Gottlieb Michael, Chan Teresa M, Yarris Lalena M, Linden Judith A, Coates Wendy C
Department of Emergency Medicine Rush University Medical Center Chicago Illinois USA.
Divisions of Emergency Medicine and Education and Innovation Department of Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences McMaster University Hamilton Ontario Canada.
AEM Educ Train. 2022 Jun 1;6(3):e10759. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10759. eCollection 2022 Jun.
Promotion and tenure (P&T) letters are a key component of the academic advancement portfolio. Despite their importance, many faculty are not trained to write these letters and there is limited literature describing the approach and key components. This paper reviews the role of P&T letters and provides general guidelines for writers. We present a step-by-step guide, which includes how to respond to requests, the role of institutional guidelines, providing context to the letter, evaluating candidates, and delivering an overall recommendation. Finally, we discuss current controversies in P&T letters. This paper is intended to help novice and more experienced writers to enhance their P&T letters, while also helping applicants for promotion understand what is being asked of their letter writers.
晋升与终身教职（P&T）推荐信是学术晋升材料的关键组成部分。尽管其很重要，但许多教员并未接受过撰写此类推荐信的培训，且描述撰写方法和关键组成部分的文献有限。本文回顾了P&T推荐信的作用，并为撰写者提供了一般指导原则。我们提供了一份循序渐进的指南，包括如何回应请求、机构指南的作用、为推荐信提供背景信息、评估候选人以及给出总体推荐意见。最后，我们讨论了P&T推荐信当前存在的争议。本文旨在帮助新手和经验更丰富的撰写者提升他们的P&T推荐信，同时也帮助晋升申请者了解对其推荐人的要求。
