recommendation letter)
  • Updated CV (ensure CV references active rank)
Associate Professor
  • Appointment/Promotion Checklist
  • Recommendation Form
  • Chair Recommendation Letter (referencing appointment, term, rank, effective date) with chair signature
  • Departmental Advisory Committee Approval (This can be included in the chair’s recommendation letter)
  • Updated CV (ensure CV references active rank)
  • Letters of Evaluation - From Independent evaluators:  three letters from Outside Universities
  • Letters of Endorsement - Unlimited (up to 6 from colleagues, collaborators, and former trainees)
  • Teaching Portfolio -  
    • Relevant information in the CV and the chair’s letter
    • Teaching Awards
    • Educational Scholarship
    • Course/Teaching evaluations
    • Letters from former trainees
  • Clinical Portfolio - 
    • Relevant information in the CV and the chair’s letter
    • Clinical Scholarship
    • Unsolicited letters from patients
    • Endorsements letters from colleagues
    • Any supporting documentation
  • Research Portfolio - 
    • Relevant information in the CV and the chair’s letter
    • Scholarship
    • Peer-reviewed publications
    • Letters from former trainees
  • Service Portfolio
    • Relevant information in the CV and the chair’s letter
    • Scholarship related to service
    • Endorsement letters from colleagues
    • Any supporting documentation
Professor
  • Appointment/Promotion Checklist
  • Recommendation Form
  • Chair Recommendation Letter (referencing appointment, term, rank, effective date) with chair signature
  • Departmental Advisory Committee Approval (This can be included in the chair’s recommendation letter)
  • Updated CV (ensure CV references active rank)
  • Letters of Evaluation - From Independent evaluators:  five letters from Outside Universities
  • Letters of Endorsement - Unlimited (up to 6 from colleagues, collaborators, and former trainees)
  • Teaching Portfolio -  
    • Relevant information in the CV and the chair’s letter
    • Teaching Awards
    • Educational Scholarship
    • Course/Teaching evaluations
    • Letters from former trainees
  • Clinical Portfolio - 
    • Relevant information in the CV and the chair’s letter
    • Clinical Scholarship
    • Unsolicited letters from patients
    • Endorsements letters from colleagues
    • Any supporting documentation
  • Research Portfolio - 
    • Relevant information in the CV and the chair’s letter
    • Scholarship
    • Peer-reviewed publications
    • Letters from former trainees
  • Service Portfolio
    • Relevant information in the CV and the chair’s letter
    • Scholarship related to service
    • Endorsement letters from colleagues
    • Any supporting documentation
COSFAP Sample Documentation
Required Documentation for Appointment of non-primary Faculty (Adjunct, Visiting or Emeritus) and Joint

Documentation must be submitted as a full and complete packet to the Office of Faculty Affairs to be processed for action.  Email a completed packet to faculty_affairs@rush.edu.  Once submitted, it will be reviewed for requirements, accuracy, clarity, and the submitter will receive a response stating next steps.

All packets are reviewed and approved by Faculty Council, Dean and Provost

  • Appointment/Promotion Checklist
  • Recommendation Form*
  • Chair Recommendation Letter (referencing appointment, term, rank, effective date) with chair signature
  • Departmental Advisory Committee Approval (This can be included in the chair’s recommendation letter)
  • Updated CV (ensure CV references active rank)

*For joint appointments, the chair of the primary department should sign the recommendation Form