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Faculty Development

The mandate of the Faculty Development Director and Committee is to work with all Department of Pediatrics faculty members to help you achieve your career goals by assisting with required documentation and providing information to facilitate your submission to the Faculty Evaluation Committee (FEC).
 

University-Appointed Academic Professors Faculty Development Committee Timeline

Faculty Evaluation Committee (FEC) Review
The composition of FEC shall be: the Dean (as Chair), all Department Chairs, and at least two tenured Faculty members elected by Faculty Council.

On an annual basis, each Faculty member's progress will be reviewed by the Department Chair and FEC based on the UofA Faculty Agreement: Article 7 (University Responsibilities), Article 8 (Supplementary Professional Activities) and Article 13 (Faculty Evaluation). At appropriate times after the initial appointment, each Faculty member will be considered for tenure and/or promotion (Article 12).

In addition to the Annual Faculty Report, objective documentation addressing the Faculty member's contributions may include formal and informal feedback from students, peers, or supervisors; for those Faculty members who are also members of interdisciplinary teaching and/or research groups (e.g. institutes, centres), input from team members outside the Department and/or Faculty will be considered.

For more information, read the FEC excerpt on Page 3 of the FoMD Guidelines for the Evaluation.

Timeline for Application for Promotion to FEC
To ensure sufficient time to assist all faculty members in preparing for the 2011 review, please adhere to the following timeline developed by the faculty development director.

​Nov - Jan
 ​Discuss possible promotion with Chair at annual review mtg
​Jan - Mar
​Meet with Director of Faculty Development to discuss the process, expectations and documentation required
​Feb - Jun ​Electronically submit updated CV, Teaching Dossier, letter to Chair & supporting documentation to Director Faculty Development for review and feedback
​June ​Submit all required documents (in hard copy) to the Chair
​Jul - Aug
 ​Chair requests review by internal and external referees
​Sept ​All documentation submitted to the Dean's Office
​Nov                    
​FEC meets and awards promotions to take effect the following July 1

Clinical Professors Faculty Development Committee Timeline

Clinical Professors are evaluated in accordance with (but not directly governed by) the FEC guidelines. To be eligible for promotion, an individual must have to spent five to ten years at any given level. It would be expected that the person promoted would have made significant contribution in at least two of the following domains:
  • clinical care
  • education
  • research
  • leadership/administration

Along with an updated CV and teaching dossier, a letter of nomination from the Divisional Director and two letters of reference solicited by the individual outlining his or her contributions in the above areas are to be submitted to the Department Chair.

The Pediatrics Faculty Development Committee would meet and review the documents and make recommendations to the Chair. Decisions would be announced shortly thereafter.

Timeline for Clinical Professors
Since promotion of clinical faculty does not require review by the FEC the process does not require fixed dates for submission of documents.

Consultations for CV and Teaching Dossier Development

Dr. Susan Gilmour, the Department of Pediatrics Director of Faculty Development, is available to work with you:

  • to improve your CV and Teaching Dossier
  • to enhance your activities within the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
  • to prepare other documentation relevant to your annual performance review

Faculty Development Workshops

The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry will be scheduling workshops on Faculty Development. Information about these sessions will be forwarded to all staff once available.

Mentorship

Faculty members who would like academic mentoring from someone other than their Divisional Director may contact Dr Gilmour for assistance in selecting an appropriate mentor.

Available Documents