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- Professional-Track: Professor Title Series
- Professional-Track: Clinical Professor Title Series
- 2025-26 Academic Year: Promotion and Tenure Resources
- Resource Library for Faculty
- Faculty Policies
- Faculty Review & Evaluations
- Faculty Annual Evaluations
- Mid-Probationary Review for Tenure-Track Faculty
- Comprehensive Periodic Review
- Faculty Engagement & Development
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Departmental Faculty Academic Affairs Contacts
Email our team at dellmedfacultyaffairs@austin.utexas.edu
Professional-Track: Clinical Professor Title Series
Professional-Track faculty appointed to this title series are expected to demonstrate active participation in the academic mission of Dell Medical School and active engagement in scholarly activities that derive from and support clinical, teaching, and/or professional service activities. Scholarship is defined broadly and peer-reviewed publications are not required.
Promotion Resources
Office of Faculty Academic Affairs: Biweekly Office Hours
2025-26 Professional-Track Faculty Promotion Policy
2025-26 Guidelines for Promotion for Professional-Track Faculty
Examples of Evidence of Achievement - Professional-Track Faculty - Clinical Professor title series
Recorded Promotion Info Sessions & Slide Decks: linked at the Resource Library for Faculty
Commonly Used Templates and Forms:
Dell Medical School CV Template
Guidelines for Geographic Scope of Faculty Activities
Summary of Reviewers and Arm's Length Checklist
Dossier Checklist and Samples - Professional-Track Faculty
Samples - Candidate Statements & Summaries of Activities
Five Significant Works Template
New for the 2025-26 Academic Year:
Triannual Review - Promotion review for Professional-Track faculty of the Dell Medical School follows a triannual review process wherein there are three separate “review cycles” in which the faculty may be reviewed.
- 2025-26 Promotion Timeline - CYCLE 1 - Professional-Track Faculty
- 2025-26 Promotion Timeline - CYCLE 2 - Professional-Track Faculty - Cycle 2 Pertains to Clinical Professor Title Series Only
- 2025-26 Promotion Timeline - CYCLE 3 - Professional-Track Faculty
Policies and General Resources:
Regular Faculty Appointment Policy
Professional-Track Comparison Table
Archived - 2024-25 Academic Year - Promotion and Tenure Resources