Metrics by Professor
Professor, Teaching and Educational Leadership
This area of excellence is appropriate for candidates who spend a high proportion of their time on educational activities and who view education as their primary academic focus. Evaluations will be for teaching contributions at Harvard and its affiliates or, for initial faculty appointments at HMS/HSDM, at the institution where a candidate for appointment previously held a faculty position. Teaching of HMS/HSDM medical, dental, and graduate students will be particularly noted.
Educational activities are broadly defined as including: didactic teaching of students, residents, clinical fellows, research fellows and peers; research training and mentorship; clinical teaching and mentorship; and, administrative teaching leadership roles. The candidate will be evaluated on both the quantity and quality of their teaching activities, recognition for their roles as educators, and on their scholarship. The candidate must demonstrate scholarship, which may include: publication of original research, reviews, and chapters; educational material in print or other media such as syllabi, curricula, web-based training modules and courses; and/or, educational methods, policy statements, and assessment tools developed.
Teaching and Educational Leadership Metrics
Summary
Sustained national, and in some cases international, reputation as an educational leader and innovator; among the best in the country in the development of educational methods, curricula, policy and assessment or educational research; expertise must be demonstrated through high impact scholarship that influences the field.
In addition to distinguished service as an Associate Professor:
| Teaching may take the form of: | Examples of Metrics |
|---|---|
| Didactic teaching of students, trainees and peers (e.g., lectures, continuing medical education courses, grand rounds, professional development programs, seminars, tutorials) | Innovation in classroom teaching methods
with adoption nationally, and in some cases, internationally
Teaching/lecturing nationally and, in some cases, internationally, about issues related to education |
| Research training and mentorship (e.g., mentor for medical student, graduate student, resident, clinical or postdoctoral research fellow or junior faculty projects; service as graduate student thesis advisor or committee member) | Number and stature of trainees upon
whom the candidate had a major influence; stature may be assessed by
the traineesā?academic rank, leadership positions, impact on the field
and prestigious awards
Publications with trainees Feedback from trainees, if available |
| Clinical teaching and mentorship (e.g., teaching in the clinic or hospital including bedside teaching, teaching in the operating room, preceptor in clinic) | Development of innovative clinical teaching methods that are adopted and have an impact nationally, and in some cases, internationally |
| Administrative teaching leadership role (e.g., residency or fellowship director, course or seminar director) | Increasing and sustained national
and, in some cases, international, leadership role related to education
in a professional society
National replication of courses developed by the candidate Adoption nationally of innovative programs developed by the candidate that result in the attraction of competitive candidates and/or enhancement of diversity by increasing the representation of women and minorities |
| Recognition | Examples of Metrics |
| Visiting professorships and invitations
to speak nationally, and in some cases internationally, on issues related
to education
Leadership of national, and in some cases international, courses related to education Serving as a consultant nationally, and in some cases internationally, on issues related to development of educational programs or on educational methods, policy or assessment Service on national, and in some cases international, committees developing guidelines and policies for education/training programs Service on national, and in some cases international, committees evaluating education/training programs or reviewing grant proposals related to education Funding to conduct educational research or to develop educational materials, methods, assessment tools or programs Editor of an educational journal National and/or international awards related to education or educational scholarship | |
| Scholarship | |
| Publication as author or editor of
a major textbook on education
Development of innovative educational methods/materials in print or other media that are widely adopted and influence education nationally, and in some cases, internationally Publication of senior author high impact research related to educational methods, assessment and/or policy that influence the field nationally, and in some cases, internationally |
Professor, Clinical Expertise and Innovation
This area of excellence is appropriate when a specific area of clinical expertise provides the unifying theme for the candidate's academic activities and achievements. The individual is considered a leader in a clinical field. The candidate may have a reputation as an innovator in approaches to diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease, applications of technology to clinical care and/or in developing models of care delivery. The candidate must demonstrate scholarship, which may include chapters and reviews in the area of clinical expertise, guidelines/protocols for patient care, publications evaluating the impact of a clinical innovation and/or other research publications. There should be a strong educational component in the clinical field (reported in Teaching and Education) and the individual may participate in clinical, translational, or basic scientific research related to the clinical field (if research activities are substantial, investigation should be designated as a supporting activity).
Clinical Expertise and Innovation Metrics
Summary
Sustained national, and in many cases international, reputation as a leader and innovator in a clinical field; expertise must be demonstrated through high impact scholarship; must have a significant influence on practice in the clinical field as a result of his/her teaching, scholarship and innovation.
In addition to distinguished service as an Associate Professor:
| Clinical expertise may take the form of: | Examples of Metrics |
|---|---|
| Recognition as a clinical expert | National, and in many cases international, recognition as a clinical expert as evidenced by national, and in many cases international, leadership roles and reputation related to the clinical field |
| Influencing clinical practice | Development of innovative approaches
to diagnosis or treatment, applications of technologies and/or models
of care that influence care at a national, and in many cases international,
level. Examples of activities (many others are possible) include:
Having a critical role in defining a new field Developing innovative treatments, procedures, or technologies demonstrated to be superior to previous approaches Developing treatment protocols or practice guidelines that influence the standard of care |
| Recognition | Examples of Metrics | Visiting professorships and invitations
to speak nationally, and in many cases internationally, on issues related
to area of clinical expertise
Leadership roles in national, and in many cases international, professional organizations related to area of clinical expertise including leadership of national, and in many cases international, courses or programs Service as a consultant on issues related to area of clinical expertise Service on national, and in many cases international, committees developing guidelines and policies for management or evaluating programs in area of clinical expertise Editor of a journal in the area of clinical expertise Peer-reviewed funding to support innovations that influence clinical practice nationally, and in many cases, internationally National, and in many cases international, awards for contributions and/or innovation in the area of clinical expertise |
Scholarship |
| Publication of senior author original
research, chapters, reviews, and/or textbooks related to area of clinical
expertise that are widely recognized as influencing the field nationally,
and in many cases, internationally
Development of guidelines and/or protocols for patient treatment or delivery of care that are adopted nationally, and in some cases, internationally Publication of senior author manuscripts that demonstrate the impact of the candidateāĢW innovation on quality of care, clinical outcomes, and/or access to care |
Professor, Investigation
This area of excellence is appropriate for individuals who spend the majority of their time performing research. Investigation is broadly defined to include basic, translational and clinical research, including epidemiology, outcomes and health services research, and biostatistics as well as research in social sciences, ethics, bioinformatics and health economics, among others. Investigation also includes the development of innovative methods/technologies and/or novel applications of existing methods and technologies. This area of excellence may also be used to recognize the contributions of individuals with research training in diverse fields who bring a unique or critical expertise to the biomedical research team. It includes individuals participating in large collaborative and multicenter research, as well as those conducting research individually or in small groups. The candidate must demonstrate scholarship, which may include first or senior author publications of original research, and/or publications from large multidisciplinary studies on which the candidate was in another authorship position and to which the candidate made documented, significant intellectual contributions.
Investigation Metrics
Summary
Sustained national, and in many cases international, reputation as one of the top researchers in the field; leader of an exceptional independent research program and/or key leadership role in collaborative studies; longstanding record of exceptional scholarship which may include: senior author on high impact publications of original research, and/or leadership role on, and critical contribution to, publications of high impact collaborative research; candidate should have a sustained record of extramural funding; must have evidence of effective teaching and supervision as demonstrated by stature of trainees.
In addition to distinguished service
as an Associate Professor:
| Investigation | Examples of Metrics |
|---|---|
| Sustained record of conducting exceptional
research that has a major impact on the field and/or changes clinical
practice; may include any or all of the following:
Basic research Clinical research and/or laboratory or clinically based translational research which may include studies of disease mechanisms, diagnostic techniques and/or other investigations that provide fundamental insight into the prevention, diagnosis or management of disease; may lead an established multidisciplinary team and/or center that has created novel investigative approaches that have resulted in critical contributions to the field Quantitative or social science research such as epidemiology, outcomes and health services research, and biostatistics as well as research in social sciences, ethics, bioinformatics and health economics, among others; outstanding record of leadership in design, conduct and analysis of studies; for multicenter studies, overall principal investigator, or one of a small number of key national leaders of studies Development of innovative methods/technologies and/or novel applications of existing methods/technologies that have been adopted by others in the field Sustained record of funding as principal investigator; may be funded by a combination of federal, investigator-initiated industry, and foundation grants; candidates who bring a unique expertise to a number of projects must have a sustained record of funding as a principal investigator or a co-investigator on multiple studies | |
| Recognition | Examples of Metrics |
| Invitations to speak nationally, and
in many cases internationally, about research
Sustained record of principal investigator peer-reviewed research funding Service as an editor and/or on editorial boards of scientific journals or as a consultant to journals in area of expertise Service on, and may have a leadership role on, national, and in many cases international, committees related to research including grant review panels such as NIH study sections, NIH advisory groups, FDA panels, data and safety monitoring boards for major multicenter trials Leadership role in planning sessions for major scientific societies nationally, and in many cases, internationally Prestigious national or international awards for research and/or innovations Overall principal investigator or one of a small number of key national leaders and/or leadership roles on key committees and writing groups of national, and in many cases international, multicenter studies Adoption by others in the field of novel methods/technologies | |
| Scholarship | |
| Senior authorship on studies of exceptional,
original and innovative research which has had a major impact on the
field
Continuing record of publication from multidisciplinary research that has had a major impact on the field and/or changed clinical practice; candidate may be first or senior author, in another authorship position, or part of an unnamed authorship group, but should have served as the senior author on a substantial number of manuscripts from the study Publication of senior author original work describing novel methods/technologies that advance the field; may be published in journals of the primary discipline (e.g., statistics) or the field in which the expertise is applied (e.g., cardiology) |
