We know that Advancement and Promotion can be a source of anxiety for many faculty. We also know that all of our faculty are extremely talented, so do not need to worry. We have several resources below, including the Faculty Handbook (created by the UCSF Academic Senate) and a great video!  

We also want to emphasize that we conduct a holistic review for all candidates. We also know that there are—at times—extenuating circumstances that may have impacted productivity. For example, faculty can be encouraged to highlight any impacts of ongoing staffing and budgetary issues or personal/family issues that have limited their productivity. We encourage all faculty to complete a Personal Statement and to work with their Department Chair to ensure that their packet includes the relevant information for reviewing bodies to accurately assess their achievements relative to their opportunities. 

In terms of process, a UCSF Academic Affairs Specialist prepares faculty packets about a year and a half before the next action (e.g., promotion, merit). Faculty should expect to receive information about preparing their packet around April, the year before an action’s effective date (e.g., if promotion is effective July 2030, an Academic Affairs Specialist will send the packet to faculty in April 2029, though this may vary by Department).  There are also guidelines on how to prepare your packet.  Please go to the UCSF’s “Find My HR Rep” site to find your Academic Generalist who can answer any questions you might have. In addition, each Department has faculty leaders who can help answer questions, and many have guidelines regarding promotion (see below).

Promotion Committee Chairs & Mentorship Facilitators (by Department)

Updated 9.29.25

Department/ORU

Advancement & Promotion (A&P)

Committee Leader

Mentoring Facilitators

Departments

 

 

Anatomy

Basbaum, Allan

Basbaum, Allan

Anesthesia

Aleshi, Pedram

 

Biochemistry

Narlikar, Geeta

 

Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology

Mullins, Dyche

 

Dermatology

Shinkai, Kanade

Liao, Wilson

Emergency Medicine

Chin, Rachel

Tabas, Jeff and Lu, Mimi

Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Gomez, Scarlett

Gomez, Scarlett

Family & Community Medicine

Lee, Isabel

 

Humanities & Social Sciences

Joseph, Galen

Adams, Vicanne

Laboratory  Medicine

Kogan, Scott

Lu, Mark

Medicine

Powe, Neil

Covinsky, Kenneth; Dhaliwal, Gurpreet; Liu,

Kathleen; Redberg, Rita; Rosenthal, Phil;

Schroeder, Steven; Yazdany, Jinoos; and Zapata, Josue

Microbiology & Immunology

Sil, Anita

Sil, Anita

Neurology

Fu, Ying-Hui and Smith, Wade

Stephens, Melanie; Wilson, Michael

OB/GYN & Reproductive Sciences

Jackson, Rebecca and Chen, Lee-May

Cohen, Craig and Mellon, Synthia

Ophthalmology

Hoyt, Creig

Acharya, Nisha; Hoyt, Creig

Orthopaedic Surgery

Lotz, Jeff; Tay, Bobby

Sabatini, Coleen

Osher Center for Integrative Health

Adler, Shelley

 

Otolaryngology

Limb, Charles

Murr, Andrew

Pathology

Perry, Arie

 

Pediatrics

Rogers, Elizabeth

Heyman, Mel; Rogers, Elizabeth

Physical Therapy

Lui, Andrew

Lui, Andrew

Physiology

Julius, David

Julius, David

Psychiatry

Ford, Judith and Lee, Kewchang

Seritan, Andreea

Radiation Oncology

Nakamura, Jean and Sheng, Ke

Nakamura, Jean

Radiology

Glastonbury, Christine

Joe, Bonnie; Lupo, Janine

Surgery

Finlayson, Emily and Willenbring, Holger

Finlayson, Emily

Urology

Suskind, Anne

Suskind, Anne

 

 

 

Organized Research Unit (ORU)

 

 

Bakar Computational HS Institute

Raj, Ashish

 

Cardiovascular Research Institute

Black, Brian

Hata, Akiko

Diabetes Center

 

TBD

Institute for Health Policy Studies

Spetz, Joanne

 

Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Gestwicki, Jason

 

Proctor Foundation

 

Acharya, Nisha

Site Specific

 

 

UCSF Fresno

Mortimer, Roger

 

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

Meade, Kelly and Sutton, Suzanne

 

 

HSC faculty promotion

Many HSC faculty are particularly concerned about promotion. However, the concern about being denied promotion by the SOM Dean’s Office is unfounded given that it has been extremely rare to date (<1%). The APM is clear that Health Sciences Clinical Professor series faculty engage in scholarly or creative activities which derive from and support their primary responsibilities in clinical teaching and professional and service activities. No SOM faculty have been denied on-time advancement for lack of creative work since the specific requirement was added to the APM. In sum, the overwhelming majority of HSC faculty are doing incredible work to serve our patients and teach the next generation—thank you!

Below are the expectations we have for promotion:

  1. Strong teaching or mentoring evaluations/letters across multiple sources
  2. Broadly defined creative activities (e.g., clinical leadership, QI, educational innovations, APEX mentorship, CME leadership, organizing trainee teaching activities)
  3. Some evidence of service (e.g., committee service)

Resources

 

Our office is responsible for: 

  • Reviewing academic recruitment plans for faculty and non-faculty academics 
  • Reviewing appointment, advancement and appraisal packets 
  • Advising faculty and departmental leaders on issues related to appointment and advancement