Committee on Academic Rank and Tenure (CART)
The Committee on Academic Rank and Tenure (CART) is the approved rank and tenure committee of the Stritch School of Medicine (SSOM) in the Health Sciences Campus (HSC) of Loyola University Chicago (LUC). The mission of CART is to ensure that all SSOM faculty appointments, promotions, tenure, and endowed faculty decisions are made in a fair and consistent manner in full accordance with information contained in the LUC Faculty Handbook as well as the current SSOM promotion and tenure guidelines presently approved by the SSOM Dean, University Rank and Tenure Committee (URTC) and Provost. The SSOM’s CART fulfills its mission by submitting recommendations to the Dean of SSOM. The following documents and links serve as a basis and also provide guidance for CART’s decisions and recommendations.
Monthly SSOM CART New Hire Appointment Information
- SSOM CART Committee Membership
- CART Meeting Dates and Due Dates to Submit Packets - 2026
- CART Checklist for Monthly New Faculty Appointments
- Health Science Campus (HSC) Faculty Application
Information on SSOM Promotion and Tenure for Faculty
- Timeline Memo for SSOM Promotion and Tenure - 2025
- Example Promotion Packet and Cover Sheet - 2025 - 2026
- SSOM Promotion and Tenure Checklist
- CART Promotion Timeline
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Bibliography Standard Format
- The Promotion Process at SSOM: An Overview – April 2025 – Link to Video Recording, Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
- Downloading Slides (PDF):
- Promotion and Tenure Updated Guidelines Presentation 2021, Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
SSOM Promotion and Tenure Guidelines and Addendums
- Current SSOM Promotion and Tenure Guidelines – Effective 7/1/2021
- Academic Educator Track (AET) Addendum
- Academic Research Track (ART) Addendum
- Academic Scholar Track (AST) Addendum
- Clinical Educator Track (CET) Addendum
Interfolio - Review, Promotion, and Tenure (RPT) Training Materials
- Faculty Interfolio Information Session – LUC – March 2025
- Interfolio - User FAQ Interfolio Review Promotion and Tenure
SSOM Committee on Academic Rank and Tenure Bylaws
Endowed Chairs and Professorships Protocol Document
Loyola University Chicago Faculty Handbook
For any questions regarding CART, please send your inquiries to: SSOMDean@luc.edu.
The Committee on Academic Rank and Tenure (CART) is the approved rank and tenure committee of the Stritch School of Medicine (SSOM) in the Health Sciences Campus (HSC) of Loyola University Chicago (LUC). The mission of CART is to ensure that all SSOM faculty appointments, promotions, tenure, and endowed faculty decisions are made in a fair and consistent manner in full accordance with information contained in the LUC Faculty Handbook as well as the current SSOM promotion and tenure guidelines presently approved by the SSOM Dean, University Rank and Tenure Committee (URTC) and Provost. The SSOM’s CART fulfills its mission by submitting recommendations to the Dean of SSOM. The following documents and links serve as a basis and also provide guidance for CART’s decisions and recommendations.
Monthly SSOM CART New Hire Appointment Information
- SSOM CART Committee Membership
- CART Meeting Dates and Due Dates to Submit Packets - 2026
- CART Checklist for Monthly New Faculty Appointments
- Health Science Campus (HSC) Faculty Application
Information on SSOM Promotion and Tenure for Faculty
- Timeline Memo for SSOM Promotion and Tenure - 2025
- Example Promotion Packet and Cover Sheet - 2025 - 2026
- SSOM Promotion and Tenure Checklist
- CART Promotion Timeline
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Bibliography Standard Format
- The Promotion Process at SSOM: An Overview – April 2025 – Link to Video Recording, Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
- Downloading Slides (PDF):
- Promotion and Tenure Updated Guidelines Presentation 2021, Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
SSOM Promotion and Tenure Guidelines and Addendums
- Current SSOM Promotion and Tenure Guidelines – Effective 7/1/2021
- Academic Educator Track (AET) Addendum
- Academic Research Track (ART) Addendum
- Academic Scholar Track (AST) Addendum
- Clinical Educator Track (CET) Addendum
Interfolio - Review, Promotion, and Tenure (RPT) Training Materials
- Faculty Interfolio Information Session – LUC – March 2025
- Interfolio - User FAQ Interfolio Review Promotion and Tenure
SSOM Committee on Academic Rank and Tenure Bylaws
Endowed Chairs and Professorships Protocol Document
Loyola University Chicago Faculty Handbook
For any questions regarding CART, please send your inquiries to: SSOMDean@luc.edu.