Abstract
Purpose: This paper strives to provide clarity to two of the newer categories of scholarship as defined by Boyer and Shulman: 1) scholarship of teaching and learning, and 2) scholarship of engagement. Additionally, the paper will discuss the application of scholarship to promotion and tenure in health professional education. Lastly, potential barriers and challenges will be discussed with the introduction of possible models to assist faculty in career promotion efforts. Method: A literature review was performed to retrieve articles and publicly accessible data related to faculty promotion and tenure in health professional education. The articles chosen focused on the scholarship of teaching and learning, and the scholarship of engagement. Results: The results show a paucity of research focused on scholarship attainment within health professional education. Further, there are discrepancies among health professions and between academic institutions on scholarship criteria. Discussion: More research on the application of the scholarship of discovery, the scholarship of integration, and the scholarship of application is needed in health professions education to further guide faculty and administrators. Investigation into the discrepancy in rank within tenured faculty in educations is an area that would bring insight into current challenges and barriers, allowing educational researchers the ability to research and develop effective strategies
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Register, Shilpa J. and King, Katherine M.
(2018)
"Promotion and Tenure: Application of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, and Scholarship of Engagement Criteria to Health Professions Education,"
Health Professions Education: Vol. 4:
Iss.
1, Article 7.
DOI: 10.1016/j.hpe.2017.02.002
Available at:
https://hpe.researchcommons.org/journal/vol4/iss1/7
