Clinical Faculty Promotion Compensation Policy

Policy Details

Effective Date:

July 1, 2025

Supersedes:

New

Responsible Authority:

Dean and Chief of Health Affairs

General Principles

The purpose of this policy is to provide base salary increases for faculty upon promotion. This policy applies to faculty within the College of Medicine who hold a terminal degree of MD or DO. This policy shall not apply to the following faculty:

1. Affiliate Faculty
2. Tenured and tenure track faculty
3. Faculty with less than .5 FTE effort
4. Faculty with dual appointments in other schools, whose effort in the College of Medicine is less than 1.0 FTE
5. Faculty who hold primarily research appointments
6. Faculty who hold an instructor appointment

For part-time College of Medicine faculty with total effort of .5 to 1.0, the base salary increases on promotion may be prorated in proportion to the effort in the College, at the discretion of the Dean.

Policy Statement

The Schmidt College of Medicine faculty promotion compensation policy establishes a base salary increase methodology for faculty that is founded on consistently applied principles. This policy will ensure that the College maintains consistent faculty promotion compensation among all clinical specialties and recognizes that the economic environment in which our academic enterprise exists is continually changing. Increases hereunder may be modified at the Dean & Chief of Health Affairs’ discretion to address published national salary surveys such as the Association of American Medical Colleges and Medical Group Management Association.

Definitions

For the purposes of this policy, base salary is defined as the annual base salary. The base salary does not include any administrative, leadership, or other stipends.

Base Salary Increases for Promotion