Faculty Appointments, Promotion & Tenure (APT)

Clinical Sciences APT

On initial hire, all new faculty members in the Clinical Sciences are initially appointed at the rank agreed upon by the faculty member and the Department Chair (subject to School of Medicine and University policies and processes). Entry level faculty are typically appointed at the rank of Medical Instructor or Assistant Professor. These ranks are not assigned a track (Faculty Career Track versus Faculty Tenure Track) designation. Additional information can be found here.

Resources

• Annual Faculty Conference (Annual Review) Template
• Faculty Career Track
• Faculty Tenure Track
• Quick Reference Guide: Promotion and Tenure Policies for Clinical Departments
• Clinical Sciences Promotion Process
• Curriculum Vitae Template
• Intellectual Development Statement Guidelines
• Sciences APT Meeting Dates, 2022 - 2023
• Duke University Faculty Handbook
  • Appendix L - Faculty Handbook, Clinical Sciences

Additional Resources - For Administrators

• Regular Rank Faculty APT Checklist 
• Regular Rank Faculty Offer Letter Template, Clinical Sciences
• Competitive Searches and Waiver requests
  • Memo regarding faculty competitive waiver requests. 
  • National Search Waiver Request Template
  • Faculty EEO Form
• Degree Verification Guidelines
  • Acceptable Forms of Degree Verification
  • Unacceptable forms of Degree Verification
• Regular Rank Faculty Titles & Job Codes
• Job Family 27
• Emeritus Guidance

For additional information, please refer to the Faculty Appointments, Promotions & Tenure section on the School of Medicine website.