Selling Yourself: preparing for Promotion Starts on Day One

Thursday, October 10, 2024

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM East Coast USA Time

Location: UDC/Catholic (M1 Level)

CMEs: 0.75

Primary Speaker(s)

Susan E. White, MD (she/her/hers)

Program Director, Clinical Associate Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts

Slides

Co-Speaker(s)

Carrie D. Beebout, PsyD, MPAS, PA-C (she/her/hers)

Associate Teaching Professor
University of Washington
Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Disclosure(s):

Susan E. White, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Carrie D. Beebout, PsyD, MPAS, PA-C: No financial relationships to disclose

Description: You sell your profession, your university, and your program, but are you prepared to sell yourself? Getting promoted in the academic setting requires careful planning and preparation. Whether going up for assistant, associate, or full professor, this session will help you to navigate your next promotion feeling well-prepared and confident.

Learning Objectives:

Explain the relationship between PA educator advancement and job satisfaction
Discuss the ways in which promotion criteria can differ from program to program
Describe the importance of a well-written curriculum vitae as well as keeping an updated working CV
Identify key elements that contribute to a strong promotion application
Formulate a personal plan for each of the three criteria for promotion: teaching, scholarship and service