Levinson Wendy, Rothman Arthur I, Phillipson Eliot
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Acad Med. 2006 Jun;81(6):568-70. doi: 10.1097/01.ACM.0000225223.45701.da.
Academic promotion has traditionally been based on research and teaching, but faculty members' contributions to the profession may not be fully captured in those dimensions. Faculty members may influence the practice of medicine and improve the care of patients yet not obtain traditional measures of achievement through publications, grants, or teaching awards. With this problem in mind, at the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, the promotions committee developed and implemented a promotions criterion called Creative Professional Activity (CPA) to recognize and reward a variety of types of academic endeavors that have a demonstrable impact on medical practice and care. CPA comprises three activities: professional innovation, exemplary practice, and contributions to the development of the discipline. In this article, the authors define CPA, provide illustrative case examples, describe how faculty members document CPA, and report the use of this promotions criterion in the Department of Medicine over the last decade. The challenges of implementing CPA as a promotion criterion are described. CPA is consistent with the Department of Medicine's goal of achieving excellence through original research, education, or creative work that advances the care of patients.
传统上，学术晋升基于研究和教学，但教师对该职业的贡献可能无法在这些方面得到充分体现。教师可能会影响医学实践并改善患者护理，但却无法通过发表论文、获得资助或教学奖项获得传统的成就衡量标准。考虑到这一问题，多伦多大学医学院的晋升委员会制定并实施了一项名为“创造性专业活动”（CPA）的晋升标准，以认可和奖励对医学实践和护理有明显影响的各种学术努力。CPA包括三项活动：专业创新、典范实践和对学科发展的贡献。在本文中，作者定义了CPA，提供了说明性案例，描述了教师如何记录CPA，并报告了过去十年中该晋升标准在医学系的使用情况。文中还描述了将CPA作为晋升标准实施所面临的挑战。CPA与医学系通过推进患者护理的原创研究、教育或创造性工作实现卓越的目标相一致。
