Preparing for Promotion

Watch Dr. Art Walaszek’s September 2025 presentation, Overview of Tracks, Promotion and Tenure, and Faculty HR processes.

At the School of Medicine and Public Health, faculty are employed within six distinct career tracks: Clinical Health Sciences (CHS), Clinician Teacher (CT), Tenured/Tenure, Research Professor, Teaching Professor, and Clinical Adjunct. These tracks have different policies and requirements for promotion and progress at the department, school and institutional level. These resources will help faculty navigate the promotion process, potential career development opportunities, and faculty development workshops to not just survive but thrive at UW–Madison. For more information about your unique track and all tracks at SMPH, please consult the overview of faculty tracks page or individual track pages below. If you are looking for promotions templates and sample documents, review our faculty promotion toolkit. For more faculty specific resources and information please visit the HR policies and resources for faculty. If you are looking for faculty development workshops that support your pathway to promotion, explore our faculty development events page. Watch the webinar for Preparing for Promotion 201: Associate to Professor.