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SAEM Faculty Survey
1.
What is your current academic rank?
Instructor (including Clinical Instructor)
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Professor
Other (please specify)
2.
How many years ago did you graduate from residency?
0 – 5
6 – 10
11 – 15
15 or more
3.
Please select the gender that best describes you.
Female
Male
Other
Prefer not to state
4.
At your institution, is an academic promotion (e.g. assistant professor to associate professor) associated with an increase in base salary?
Yes
No
Unknown
5.
What resources does your department or institution provide to guide you through the promotion and tenure (P&T) process? (select all that apply)
An orientation to the P&T process
Education on the P&T criteria for your track
Individualized consultation on your progress towards promotion
A CV review service
A teaching portfolio review service
Sample CVs and/or portfolios from others in your track
I am unaware of any P&T resources provided by my department or institution
Other (please specify)
6.
What barriers do you perceive to promotion in your academic track? (select all that apply)
None
The expectations and requirements for promotion are unclear
The expectations and requirements for promotion are unrealistic
The promotion process is overly complex
Lack of time to fulfill promotion requirements (e.g. clinical, teaching, or administrative demands prevent completion of scholarly work)
Lack of mentorship
Difficulty translating work into a form that the P&T committee understands or recognizes
Difficulty identifying individuals (internal or external referees) to write promotion letters
Lack of funding for scholarly work
Family and/or other personal demands
Other (please specify)
7.
What could SAEM provide to assist you with the promotion process? (select all that apply)
Sample CVs on the SAEM website
Sample teaching portfolios on the SAEM website
Examples of various institutional requirements and descriptions of academic ranks on the SAEM website
Individualized consultation on your progress towards promotion at the SAEM annual meeting
Mentorship by EM faculty with experience in the P&T process, provided via an online platform: (e.g. zoom, citrix, google hangouts, etc.)
A CV review service
A teaching portfolio review service
Didactic or workshop sessions on P&T at the SAEM annual meeting
A platform to create a teaching portfolio on the SAEM website
A platform to create a CV on the SAEM website
A guide to the P&T process – (e.g. screencast) on the SAEM website
A resource to identify external referees for promotion letters on the SAEM website
Other (please specify)
8.
Outside of the P&T process, how else could the SAEM Faculty Development Committee assist you?
