Clinical Health Sciences (CHS) Track
This page contains policies, guidelines, and resources for Clinical Health Sciences (CHS) track faculty. For information on the differences between SMPH faculty tracks, please visit our track overview page. If you are looking for information about switching tracks, please review our track transfers page. If you face any issues with accessing box links on this page, please email ofad@med.wisc.edu
Guidelines, Templates, and Toolkits
Each panel on this page houses information, documents, and templates you may need to review or use for promotion. All of these links and more are available under the ‘Faculty’ tab on SMPH HR intranet content.
Guidelines for Appointment and Promotion of Clinical Health Sciences Track Faculty (PDF)
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Detailed walk-through of a dossier with expectations and guidelines to follow when pursuing appointment or promotion of CHS track faculty to Associate Professor (CHS) or Professor (CHS).
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This SMPH template is the required CV format for all tracks at SMPH UW–Madison.
This interactive workshop is tailored to early career CT or CHS track faculty who have been at SMPH for 3 years or less. Jump start the process of preparing for promotion with this workshop!
See also our Faculty Development Events page.
This interactive workshop is tailored to CT and CHS track faculty who expect to go up for promotion within the next year or two. Mentors are also welcome.
See also our Faculty Development Events page.
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Dossier submission deadlines for promotion to Associate or Full Professor.
CHS Toolkit for Faculty Promotion to Clinical Health Sciences Associate Professor and Full Professor
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This faculty promotion toolkit provides resources to help clinical health sciences faculty put together their promotions packet. It includes templates, sample packets, and best practice tips.
Preparing for Promotion from Associate to Full Professor Faculty
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A presentation by Associate Dean Nancy Raymond, MD, about the process of going from Associate to Full Professor Faculty. This presentation was given in December 2023.
CHS Track Guidelines and Checklists for Submitting Clock Extension Requests (PDF)
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Information about submitting CHS clock extension requests.
Note* All faculty who are still wishing to use COVID-19 as a reason for clock extensions should use section iii) Circumstances Beyond Control of the Faculty Member in the policy.
Supplemental Guidelines for CHS Program Directors (DOCX)
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Additional information to help CHS track Program Directors provide a full assessment of their responsibilities and accomplishments.
Policies and Resources
Explore SMPH career development opportunities available for faculty, educators, and staff.
Career and Individual Development Planning (IDP)
The Career and Individual Development Plan (IDP) is a way to explore and define training goals, professional development needs, and career objectives. A selection of templates, tips, and strategies for developing IDPs is provided.
COVID-19 Contribution Matrix Addendum for CV (PDF)
Use this matrix template to record your COVID-affected activities.
COVID19 Contributions On A Professional CV
It is important to ensure your CV accurately reflects the work you are doing around this pandemic, be it clinical, advocacy, media, research, education, etc. This matrix provides a few different suggestions per work category.
Most often, people think of traditional mentorship as the relationship or training proffered by a more experienced or knowledgeable person to someone less experienced or possibly new to a career, situation or circumstance. There are alternative models of mentoring and mentorship that can suit individual desires and needs. For more information and resources, visit our new mentoring and mentorship page.
SMPH OFAD Guidance on Funding for Sabbaticals
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Clinical Health Science faculty may request a leave that resembles a sabbatical. There is no formal SMPH process to approve this type of leave. A department may work out an arrangement with a faculty member to allow for a leave that resembles a sabbatical, using available department discretionary funds to support it. There are no central or SMPH funds available for this type of leave.
Academic Staff Policies and Procedures
An updated online resource for the Academic Staff Policies and Procedures (ASPP) handbook. Be sure to also visit the homepage as well as frequently asked questions.