Getting Ahead
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Committee Service
Service to UT Southwestern committees is a sign of excellent citizenship, which is a consideration for promotion and tenure. The committees of each school are described in detail in the Standing Committees section of Faculty Corner.
UT Southwestern Health Sciences Digital Library and Learning Center
The Health Sciences Digital Library and Learning Center resources and services are available from your desktop, laptop, mobile device, or in person by visiting the library location on campus in E2.3 (Florence Biomedical Building, Plaza level).
The Health Sciences Digital Library’s website is your primary access point, on-campus and off-campus (using Ezproxy), to all your exclusive resources as an affiliated UTSW faculty, staff, students, and researchers. These subscription resources include:
- Over 945,000 e-books and over 29,000 e-journal full-text subscriptions accessible through the Library Catalog
- Over 300 specialized databases like Up-To-Date, ClinicalKey, Scopus, CINAHL Ultimate, and more
- Over 149,820 print collection items at the remote UT System Joint Library Facility (JLF) and accessible via Interlibrary loan request at no cost
- Institutional repository to preserve and house your conference presentations and posters
- Research Data Repository consists of small datasets (under 50GB) produced by the University community, available for public access and re-use.
Our Library location includes:
- Computer workstations as well as creative and statistical analysis software, printing, and scanning equipment
- 14 group and 30 individual study rooms, privacy pods, tables, and comfortable couches with wi-fi access and vending machines for beverages and snacks
- Physical archives collection with computer workstation available for research work
The Library Staff is always available to assist you with training (individual and group) in topics like EndNote, database searching, grants assistance, evidence-based medicine resources, poster and presentation design, and more in-person or online.
Contact Library Staff using the Library’s Ask Us Form, in person at E2.304 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday or call 214-648-2001. Consult the Library's FAQs for frequently asked questions.
Promotion and Tenure Policies
A video of the latest UT Southwestern "Demystifying the Promotion and Tenure Process" is available, along with additional videos and workshop information.
Consult the Library’s Author Profiles Guide for information on how to manage your author profiles, keep track of who is citing your articles, and set up alerts.
Networking/Mentoring for You
As a new faculty member, you will benefit by expanding your network of local contacts and mentors for yourself and your trainees. Seek these contacts by asking your department chair/center director and utilizing the information in the “Get to Know Your Colleagues” section of this web page. The graduate school can provide you with the book, “Adviser, Teacher, Role Model, Friend” published by the National Academy Press.
Promotion and Tenure Policies
A video of the latest UT Southwestern "Demystifying the Promotion and Tenure Process" is available, along with slides.
Other handouts include:
There are five academic tracks to which faculty members are appointed at UT Southwestern: Clinical Scholar, Clinician-Educator, Clinician, Researcher, and Tenure-Accruing/Tenure. The academic tracks recognize differences in the distribution of a faculty member’s major effort and thereby align the focus of activity with expectations and opportunity for recognition and advancement. The tracks also permit alignment of individual effort with activities of particular importance to a Department or Center.
Regardless of how effort is distributed, the benchmark for promotion of an individual is excellence in his/her major areas of endeavor. Each faculty member should be aware of their appointment track and what the expectations are for promotion. This information is included in the appointment letter sent to each faculty member. Expectations are specified in Information about Faculty Appointments, Promotion, Tenure, Evaluation, and Non-Reappointment.
Training
The Effective Teacher Series is an excellent training opportunity, which includes practical seminars on teaching skills and career development, such as how to conduct an effective interview. The Library provides online tutorials and classes on topics such as EndNote, Reference Manager, and getting better results with PubMed and Ovid. E-learning modules are designed to assist new employees in adapting quickly to the UT Southwestern environment. Human Resources offers career development courses, such as Increasing Personal Effectiveness and Strategies for Reducing Conflict.
- Effective Teacher Series
- Library Tutorials/Support
- Library Resources and Services
- Request Individualized Training from the Library
- Clinical Sciences Graduate Program: Course Descriptions
- My Learning (See Organizational Development and Training)
- Video Recordings on Career Development provided by the Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Travel
View the Travel website, which provides travel information, forms, and contact information for the vendor. This company is charged with travel management, including an efficient method for UT Southwestern Departments to coordinate travel reservation requests.
Women's Careers
The Women's Careers (OWC) was founded in April 2012 as a Division of Faculty Development. OWC provides a coordinated approach to the recruitment, career advancement, and professional development of one specific UT Southwestern constituency: women.
The primary objectives are to:
- Promote women's professional development
- Advocate for family-friendly initiatives to increase career-life balance
- Improve the recruitment, promotion, and retention of women faculty
- Empower women to increase their representation in academic leadership positions
- Champion for equity in pay and access to institutional resources
Contact the Office of Women's Careers at 214-648-2586 or by email at Helen.yin@utsouthwestern.edu.