Clinician-Educators
The Clinician-Educator career track is for faculty who contribute to the clinical, educational and/or research missions of the medical school but whose major effort is in the areas of clinical practice, practice-related activities and/or education. Clinical faculty who spend the majority of their time in clinical practice or practice-related activities, but also perform some clinical research, should also be appointed in this track. This is a non-tenure-eligible career track.
Faculty appointed on the Clinician-Educator track select two of the following five domain areas in which to specialize, and are evaluated for appointment and promotion based on their accomplishments and contributions in those domains:
- Clinical impact and recognition
- Education and teaching
- Original research
- Health services management
- Community engagement
Clinician-Educator Faculty Ranks
- Instructor
- Assistant Professor
- Associate Professor
- Professor
Recruit & Appoint
Appointment Actions for Current Clinician-Educators
Faculty Performance Review
Conduct performance reviews using the Feinberg Faculty Portal
Reappointment
Information on the annual reappointment process
Promotion & Tenure
Propose faculty for promotion/tenure review in the annual promotion cycle
Change to Appointment
Process changes of basis, category, career track or tenure status
Salary Changes
Submit salary changes/shifts to FSM Finance
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
Obtain the dean's signature on an MOU pertaining to a faculty appointment
Secondary Appointment
Grant a secondary appointment to a faculty member whose primary appointment is in another Northwestern school or Feinberg department
Appoint Senior Administrative Leaders
Conduct an internal search to appoint an existing faculty member to an administrative leadership position (e.g., Vice Chair, Division Chief)
Honorific Appointments
Nominate a faculty member for an endowed professorship or emeritus appointment
Outside Appointments
Obtain approval for a faculty member to accept an appointment at another institution
Leave of Absence
Process a paid or unpaid leave for a current faculty member
Transfer
Transfer a faculty member to your department from another Northwestern school or Feinberg department
Departures
Retirement, resignations, terminations and death