Appointment and Promotion Guidelines for Adjunct Faculty in the Emory Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Promotion for adjunct faculty members is based on the 2017 School of Medicine criteria. Readiness for promotion will be determined with your point people and the Vice Chair for Faculty Development, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The departmental adjunct faculty promotions committee, comprised of full-time faculty and adjunct faculty, reviews promotion materials for adjunct faculty and recommends an action to the Department Chair and the Vice Chairs.
Adjunct Associate Professor
According to the SOM requirements for appointment and promotion to the rank of Adjunct Associate Professor, the individual shall exhibit a high level of skill as a clinician, teacher, and/or researcher. The individual shall have contributed actively to the clinical, teaching (including supervisory), research, and/or service programs/activities of the School of Medicine at a level commensurate with that expected of regular faculty at this rank.
The individual must have continuously made clinical, teaching, research, and/or service contributions to our department (or at a comparable institution) for at least 10 years (26 hours/year minimum) plus meet three or more of the following criteria:
- Obtain board certification through the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) or the American Board of Psychoanalysis (ABP), board certified diplomate (social work), specialty board certification through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), recertification in general psychiatry through ABPN
- Receive a local, regional, or national award or distinction as a clinician (e.g., Top Doctor, NAMI, AFSP, professional association, Training and Supervising Analyst through the American Association for Psychoanalytic Education)
- Receive a local, regional, or national supervisor/teacher/mentor award
- Receive a local, regional, or national service award
- Present at conferences, meetings, or workshops locally, regionally, nationally, or internationally
- Offer continuing professional education programs locally, regionally, nationally, or internationally
- Publish scholarly work
- Receive Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Distinguished Adjunct Faculty Member Award or other awards
- Engage in significant local, regional, or national service work related to the profession/discipline (e.g., committee member or leader on relevant local, national, or international boards/organizations)
Adjunct Professor
According to the SOM requirements for appointment and promotion to the rank of Adjunct Associate Professor, the individual shall exhibit a high level of skill as a clinician, teacher, and/or researcher. The individual shall have contributed actively to the clinical, teaching (including supervisory), research, and/or service programs/activities of the School of Medicine at a level commensurate with that expected of regular faculty at this rank.
The individual must have continuously made clinical, teaching, research, and/or service contributions to our department (or at a comparable institution) for at least 5 years (26 hours/year minimum) at the rank of Adjunct Associate Professor plus meet five or more of the following criteria:
- Obtain board certification through the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) or the American Board of Psychoanalysis (ABP), board certified diplomate (social work), specialty board certification through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), recertification in in general psychiatry through ABPN
- Receive a local, regional, national, or international award as a clinician
- Receive a local, regional, national, or international supervisor/teacher/mentor award
- Receive a local, regional, national, or international service award
- Present at conferences, meetings, or workshops locally, regionally, nationally or internationally
- Offer continuing professional education programs locally, regionally, nationally or internationally
- Give invited local, regional, national, or international presentations
- Publish significant scholarly work
- Receive Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Distinguished Adjunct Faculty Member Award or other awards
- Engage in significant service work related to the profession/discipline (e.g., leadership role on relevant local, regional, national, or international boards/professional organizations)