Advising government agencies, industry, or professional groups are all considered evidence of scholarship. Authorship of a patent in the faculty member's field is considered as evidence of creative scholarship. The candidate's role in multiauthored publications must be addressed. It is the faculty member's responsibility to provide documentation of scholarly and creative works in the dossier. All faculty are expected to engage in service to the University and its constituents, the community, and the professional discipline.
Service is central to the mission of a land-grant institution.
Public service related to the faculty member's assignment and that draws upon the professional expertise of the faculty member or that significantly fosters university relations is valuable to promotion decisions. It is the responsibility of the faculty member to provide the documentation of the activity in all of the above categories in the dossier. In general, a requirement for promotion to Clinical Associate Professor is achievement of regional, statewide or national recognition as a practitioner-educator. Demonstrated effectiveness in clinical practice that has had and will continue to have demonstrable effect on outcomes within a practice setting. Achievement in scholarship and creative activity that is recognized as contributing to the body of knowledge in the practice discipline.