Committee on Appointments and Promotions

The primary role of the PSOM Committee on Appointments and Promotions (COAP) is to assess candidates for appointment to the school’s faculty and to assess the totality of faculty contributions for promotion. Additionally, COAP works closely with departmental chairs, vice chairs, division chiefs, departmental COAPs, and mentors to guide individual faculty members as they develop their academic careers.

PSOM COAP

Perelman School of Medicine COAP Guidelines. Track and rank descriptions used as reference for appointment and promotion decisions.
COAP Impact Framework for Assessment. (slide deck) Overview of holistic, impact framework for assessment introduced in 2021.

PSOM COAP-ACC

Academic Clinician (AC) Track Guidelines. Guidelines covering the criteria for appointment, reappointment and promotion on the Academic Clinician track. Explanation of expectations and metrics for success on this track.
Academic Clinician (AC) Guidelines Updates, 2024. Presentation in 2024 updates to guidelines.

Departmental COAP

DCOAP Operational Guidelines
D-COAP Chair List. List of the Perelman School of Medicine Departmental COAP Chairs.
Consideration of Promotion Review Concomitant with First Reappointment
Department Representatives. Contact list for key individuals in each PSOM department.

Supplemental Track Resources

The following resources provide supplemental information about tracks. They do not in any way substitute COAP Guidelines.

Faculty Tracks

Full Time Faculty Home Page
Perelman School of Medicine Faculty Track Descriptions. This chart provides a broad comparison across tracks.

Academic Clinicians

Academic Clinician Faculty Home Page
Academic Clinician - Part-time Description. COAP Description of the Academic Clinician - Part-time track.

Clinician Educators

Research

Research Faculty Home Page
Research Faculty Compensation Policy (FA.FacComp-002)
Research Faculty Policy Addendum (Addendum.FA.FacComp-002)

Tenure

Clinical

Clinical Track Guidelines. Guidelines governing the criteria and required documentation for appointment, reappointment, and promotion of Clinical track faculty.
Coming Soon: Guide for Hiring Clinicians in the Most Appropriate Track

Adjunct

Adjunct Track Guidelines - Guidelines governing the criteria for appointment of Adjunct track faculty.