Tenure-Track, Tenure, and Academic Track
Dossiers for the 2025-2026 review period will be due on September 15, 2025. The Office of Faculty Affairs will be in touch with departments with instructions on how to submit promotion dossiers.
Tenure in the Medical School is granted in accordance with:
7.12 Statement & Academic Track Statement
NOTE: Each statement includes Part 1 (Preamble), Part 2 (Departmental Addendum) and Part 3 (Annual Review of Tenured Faculty).
- Department of Anesthesiology
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics
- Department of Biomedical Sciences (Duluth)
- Department of Dermatology
- Department of Emergency Medicine
- Department of Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health (Duluth)
- Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development
- Institute for Health Informatics
- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- Department of Medicine
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology
- Department of Neurology
- Department of Neuroscience
- Department of Neurosurgery
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery
- Department of Otolaryngology
- Department of Pediatrics
- Department of Pharmacology
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Department of Radiation Oncology
- Department of Radiology
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
- Department of Surgery
- Department of Urology
OLD Academic Track Statement
OLD 7.12 Statements
• Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics
• Biomedical Sciences (Duluth)
• Dermatology
• Emergency Medicine
• Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health (Duluth)
• Family Medicine and Community Health
• Genetics, Cell Biology and Development
• Integrative Biology and Physiology
• Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
• Medicine
• Microbiology and Immunology
• Neurology
• Neuroscience
• Neurosurgery
• Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health
• Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences
• Orthopedic Surgery
• Otolaryngology
• Pediatrics
• Pharmacology
• Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
• Radiation Oncology
• Radiology
• Rehabilitation Medicine
• Surgery
• Urology
Resources, Policies, and Procedures
Forms and Templates
There is no need to request access to the documents below. These can all be downloaded under 'File' within each document:
- Tenure-Track, Tenure, and Academic Track Promotion Dossier Template
- Tenure-Track, Tenure, and Academic Track Promotion Dossier Checklist
- Dossier Cover Sheets:
- Cover Sheet 1 = for Probationary Assistant to Associate Professor w/ Tenure or Probationary Associate to Associate Professor w/ Tenure
- Cover Sheet 2 = for Promotion to Professor Only (Tenured)
- Teaching Experience and Effectiveness Cover Sheet
- Lecture Evaluation Summary
- Mentoring/Training Table
- Teaching Table
- Departmental Report
- Department Record of Vote
- Departmental Statement of Assurance
- Candidate's Statement of Assurance
- Selected Reprints Sample List
Dossier due date and Submission to OFA
Promotion dossiers are due on Sep. 15 of every year. If the 15th lands on a weekend, the due date would then be Sep. 16 or Sep. 17 (that Monday). The Office of Faculty Affairs will be in touch with departments directly with instructions on how to submit promotion dossiers.
Adjunct Faculty Promotions
Adjunct faculty promotion packets are due Sep. 15 every year alongside all other promotion dossiers within the Medical School. Adjunct promotion packets consist of:
- CV (any format)
- Letter from the Department Head stating the reasons why the promotion should be granted.
- Relevant additional documentation, if available (e.g. teaching evaluations, lectures presented, papers published, service on committees, etc.).
- Letters of support (Qty: 3) from faculty members in the department or Medical School.
Please refer to the Adjunct Faculty Appointments and Procedures document for additional information. If there are any questions, please contact [email protected].
Medical School Curriculum Vitae Templates - Required for All Dossiers
Guidance regarding external reviewers:
- Key elements for writing a letter requesting an external review
- Guide for selecting arm's length reviewers
- Sample External Review List
- Effect of pandemic on promotion and tenure review process:
External reviews play a critical part in the review process for promotion. Please consider the following as reviews are solicited:
- A minimum of four arms-length letters are to submitted with each promotion dossier. To minimize service expectations for ourselves and our colleagues, please consider how many letters your unit needs to make a reasonable judgment in the review process. In general, including more than seven letters provides little additional value to the process, though there may be circumstances where that is warranted (such as with an interdisciplinary scholar, for example).
- Include a clear description of the reviewer’s relationship to the candidate.
- Do not ask external reviewers to compare the candidate to others in the field. Faculty members have different experiences and comparing faculty without knowing of those experiences can lead to an unfair process. Please focus on the individual's accomplishments and contributions to the field as they relate to their track statement.
- Do not ask reviewers to comment on whether or not the candidate would likely be tenured at their institution, as institutional expectations vary greatly.
- Do not ask reviewers to comment on teaching unless evidence is provided for them to assess. If teaching evidence is submitted, make sure to include evidence beyond SRTs.
PROMOTION AND TENURE COMMITTEE (P&TC) | TENURE AND ACADEMIC TRACKS
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David Benditt, MD, FACC, FRCPC, FESC, FHRS, CCDS, Professor, Tenured, Department of Medicine
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Melissa Brunsvold, MD FACS, FCCM, Professor and Vice Chair for Education, Tenured, Department of Surgery
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Germaine Cornelissen-Guillaume, PhD, Co-Chair, Professor, Academic Track, Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology
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William Dobyns, MD, Professor, Tenured, Department of Pediatrics
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Lester Drewes, PhD, Professor, Tenured, Department of Biomedical Sciences
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Daniel Duprez, MD, PhD, FAHA, FACC, FESC, FASH, Professor, Tenured, Department of Medicine
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Patricia Ferrieri, MD, Professor, Tenured, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
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Nancy Harper, MD, Professor, Academic Track, Department of Pediatrics
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Kristin Hogquist, PhD, Co-Chair, Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Tenured, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
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John Lake, MD, Professor, Tenured, Department of Medicine
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Michael Linden, MD, PhD, Professor, Academic Track, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
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Dawn Lowe, PhD, Professor, Tenured, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
- Kevin Mayo, PhD, Professor, Tenured, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics
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Catherine McCarty, PhD, MPH, Professor, Tenured, Department of Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
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James Miner, MD, Professor, Academic Track, Department of Emergency Medicine
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Patrick Nachman, MD, Professor, Tenured, Department of Medicine
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Thomas Neufeld, PhD, Professor, Tenured, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development
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Frank Ondrey, MD, PhD, FACS, Professor, Tenured, Department of Otolaryngology
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David Power, MD, MPH, Professor, Academic Track, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
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Sara Shumway, MD, Professor, Tenured, Department of Surgery
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Steven Stovitz, MD, MS, Professor, Academic Track, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
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Marc Swiontkowski, MD, Co-Chair, Professor, Tenured, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
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Ramachandra Tummala, MD, Professor, Academic Track, Department of Neurosurgery