Example of Departmental APT Letter of Recommendation

The University of Kansas Medical Center

Example of departmental APT letter of recommendation.

DATE

RE: FACULTY NAME, PROMOTION AND/OR TENURE

Dear DEPT CHAIR:

Appointments

FACULTY holds an appointment of RANK on the TRACK in the DEPT. Dr. FACULTY has been nominated for promotion to RANK on the TRACK.

Education and Training

FACULTY received his/her MD/PhD in YEAR from the University of SCHOOL. He/she was a post-doctoral fellow, resident> at WHERE from WHEN, after which he/she was appointed as RANK at the University of SCHOOL. In YEAR, FACULTY was appointed RANK of DEPT (AT KUMC).

Teaching

FACULTY’S teaching efforts are <good, bad, average, etc. He/she has participated in <titles/number of courses and serves on a number of PhD dissertation committees, journal clubs, etc. In YEARS, he/she provided lab instruction, clinical teaching, didactic instruction, etc. In addition, FACULTY has mentored KUMC grad students/residents/junior faculty, etc.>. He/she also developed/directed XYZ courses and other leadership activities in teaching. <Add why faculty is important to department/university in this domain.>

Service

FACULTY’S service efforts include list activities for clinical, professional, academic service. His/her service on grant application review panels both national and international has been exemplary. <Add why faculty is important to department/university in this domain.>

Research/Scholarship

FACULTY lists <number of> total publications both peer-reviewed and non peer-reviewed articles <in what type of journal – high impact, etc. He/she has written <number of> books and book chapters. Since arriving at KUMC, he/she has published <number of> peer-reviewed and reviewed number of> articles and book chapters. Current funding includes <number of> active GRANTS as PI, with <number of> submitted. He/she presented a variety of seminars-papers-posters at prestigious institutions and has served as an organizer for several high profile international meetings. FACULTY has exceeded scholarly accomplishment criteria for promotion to the (next)-career level.

Summary and Recommendation

FACULTY has been extremely productive> in <list of accomplishments>. He/she exceeds, meets, does not meet> the expectations of a RANK-level appointment on the TRACK. <Restate importance of this faculty member to department and KUMC, if applicable.>

The Departmental APT Committee recommends, does not recommend> promotion to RANK of DEPT.

On behalf of the Committee,

COMMITTEE CHAIR

Chair, Department of DEPT

Appointments, Promotion and Tenure Committee