1. FAP (Fac Appt & Prom) Summary: CV Bootcamp, 2015 Kitt Shaffer, MD PhD FACR, Chair BUSM FAP Committee Vice-Chair for Education in Radiology Professor of Radiology

2. Committee Administration – Trang Tran Manager of Faculty Actions Office of the Dean and Provost, BUSM 617-638-5301 ttran16@bu.edu

3. Committee members Chair, Kitt Shaffer MD PhD FACR, Professor Radiology Vice-Chair, Harold Lazar MD, Professor Surgery Karen Antman MD, Provost and Dean Tsuneya Ikezu MD PhD, Professor Pharmacology* Michael Sherman PhD, Professor of Biochemistry* Elizabeth Barnett MD, Professor Pediatrics Emelia Benjamin MD, Professor Cardiovascular Medicine Robert Stern PhD, Professor Neurology/Neurosurgery Jennifer Vasterling PhD, Professor Psychiatry (VA) Mieke Verfaellie PhD, Professor Psychiatry (VA, Alternate) *new members, Jan 2015

4. Appointment & Promotions procedures Associate or Professors reviewed/presented by a committee member in detail – discussed by group – final approval by President Brown Assistant and Instructor generally approved without discussion unless issues raised

5. Key components AssistantAssociateProfessor reputationLocalNational (should make selection of 6 arm’s length letters easy) Nat’l/International (should make selection of 6 arm’s length letters easy) scholarship1 peer-rev paper generally 20+, depends on quality and impact (shift from 1 st to last author begins) generally 30s-40s depends on quality and impact (more last than 1 st authorship)

6. What does the president say? LETTERS are the first thing he looks at!!! LETTERS that are strong can overcome virtually any apparent deficits in the CV

7. ideal letters NOT from any program where applicant trained NOT from anyone who knows the applicant very well personally NOT from mentors, collaborators

8. ideal letters-where to find them Chairs of national committees on which applicant serves Editors or section editors of journals for which applicant reviews People who invite the applicant to speak at a national course, or be a visiting professor Speakers at conferences at which applicant also spoke

9. Summary Data: Assoc Professor, unmodified since 12/11 N=40 N=15 (27%) mean 28 range 17-60 median 25

10. Summary Data: Professor, unmodified since 12/11 N=24 N=8 (25%) mean 57 range 25-109 median 47