The new 2020 Clinical Science APT Guidelines are applicable to all clinical sciences faculty in the School of Medicine with a start date of July 1, 2020, or later in terms of appointment, promotions, and tenure. For faculty with a start date before July 1, 2020, the new APT Guidelines are applicable effective January 1, 2021, unless the faculty member has explicitly exercised the opt-out option to remain subject to the older APT Guidelines.
Clinical Sciences APT for Faculty page:
(https://medschool.duke.edu/about-us/faculty-resources/faculty-appointments-promotion-tenure/clinical-science-apt/clinical-0)
This webpage page includes:
- Annotated Bibliography now includes an example
- Recently revised CV template
- “Alternative (Non-Traditional) Scholarship” label – has changed to “Expressions of Scholarship”
Clinical Sciences APT for Administrators page:
(https://medschool.duke.edu/about-us/faculty-resources/faculty-appointments-promotion-tenure/clinical-science-apt/clinical)
This webpage includes:
Appointments
- Regular Rank Faculty Titles & Job Codes
- Job Family 27
- Regular Rank Faculty Offer Letter Template
- Regular Rank Faculty APT Checklist ß (Note: Letters of evaluation for New Medical Instructors and Assistant Professors are no longer required)
- Degree Verification Guidelines
- Competitive Searches and Waiver Requests
Promotion
- Clinical Sciences Tracks for Promotion
- Quick Reference Guide
- Clinical Sciences Promotion Process
- Regular Rank Faculty APT Checklist
- Letters of Evaluation Guidance ß (New)
- Letters of Evaluation Template – Tenure Rank ß (“Template for Letters of Evaluation for Tenure Ranks-2022 Oct 01”)
- Letters of Evaluation Template – Ranks Without Tenure ß (Template for Letters of Evaluation for Non-Tenure Ranks-2022 Oct 01”)
- Clinical Sciences APT Meeting Dates
Additional Resources
- Duke University Faculty Handbook
- Emeritus Guidance
Orthopaedic Surgery Departmental APT Committee Meetings
- Thursday, April 27, 2023 6:30 PM
- Tuesday, July 11, 2023 6:30 PM
- Tuesday, October 31, 2023 6:30 PM

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery APT
William Jiranek, MD
Chair, APT
Please contact Cindy Sparrow, APT Coordinator, at cindy.sparrow@duke.edu.