Associate Professor, Clinician Educator

Faculty who hold clinical titles may be physicians, or health and allied science professionals who may be community-based practitioners, or employees of affiliated organizations or Brown University.  Clinical faculty are obligated to provide a minimum 100 hours of annual teaching, advising, mentoring and/or service to their department or to Brown University.  Clinician Educators are employees of Brown or of an affiliated organization and are obligated to provide a minimum of 200 hours of annual teaching, advising, mentoring and/or service to their department or to Brown University.  These faculty have voting rights only within their department and the Medical School, and/or School of Public Health in accordance with the Faculty Rules and Regulations of Brown University. 

Clinician Educator have the suffix, Clinician Educator, following their title, e.g., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator.  

An Associate Professor, Clinician Educator has demonstrated substantial involvement and documented recognition as excellent in teaching, advising, and/or mentoring, and as a practitioner, and who has made important contributions to a clinical or research program.  The individual must have a regional reputation in his/her area of expertise.  Scholarly activity is required.  Service to the University, its affiliates or to the profession will be given positive consideration where a substantial role can be documented.

Appointment at this rank is for indefinitely renewable 5-year terms.

Promotion and Appointment Criteria:
Promotion or appointment to a senior rank on this track are put before the Committee on Medical Faculty Appointments (CMFA). See our Forms and Documents page for a checklist of materials required by CMFA and a faculty self-assessment form.

Reappointment Criteria:
See our Forms and Documents page for a checklist of materials required to process a reappointment.