Each department in the UW School of Medicine has specific promotion criteria. Some departments include separate criteria for particular tracks or appointment types. On this page, you will find that information for each department. Please contact your department administrator if you have questions about your individual promotion requirements.
You may also find more general promotion guidance including timelines and additional resources such as CV format and teaching portfolio examples on our faculty promotions page here.
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Biochemistry
Bioengineering
Bioethics and Humanities
Biological Structure
Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education
Comparative Medicine
Dermatology
Emergency Medicine
Family Medicine
Genome Sciences
Health Metrics Sciences
Immunology
Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Lab Medicine and Pathology – Regular, Research, Teaching Professor
Criteria before new department formed (retained for faculty prior to departments merging):
Lab Medicine – Clinical Non-Paid
Lab Medicine – Regular, Research, and Lecturer
Pathology – Clinical Paid
Pathology – Clinical Non-Paid
Pathology – Regular
Pathology – Research