Chapter 5
DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTIONS COMMITTEES
The committee membership is representative of the department faculty with regard to gender, institutional employer, and discipline. The committee has the responsibility of reviewing all candidates for senior level promotion, including all assistant professors in the "up or out" year of the third and final term. The committee seeks letters from external referees. The committee reviews the dossiers for promotion plus external letters and votes on the action. A written summary of the committee's review plus the vote is then forwarded to the department chair. The summary should include the reasons for abstentions, recusals, and negative votes. Only Professors may vote on professorial appointments and promotions. Professors and Associate Professors may vote on promotions to Associate Professor. Committee members who are closely associated with candidates should recuse themselves from voting.
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Chapter 1. History
Chapter 4. Organization of AMS Departments
Chapter 5. Medical School Faculty Governance