Tenure, Appointments, and Promotions Policy

POLICY Policy statement: It is the policy of NYMC School of Medicine (SOM) that the Tenure, Appointments and Promotions Committee shall establish and maintain written standards, criteria and procedures for reviewing and recommending faculty appointments and promotions at the rank of professor, associate professor and award of tenure. II. PURPOSE The purpose of the Tenure, Appointment and Promotion process is to encourage and reward faculty contributions and achievements that support the mission of New York Medical College. The Tenure, Appointments and Promotions Committee is a committee of NYMC-SOM faculty and is charged with ensuring that scholarly achievement and excellence are the criteria for academic advancement, independent of whether a faculty member's achievements derive primarily from clinical, teaching, research or administrative contributions to the department, institution, and medical and scientific communities. Selection of individuals for appointment and promotion to the NYMC-SOM faculty and awarding of tenure must be in accordance with the highest standards