Following these discussions a few people were requested to collect and organize the diverse ideas generated from the discussion. Preamble Societal expectations of health care professionals are rapidly changing and increasing. Society has high expectations of health professions, expecting them to provide leadership roles in the community. In addition to societies expectations of leadership, universities expect faculty to demonstrate leadership in a scholarly manner.
Scholarship is a fundamental expectation for anyone in an academic role.
To proceed through the academic ranks of a university via the regular promotion and tenure process, scholarly leadership must be demonstrated through evidence of effectiveness of teaching, research, professional activities and community contributions. By individual demonstrations of scholarly leadership in each of the above named categories, faculty members, in cooperation with other disciplines and agencies, provide leadership to the community. The leadership must have a scholarly foundation. Through this role, faculty are able to facilitate change. The following criteria are only suggestions and require further development for evaluating the quality of work in each category.