The Office of Faculty Advancement can help you navigate School of Medicine promotion and tenure processes. Please see the links below for details:

• DOM and SOM Career Development Resources
• SOM Awards of Tenure and Post-Tenure Review Information

Additional support and resources are available through the Faculty Advancement Office. For questions or to schedule time for a consult, contact DOMFacAdvancement@ucdenver.edu

After six years of service on a regular, full-time appointment, associate professors and professors (either tenured or tenure-eligible) are eligible to apply for a sabbatical. Additionally, the DOM offers financial support on a competitive basis to help its faculty members take advantage of this opportunity. Please see the links below for details:

• DOM Sabbatical Financial Aid Program  (PROGRAM ON HOLD - June 2017)
• SOM Sabbatical Information and Application

• CCTSI Leadership for Innovative Team Science (LiTEs) - 12-month program targeted to mid-career and senior faculty and academic administrators who aspire to improve their management and leadership skills.
• CU Excellence in Leadership Program (ELP) - helps current leaders become more effective at managing key challenges of a dynamic CU system.
• SOM Faculty Development Workshops - sessions in effective communication, improving classroom teaching skills, conflict management, etc.
• CU Employee Services Resources - free to faculty/staff:

Career Advancement & Learning resources
Leadership Toolkits
Tuition Waiver Benefit

Planning Retirement? 

Am I eligible for retirement and other pertinent questions (Faculty FAQ) 
Faculty Retirement Agreements
Retirement Ready? (How to information on accessing your retirement savings)  
Faculty Retirement Guide

The DOM Research Office provides assistance to investigators in applying for and managing grants, including grant writing help. The Research Office also offers several programs supporting established investigators:

• DOM Research-Intensive Faculty Program (RIFP) - providing partial salary support for qualifying researchers. 
• DOM Team Science Program - enhancing collaborative research work. 
• DOM Research Bridge Program - bridging support during research funding gaps.

Other resources for researchers:

• CCTSI Colorado Mentoring Training (CO-Mentor) Program - Provides instruction to faculty members who have mentored others but have not had formal mentoring training.
• CU Innovations - maximizing impact of research.
• The Department of Medicine has many designated ‘innovation liaisons’ within the Divisions to help researchers connect with CU Innovations.  Their goal is to increase participation and engagement in commercialization and entrepreneurship activities.  Division innovation liaisons provide a point of contact for CU Innovations and will support communications between researchers and CU Innovations regarding intellectual property and technology transfer. For more information, contact your Division innovation liaison – DOM Innovation Liaisons or reach out to Cigdem Benam, Communications Program Manager, CU Innovations cigdem.benam@cuanschutz.edu

The DOM Program for Academic Clinician Educators (PACE) provides financial support for medical education research, innovative program development in education, salary support and/or career development of clinician-educators.

Other resources for clinician-educators:

• Academy of Medical Educators
• CU Center for Advancing Professional Excellence (CAPE)

The DOM Quality and Safety Program (QSP) strives to advance the quality of care delivered by DOM providers to our patients through a number of integrated programs. The DOM Clinical Operations section lists useful resources for Department of Medicine clinicians and care providers. In addition to DOM-specific resources, you will find links to University of Colorado Hospital and CU Medicine (formerly University Physicians, Inc.).

Other resources for clinicians:

• IHQSE Certificate Training Program - 12-month program focused on clinical leadership, quality and safety.
• CU Clinical Leadership Development (CLD) Program – two-day program offering tailored training for front-line physician, nurse, pharmacy, and administrative leaders who seek to advance their personal leadership ability.
• IHQSE Introductory Training Program in Quality Improvement (ITP) - one-day course emphasizes fundamental principles and skills necessary to design and participate in quality improvement initiatives in clinical settings.
• SOM Maintenance of Certificate Portfolio Approval Program

The DOM Office of Diversity and Justice was established in 2016 to support diversity among our faculty and housestaff. Other resources for women and minorities:

• SOM Office of Diversity and Inclusion
• Women’s Leadership Training Program – two-day session followed by three 2-3 hour workshops over the course of a year. Women’s ways of leading, MBTI, finance of academic medical centers, money matters, and conflict and negotiation. Starts fall 2017. Free, application required. Contact Judith Regensteiner or Judy Sherman for detailed information. 
• Women in Medicine and Science (WIMS) - resources provided for two women faculty members every year from the SOM for AAMC early- and mid-career workshops, and one woman faculty member per year to attend Drexel University’s Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM). Application deadlines and processes vary; contact Judith Regensteiner for information. 
• Annual CU Women Succeeding Professional Development Symposium
• Annual LGBTQ+ & EMAC Symposium