Demonstration of engagement in one’s Area of Concentration might/may include but is not limited to: 

  • Invitations to speak both within and outside of Penn
  • Service on internal or external committees related to AoC
  • Development of innovative patient care technologies, therapies, educational curricula, or models of improvement in healthcare delivery
  • Active participation in professional organizations related to AoC
  • Awards related to AoC
  • Invitations to share expertise through invited talks, workshops, panels, book chapters, abstracts, etc.
  • Patents
  • Leadership or engagement with community-based organizations.

Demonstration of leadership and impact in one’s Area of Concentration might include but is not limited to:

  • Leadership roles in regional/national/international societies, professional organizations, government, etc.
  • Advisory roles for local/regional/national governmental agencies or non-profit organizations
  • Mentorship which has led to scholarly products, regional/national presentations, faculty positions in academic medicine, leadership in private industry, etc.
  • Regional/National/International awards
  • Invited regional/national/international lectures
  • Peer reviewed recognition by specialty/subspecialty society
  • Invitations to share expertise through talks, workshops, panels, book chapters, abstracts, etc.
  • Contributions to scholarly products commissioned by regional/national/international societies or professional organizations related to the AoC (i.e., position papers, symposia summaries)
  • Development of innovative patient care technologies, therapies, educational curricula, or care models that influence the AoC
  • Leadership in the development and/or delivery of regional, national, or international courses or CME programs
  • Leadership in development of patents or other intellectual property
  • Major role in clinical trials

Demonstration of high-quality engagement in Clinical Service might include but is not limited to:

  • Service on local/institutional committees in area of clinical expertise such as developing guidelines and policies for clinical management, evaluating clinical programs, etc.
  • Active participation in professional organizations related to clinical expertise
  • Invitations to share expertise through talks, book chapters, clinical reviews, etc.
  • Awards for contributions and/or innovation in one’s area of clinical expertise
  • Contribution to the development of innovative approaches to diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease, applications of technologies and/or models of care delivery that influence care locally, such as clinical care models, practice guidelines or pathways, or innovative application of an existing technology/therapy
  • Engagement/collaboration in clinical trials
  • Regional/national referral base
  • Funding to support work in one’s AOC

  • Teaching with evaluation data from TED or other source
  • Innovation in teaching methods or novel application of existing methods
  • Substantive participation in committees related to education and/or mentoring
  • Involvement in local mentoring/advising programs, such as outreach programs
  • Participation in the development of scholarly products related to education
  • Awards for teaching, mentoring, contributions and/or innovation related to education
  • Invited lectures to disseminate new knowledge related to successful education programs, interventions, curricula that have been generated by the candidate
  • Participation in grants or scholarship specifically related to education
  • Participation in the development and/or delivery of local/regional/national courses or CME programs