Guide for Mount Sinai School of Medicine Department Administration and Faculty

List of Reviewer Nominees (instructions)

General Submission Requirements: Please provide the name, title, mailing address, phone#, fax# and e-mail address of reviewer nominees.

Professor, Academic Track
A minimum of 20 reviewer nominees to include national and international selections as well as regional. These individuals should be recognized experts in the candidate's field and hold a professorial rank or an equivalent stature.

• Selection should not include:
  • any internal reviewers (MSSM or its affiliates)
  • faculty formerly employed by MSSM
  • former mentors
  • individuals with whom the candidate has collaborated (i.e., shared funding, etc.) or published with during the past 3 years.
  • more than 3 reviewers from the same institution.

Professor, Clinician and/or Educator Track
A minimum of 20 reviewer nominees which include national selections as well as regional. These individuals should be recognized experts in the candidate's field and hold the rank of Professor or an equivalent stature.

• Selection should not include:
  • any internal reviewers (MSSM or its affiliates)
  • faculty formerly employed by MSSM
  • former mentors
  • individuals with whom the candidate has collaborated (i.e., shared funding, etc.) or published with during the past 3 years
  • more than 3 reviewers from the same institution.

Research Professor (Research Track)
A minimum of 10 reviewer nominees which include national selections as well as regional. Also, selection may include up to 3 internal reviewers (MSSM or its affiliates) or faculty formerly employed by MSSM or its affiliates. These individuals should be recognized experts in the candidate's field or possess sufficient knowledge of the field in order to render an informed opinion, and they must hold the rank of Professor or an equivalent stature.

• Selection should not include:
  • former mentors
  • Members of candidate’s own department
  • more than 2 reviewers from the same external institution

Clinical Professor (Part-Time/Voluntary)
A minimum of 10 reviewer nominees which include regional (if possible include national) and local selections. Also, selection may include up to 3 internal reviewers (MSSM or its affiliates) or faculty formerly employed by MSSM or its affiliates. These individuals should be recognized experts in the candidate's field and hold the rank of Clinical Professor/Professor or an equivalent stature.

• Selection should not include:
  • former mentors
  • Members of candidate’s own department
  • individuals with whom the candidate has collaborated (i.e., shared funding, etc.) or published with during the past 3 years.
  • No more than 2 reviewers from the same external institution

Tenure-Only Nomination (Associate Professor and Professor, All Tracks)

A minimum of 15 reviewer nominees to include national and international selections as well as regional. These individuals should be recognized experts in the candidate's field and hold a professorial rank or an equivalent stature.

• Selection should not include:
  • any internal reviewers (MSSM or its affiliates)
  • faculty formerly employed by MSSM
  • former mentors
  • individuals with whom the candidate has collaborated (i.e., shared funding, etc.) or published with during the past 3 years.
  • more than 3 reviewers from the same institution.

Associate Professor, Academic Track
A minimum of 15 reviewer nominees to include national selections as well as regional. These individuals should be recognized experts in the candidate's field or possess sufficient knowledge of the field in order to render an informed opinion, and they must hold the rank of Associate Professor, Professor, or an equivalent stature.

• Selection should not include:
  • any internal reviewers (MSSM or its affiliates)
  • faculty formerly employed by MSSM
  • former mentors
  • individuals with whom the candidate has collaborated (i.e., shared funding, etc.) or published with during the past 3 years.
  • more than 2 reviewers from the same institution.

Associate Professor, Clinician and/or Educator Track
A minimum of 10 reviewer nominees comprising regional and local selections. These individuals should be recognized experts in the candidate's field, or possess sufficient knowledge of the field in order to render an informed opinion, and they must hold the rank of Associate Professor, Professor, or an equivalent stature.

• Selection should not include:
  • any internal reviewers (MSSM or its affiliates)
  • faculty formerly employed by MSSM
  • former mentors
  • individuals with whom the candidate has collaborated (i.e., shared funding, etc.) or published with during the past 3 years.
  • more than 2 reviewers from the same institution.

Associate Professor, Research Track
A minimum of 6 reviewer nominees comprising regional and local selections that may include 2 internal selections (MSSM and/or its affiliates) or faculty formerly employed by MSSM. National selections are also recommended. These individuals should be recognized experts in the candidate's field or sufficiently familiar with the field in order to render an informed opinion, and they must hold the rank of Associate Professor, Professor, or an equivalent stature.

• Selection should not include:
  • former mentors
  • Members of candidate’s own department
  • more than 1 reviewer from the same external institution.

Associate Clinical Professor (Part-Time/Voluntary)
A minimum of 5 reviewer nominees comprising regional and local selections that may include 2 internal selections (MSSM and/or its affiliates) or faculty formerly employed by MSSM, including members of the candidate’s department. These individuals should be recognized experts in the candidate's field or be sufficiently familiar with the field in order to render an informed opinion, and they must hold the rank of Associate Professor, Professor, or an equivalent stature.

• Selection should not list more than 1 external reviewer from the same institution.