Academic Review
The Office of Academic Affairs for the David Geffen School of Medicine provides the review and approval of academic recruitment, appointment, merit, and promotion actions, as well as review, approval, and implementation of annual departmental budgets for the Health Sciences Compensation Plan faculty.
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor resources are available in Box:
- Assistant Professor Coversheet
- Assistant Professor Fourth-Year Appraisal Coversheet
- Assistant Professor Data Summary Pages
- Assistant Professor Vote Page
- Four-Year Review Data Summary Pages
- Mentoring Form
Associate and Full Professor
Associate and Full Professor resources are available in Box:
- Appointment Coversheet
- Change in Department Coversheet
- Change in Series Coversheet
- Five-Year Review Coversheet
- Further Above-Scale Advancement Coversheet
- Joint Appointment Coversheet
- Merit Equity Review Coversheet
- Merit Increase Coversheet
- Merit to Step VI and Initial Above-Scale Coversheet
- Promotion Coversheet
- Associate and Full Professor Data Summary Pages
- Five-Year Review Data Summary Pages
- Merit Equity Review Data Summary Pages
Professional Research Series
Professional Research Series resources are available in Box:
- Assistant Researcher Coversheet
- Associate and Full Researcher Coversheet
- Associate and Full Researcher Change in Department Coversheet
- Associate and Full Researcher Further Above Scale Coversheet
- Associate and Full Researcher Joint Appointment Coversheet
- Associate and Full Researcher Merit to 6 and Initial Above Scale Coversheet
- Associate and Full Researcher Merit Coversheet
- Associate and Full Researcher Promotion Coversheet
- Assistant Researcher Vote Page
- Associate and Full Researcher Vote Page
- Professional Research Data Summary Pages
Project Scientist Series
Project Scientist Series resources are available in Box:
- Project Scientist Coversheet
- Project Scientist Appointment Request Form
Other review materials
See other review materials available in Box:
- Permanent & Term Endowed Chair Coversheet
- Professorial & Endowed Chair Appointment Coversheet
- Administrative Endowed Chair Form
- History Record Legend
- History Record Template
- Pagination Legend for Data Summaries
- Recall Data Summary
- Review Waiver Form
- Special Off-Scale Salary Adjustment
- Specialist Appointment Request Form
- Temporary Appointment Form
General letters
All general letters are available in Box:
- Confidential Statement
- Near Relative
- Non-Senate Emeritus Conferral
- Unsolicited Letter – Unsolicited
Assistant Professor Rank Specific
Assistant Professor Rank Specific letters are available in Box:
- Intramural/Extramural solicitation letter for appointment, 8-year Limit Review and/or Promotion.
- Adjunct – Appt, 8yr, Promo
- HS Clinical - Appt, 8yr, Promo
- Regular & In-Residnce - Appt, 8yr, Promo
- Intramural/Extramural solicitation letter for 8-year Limit Review/Promotion for a candidate who had time off the clock and would like evaluators to know that in evaluating their body of work since appointment.
- Adjunct with TOC
- HS Clinical with TOC
- Regular & In-Residence with TOC
Associate and Full Professor Rank Specific
Associate and Full Professor Rank Specific letters are available in Box:
- Intramural/Extramural solicitation letter for appointment. For all other series please use the Assistant Intramural/Extramural template.
- Clin X - Appt
- Intramural/Extramural solicitation letter for Promotion to Full rank.
- Adjunct – Promo to Full
- HS Clinical – Promo to Full
- Reg & InRes – Promo to Full
- Clin X – Promo to Full
- Intramural/Extramural solicitation letter for Step VI.
- Adjunct – Step 6
- HS Clin – Step 6
- Reg & InRes – Step 6
- Clin X – Step 6
- Intramural/Extramural solicitation letter for Above-Scale.
- Adjunct – AS
- HS Clin – AS
- Reg & InRes – AS
- Clin X - AS
Solicitation letters for all Professorial Series
Solicitation letters for all Professorial Series letters are available in Box:
- Peer/Student solicitation letter for assessment of teaching.
- For all Professorial Series EXCEPT Clin X - Teaching
- Clin X - Teaching
- Intramural/Extramural solicitation letter for Joint Appointments, Interdepartmental Programs, and Organized Research Units
Assistant Professional Research Specific
Assistant Professional Research Specific letters are available in Box:
Intramural/Extramural solicitation letter for 8-year Limit Review/Promotion - for a candidate who had time off the clock and would like evaluators to know that in evaluating their body of work since appointment.
Associate and Full Professional Research Specific
Associate and Full Professional Research Specific letters are available in Box:
- Intramural/Extramural solicitation letter for Appointment and other actions not stated below – Rsch Solicitation Letter v.2.15
- Intramural/Extramural solicitation letter for Promotion to Full rank – Rsch Promo to Full
- Intramural/Extramural solicitation letter for Step VI – Rsch 6
- Intramural/Extramural solicitation letter for Above-Scale - Rsch AS
Associate and Full Project Scientist Specific
Associate and Full Project Scientist Specific letters are available in Box:
Resources for Faculty
- Curriculum Vitae Preparation Guide (PDF)
- Evidence of Success - All Series (PDF)
- Five Significant Publications Requirements (PDF)
- HS Clinical Series - Examples of Creativity (PDF)
- Junior Faculty Guide to a Successful Career (PDF)
- Junior Faculty Guide to a Successful Career - HS Clinical Series (PDF)
- Junior Faculty Question Responses (PDF)
- The Academic Personnel Manual
- Employee Digital and Social Media Policy
- Faculty Handbook
- DGSOM Teaching Effort Policy (PDF)