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Teaching Excellence Sustained over many years

Sustained excellence in teaching

What Documentation - Where and When

 


What defines you in this category:  You are a "great" teacher who sustain this activity over many years

  • Generally, a number of years are required to establish a noticeable presence and reputation as a teacher and as a valued contributor to other education activities. No minimum number of years at a specific rank is specified.
  • Participation in educational or curriculum development activities such as the planning of new curriculum or educational programs, and the production of new educational materials such as textbooks, syllabi, videotapes or computer programs. You should have been a significant participant in the planning and development of major curricular or educational offerings and/or in the development of original educational materials (texts, syllabi, video materials, computer programs etc) and/or educational innovation. External educational peer review processes may be utilized to provide evidence to the Department Promotion Committee and Decanal Promotion Committee.
Documenting Teaching and Education as the predominant pathway for your promotion requires specific documents that best describes your education done as a sustained activity.

Documenting Teaching Excellence Sustained over many years:

 

Teaching Dossier

The Full Formal Teaching Dossier consists of:

  1. Curriculum Vitae
  2. Candidate's Statement - Teaching Philosophy
  3. Teaching & Education Report, Teaching Effectiveness Scores
  4. Body of Contents
    1. CV Data Summary Table (by educational activity, for the Year)
    2. Teaching & Education Report (by educational activity, for the Year)
    3. Summary of Teaching Scores (by educational activity, for the Year)
    4. Objective Evidence in the form of unsolicited documents

You are strongly encouraged to meet with your Hospital Promotion Mentor to obtain additional insight and guidance in developing a strong Teaching Dossier since Teaching is the predominant promotion pathway and requires demonstration of sustained excellence. The Full Teaching Dossier is reviewed by the Department of Medicine Promotion Committee.

Teaching Dossier Objective Evidence

The objective evidence should follow your Teaching and Education Report, divided into the educational activities relevant to your teaching responsibilities (see tiers noted below). The documentation for review is either from the initial appointment or from the last promotion in reverse chronological order:

i) Multilevel Education


ii) Undergraduate Education

iii) Graduate Education
iv) Undergraduate MD v) Postgraduate MD

vi) Continuing Education

vii) Faculty Development

viii) Patient and Public Education

x) Related Educational Activities

  • Year July 2011 - June 2012expand
  • Year July 2010 - June 2011expand
  • Year July 2009 - June 2010expand
xi) Research in Teaching and Education
  • Year July 2011 - June 2012expand
  • Year July 2010 - June 2011expand
  • Year July 2009 - June 2010expand
Submit 2 bound copies of your Teaching Dossier to the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto by the first Friday in August.  Please retain your original documents.


What Documentation - Where and When to Submit – A Checklist

 

 

Teaching and Education

 

Sustained Excellence in Teaching- A Full Teaching Dossier is required

 

 

What Documentation

Where - When

1

Waiver of External Review Request
- Optional (see policy)
discuss with PIC & DDD

U of T, Dept of Medicine by April

 

2

Curriculum Vitae
Use WebCV or MSWord CV form (if no access to WebCV)

Upload to Laserfiche as a PDF file.
(Adhere to PIC’s published deadline)
Front of Teaching Dossier

3

Curriculum Vitae Data Summary Tables – Report section of WebCV or MSWord or PDF forms on this site.

Upload to Laserfiche as a PDF file.
(Adhere to PIC’s published deadline)
Front of Teaching Dossier

4

Candidate’s Statement - Teaching Philosophy, Summary of Career History, Scholar’s Key Accomplishments in Education

Upload to Laserfiche as a PDF file.
(Adhere to PIC’s published deadline)
Front of Teaching Dossier

5


  1. Teaching & Education Report
    Report section of WebCV or MSWord form (if no access to WebCV)
  2. TES Scores – Summarized by Education Category, by Year
Upload to Laserfiche as a PDF file.
(Adhere to PIC’s published deadline)
Front of Teaching Dossier

6

Full Formal Teaching Dossier –

2 bound copies (not originals) to U of T, Dept of Medicine by the First Friday in August
7

Administrative Service

  1. A brief outline of the Service activities: Use of bullet points is encouraged.
  2. A statement of the impact of the service achievements
  3. Supporting detailed documentation
Upload to Laserfiche as a PDF file.
(Adhere to PIC’s published deadline)

8

Referees - External (See Policy on Waiver)


Referees - Internal

Students for Testimonials

Submit by April 1 to the Chair of Medicine

Adhere to PIC’s published deadline

Adhere to PIC’s published deadline

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