Career Development

The School of Medicine provides guidelines and resources for faculty as they consider their progression through the Appointments, Promotion and Tenure (APT) process. The definitive policies come from the School, and the Department of Pediatrics has specific guidelines developed for Career Track.

Department Process

Determining the most appropriate track for a faculty member is made on the basis of the overall direction of a candidate’s academic career, taking into account the allocation of time to clinical activity, research and teaching. Nominations for faculty appointments and promotion and the granting of tenure are made by the Department of Pediatrics to the School of Medicine.

Faculty should discuss their promotion trajectory at least annually with their division chief. This is often accomplished during the annual Summary of Accomplishment (SOA) meetings. Division chiefs will submit faculty CVs that are to be considered for promotion to the chair of the Department APT committee (DAPT). If the faculty member’s accomplishments warrant consideration for promotion, the chair of the DAPT will notify the Departmental APT Coordinator who will generate a request for the dossier materials (CV, Intellectual Development Statement, Annotated Bibliography, list of suggested referees, and Summary of Teaching, if applicable) directly from the faculty member. These materials must be returned to the APT Coordinator prior to review by the DAPT committee. 

The DAPT committee meets 3-4 times per year, and once approved by the DAPT committee, the promotion packet is then forwarded on for review to:

• The SOM APT office and Dean for non-tenure track faculty; or
• The SOM Clinical Science APT committee and then the Dean if tenure track faculty

The materials are then reviewed by the Chancellor's Medical Center Executive Committee (MCEC), and finally, by the Provost and Board of Trustees. The process takes approximately 12 months in its entirety.

Department of Pediatrics Specific Promotion Materials

• Department APT: Tenure Track [rev. 02.04.2021]
• Department APT: Career Track [rev. 07.10.2024]
• Department APT: Guidance on Career Track for Faculty [rev. 07.10.2024]
• Department APT: Quick Reference Guide [rev. 02.04.2021]
• Appendix 1: Quality Improvement and Safety Supplemental Information [rev. 02.25.2021]
• Appendix 2: Improvement Science Project Portfolio [rev. 02.25.2021]
• Appendix 3: Education Supplemental Information [rev. 03.08.2021]
• Appendix 4: Educator Portfolio [rev.02.01.2021]
• Appendix 5: Summary of Teaching [rev. 05.25.2021]
• Publication Metrics: What is H Index and How Is It Calculated? [Duke University Medical Center Library & Archives]
• iCite: NIH Office of Portfolio Analysis
  [iCite is a tool to access a dashboard of bibliometrics for papers associated with a portfolio. Users type in a PubMed query or upload the PubMed IDs of articles of interest. iCite has three modules: Influence, Translation, and Open Citations.]

School of Medicine Specific Promotion Materials

• Clinical Sciences APT Process and Resources for Faculty and Administrators
   
• Additional Types of Scholarship accepted by SOM
   
• Clinical Sciences APT Meeting Dates

Pediatrics

• Pediatrics Grand Rounds [*login required]
• Pediatrics Research Rounds [*login required]
• Professional Development Conferences Series [*login required]

Medicine

• Medicine Grand Rounds [*login required]

Office for Faculty

• Office for Faculty Recorded Seminars [*login required] Includes:
  • Academic New Faculty Orientation Sessions
  • Effective Presentation Skills
  • Duke Hospital's History

Research Rounds

Pediatrics Research Rounds is a monthly presentation of outstanding research in the Department of Pediatrics. The series is designed to foster new initiatives and collaborations among our faculty. The series takes place on Friday of most months, at 12 noon via Zoom until further notice. If you are unable to attend, links to watch the streaming video will be emailed each month.

Professional Development Seminar Series

The Department of Pediatrics is invested in the career development of all faculty and offers a Faculty Development Seminar Series. The series curriculum will include popular topics such as career development opportunities as well as mentoring, and resources and guidelines pertaining to research, among many others. Seminars are offered monthly at 12:00pm throughout the fall and spring semesters via Zoom until further notice.

Professional Development Seminar Series

The Professional Development Seminar Series (PDSS) is an ongoing series of lectures on topics such as difficult conversations, professional “survival” skills, and cultural/organizational dynamics at Duke. Faculty are notified of events via e-mail.