The senior APR faculty will also provide advice to these faculty members designed to facilitate their prospects for promotion and tenure. In particular, the senior APR faculty will consider the faculty members progress in terms of teaching, research, and service, both clinical and nonclinical. Recommendation for promotion, which is made in conjunction with the department head, will be based upon these criteria. Excellent teaching is most apparent when high expectations are set and students meet these expectations. Generally, this involves lectures of high quality and equally important an instructional format that inspires students to participate and go beyond the minimal expectations for satisfactory performance.
Grant support is an important external recognition of a faculty member s research.
It is an expression of confidence by experts in the field that the work is worth doing. Likewise, peer reviewed publications attest to the quality and significance of an investigation. These accomplishments, along with invited talks, measure the impact of a faculty member s research. Several faculty in the APR department have significant clinical appointments. Therefore, clinical service excellence should also be considered for promotion and tenure.