Academic Job Description - Division of Emergency Medicine

Clinican Teacher

General Description

This category is intended for Emergency Medicine Division members with major clinical responsibilities who participate in teaching activities.

Time Distribution

• 50-60% clinical
• 15-25% teaching
• 15-25% research, administration

Clinical Activities

• 30-40 hours clinical emergency medicine.
• Defined area of expertise within emergency medicine

Teaching Activities

• Undergraduate: 30-40 hours/year clinical emergency medicine including mentorship;
• Postgraduate: Clinical activities, postgraduate workshops, journal clubs, mentorship, oral/written evaluations, emergency medicine grand rounds, academic half-day, critical appraisal workshops;
• Continuing Education: committee membership, faculty development workshops and scientific sessions.

Research Activities

• Active participant/collaborator in clinical research or other scholarly activity.

Administrative

• Member of 1-2 departmental/divisional/hospital committees.

Clinician Educator

General Description

Time Distribution

• 30-40% clinical
• 30-40% teaching
• 25-30% research, administration

Clinical Activities

• 20-30 hours/wks clinical emergency medicine

Teaching Activities

• Undergraduate: 30-60 hours/year clinical emergency medicine including mentorship;
• Postgraduate: Clinical activities, postgraduate workshops, journal clubs, mentorship, oral/written evaluations, emergency medicine grand rounds, academic half-day, critical appraisal workshops. 
• Continuing Medical Education: participation in committee, faculty development workshops and scientific sessions as participant and/or director/facilitator/lecturer

Research Activities

• Active participant/collaborator in clinical research or other scholarly activity including course development/innovation).

Administrative

• Senior administrative responsibilities in education. Chair of faculty or major departmental divisional/hospital committee

Clinician Investigator

General Description

Time Distribution

• 30-40% clinical
• 25-30% teaching
• 30-40% research

Clinical Activities

• 20-30 hours clinical emergency medicine

Teaching Activities

• Undergraduate: 30-40 hours/year clinical emergency medicine including mentorship;
• Postgraduate: Clinical activities, emergency medicine grand rounds, academic half-day, critical appraisal workshops. 
• Continuing Medical Education: Participation in CE committee, faculty development workshops and scientific sessions.

Research Activities

• Principal investigator in clinical research;
• Holds peer-reviewed operating grant or major industry grant;
• Publishes at least one peer-reviewed paper or review article every year

Administrative

• Member of 1-2 departmental/divisional/hospital committees.

Clinician Scientist

General Description

This category is intended for Emergency Medicine Division members whose major activity is research (regardless of the type of research).

Time Distribution

• 70-80% research;
• 10-15% teaching;
• 10-15% clinical;
• 5- 10% administration.

Clinical Activities

• 12-15 hours clinical emergency medicine

Teaching Activities

• Undergraduate: 30-40 hours/year clinical emergency medicine including mentorship;
• Postgraduate: clinical activities/emergency medicine grand rounds, academic half-day, critical appraisal workshops;
• Continuing Medical Education: participation in CE committee, faculty development workshops and scientific sessions.

Research Activities

• Principal investigator in established research program;
• Holds at least one peer-reviewed operating grant;
• Publishes at least 2-3 peer-reviewed papers/yr.

Administrative

• Member of 1-2 departmental/divisional/hospital committees.

Clinician Administrator

General Description

Time Distribution

• 50% or more administration;
• Balance in teaching, research, clinical activities.

Administrative

• Senior administrative responsibilities at the Departmental or faculty level