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Creative professional activity: an additional platform for promotion of faculty
Wendy Levinson1, Arthur I Rothman, Eliot Phillipson
1Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Summary
Academic promotion criteria were expanded to include Creative Professional Activity (CPA), recognizing diverse contributions beyond research and teaching. This initiative acknowledges faculty impact on medical practice and patient care.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Academic Medicine
- Faculty Development
Background:
- Traditional academic promotion relies heavily on research and teaching metrics.
- Faculty contributions impacting medical practice and patient care are often overlooked.
- A gap exists in recognizing diverse academic endeavors beyond publications and grants.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce and define Creative Professional Activity (CPA) as a novel academic promotion criterion.
- To recognize and reward faculty endeavors with demonstrable impact on medical practice and patient care.
- To address limitations in traditional promotion metrics.
Main Methods:
- Development and implementation of the Creative Professional Activity (CPA) criterion.
- Defining CPA through three key activities: professional innovation, exemplary practice, and contributions to the discipline.
- Documenting CPA and analyzing its use in academic promotions over a decade.
Main Results:
- Creative Professional Activity (CPA) was established to encompass a broader range of academic contributions.
- The criterion includes professional innovation, exemplary practice, and contributions to the discipline.
- Implementation challenges were identified and described.
Conclusions:
- Creative Professional Activity (CPA) offers a more comprehensive approach to academic promotion.
- This criterion acknowledges diverse faculty impacts on medical practice and patient care.
- CPA aligns with institutional goals for excellence in advancing patient care through creative work.
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