Clinical Track Promotion Guideline Development for Nursing Faculty in a Traditional Research-Focused University

The clinical track is a newer concept for universities traditionally placing a hefty emphasis on research and funding.

Guidelines should ensure equitable criteria for promotion of practicing faculty reflect teaching, scholarship, and academic outreach milestones.

This article describes the process, challenges, and overall experience of developing clinical track promotion guidelines within a research-focused university setting.

The department's outdated clinical track promotion guidelines were revised to reflect current roles of clinical faculty.

As DNP and clinically focused advanced practice faculty flood into 4-year academic settings, universities must ensure that criteria for promotion reflects clear and equitable teaching, scholarship, and academic outreach milestones.

The recent influx of DNP clinical faculty and advanced nursing practice faculty roles requires an overhaul of outdated guidelines.