Promotion and Tenure Training Information

The following training resources are available for faculty and staff in the Medical School:

Promotion Procedure Guide

  • The promotion procedure guide helps department staff and faculty better understand the Medical School’s promotion system. The guide gives an overview of the process, timelines, faculty member responsibilities, resources and more. 

Department Heads

  • Everything that Department Heads need to know about the promotion and tenure process can be found in this at-a-glance document.

Resources, Policies, and Procedures

2025 Promotion & Tenure Training Sessions

Are you preparing for promotion? RSVP for a training session with OFA and the promotion committee co-chairs to ensure successful preparation of the promotion dossier materials. All sessions will be held via Zoom and recorded.

Academic and Tenure Track Sessions:

  • Mar. 12, 2025 | Faculty Training, 11:00 - 12:00 p.m.
  • Mar. 18, 2025 | Staff Training, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
  • Mar. 20, 2025 | Faculty Training,  1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Clinician Track Sessions:

  • Mar. 4, 2025 | Faculty Training, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
  • Mar. 6, 2025 | Faculty Training, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
  • Mar. 11, 2025 | Staff Training, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.


Please RSVP here to attend any of these sessions. If there are any questions, please contact ms-ofa@umn.edu.

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Presentation Slides

  • Slides for the Promotion & Tenure (Tenure & Academic tracks) presentation can be viewed here.
  • Slides for the Clinician Track presentation can be viewed here.

Training Session Recordings

Promotion and Tenure Training | Session held Mar. 7, 2024 | View Recording