Academic Pathway Pharmaceutical Sciences NTUSPAA-NA Annual Event San

Academic Pathway Pharmaceutical Sciences NTUSPAA-NA Annual Event San Francisco, CA, August 6, 2005 Diana Shu-Lian Chow, Ph. D. Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics Director, Institute for Drug Education & Research College of Pharmacy, University of Houston & Adjunct Associate Professor of Immunology M. D. Anderson Cancer Center University of Texas

Pharmaceutical Sciences Sections in AACP (American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy) ¨ Biological Sciences ¨ Chemistry ¨ Pharmaceutics ¨ Social Administrative Sciences ¨ Pharmacy Practice

Biological Sciences ¨ Anatomy ¨ Pharmacology ¨ Physiology, ¨ Immunology Pathophysiology ¨ Biochemistry ¨ Cell/molecular Biology ¨ Microbiology ¨ Pharmacognosy ¨ Pharmacodynamics ¨ Clinical Pharmacology ¨ Toxicology

Chemistry ¨ Pharmaceutical Chemistry ¨ Medicinal Chemistry

Pharmaceutics ¨ Physical Pharmacy ¨ Biomaterials ¨ Biopharmaceutics ¨ Biotechnology ¨ Pharmacokinetics ¨ Pharmacogenomics ¨ Drug Delivery ¨ Tissue Engineering ¨ Toxicogenomics

Tenured or Tenure-Track Faculty Ranks ¨ Assistant Professor ¨ Associate Professor ¨ Professor

Assistant Professor ¨ Tenure Track ¨ Probation Period (5 -7 years) ¨ Reviews on Teaching, Research and Service 1. Annual Review by Department Chair 2. 3 -year Review by College Promotion and Tenure (P & T) Committee 3. P & T Review by the Committee

Associate Professor ¨ Tenured ¨ Promotion Review for full professor rank ¨ International Recognition

Evaluation Criteria ¨ Teaching – Professional & Graduate Levels – Level of Contribution – Documentation (Syllabi, Examinations) – Evaluations (Student & Peer) – Effectiveness

Evaluation Criteria (Cont’d) ¨ Research* – Excellence demonstrated by • Publications (Publish or Perish) • Patents • Research Grants • Invited Lectures • Research Collaborations • Letters of Reference from Acknowledged Experts

Evaluation Criteria (Cont’d) ¨ Service – Participation in Committees and Task Forces (Department, College, University) – Reviewing Grant Proposals, Manuscripts and Books – Serving on Editorial Boards of Professional Journals

How to Prepare for Academic Career? ¨ Postdoctoral Training – Needed or Not? ¨ Grantsmanship ¨ Teaching Education ¨ Communication Skills ¨ Interpersonal Skills ¨ Negotiation Skills ¨ Networking/References

How to Prepare for Job Interview? ¨ Pre-interview Preparation [Critical!] – Seminar Presentation – Homework on Host Institution – Familiar with Scope of Faculty Research – Issue Identification ¨ During Interview – Be Yourself – Climate Setting

Post Interview ¨ Acknowledgement ¨ Review – What was well done? What can be improved? ¨ Appropriate Follow-up ¨ Negotiation – Start-up Package Teaching Load Tenure Clock

Academic Career ¨ Cons Pressure - Funding and Publications ¨ Pros Academic Freedom Graduate Education Stability after Tenure Independent Research

Good Luck!

Academic Path Clinical Pharmacy Lily K. Cheung, Pharm D Pharmacy Supervisor Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Career Opportunities in Academia ¨ Adjunct Faculty ¨ Non-Tenure Tracked Faculty ¨ Tenure Tracked Faculty

Responsibilities Tenure and Non-Tenure Track ¨ Teaching ¨ Clinical Service – patients, academic societies, etc. ¨ Service to the academic institution ¨ Scholarship – publications, presentations, research grants, etc.

Positions Tenure and Non-Tenure Tracked ¨ Instructor – during advanced training ¨ Assistant Professor – completed training ¨ Associate Professor - 7 yrs. after Assistant Professorship ¨ Professor

Tenure vs. Non-Tenure § Tenure tracked positions Lower teaching load Focus on scholarship Life-long tenure after 7 years, better position protection Academic freedom/Leadership in governance

Requirements ¨ Generalist – Minimum 1 yr residency training ¨ Specialist – Specialty residency and/or Fellowship ¨ Tenured Positions – Fellowship preferred

Employment Considerations ¨ Committed to teaching and mentoring ¨ Communication skills ¨ People skills – related to students ¨ Knowledge of academic setting ¨ Strong recommendation letter