How Aequitas advising fits into promotion criteria. Sample language for promotion narratives and letters of service.
Faculty advising for an Aequitas Health chapter counts as Service and Community Engagement in most promotion frameworks — and often overlaps with Education (mentoring students) and Scholarship (overseeing published work).
Most medical schools use a mission-based promotion framework with three or four pillars: Clinical Care, Education, Research/Scholarship, and Service/Administration. Aequitas advising contributes to at least two, and often three, of these pillars.
Promotion committees want numbers. Here's what to track:
Aequitas Health national can provide a formal letter of service verifying your role as Faculty Advisor, the scope of your chapter's activities, and the national context of the organization. To request a letter for your promotion file, contact:
National recognition: If your chapter has received a project award or grant, include this in your promotion materials. It demonstrates competitive excellence in service.
Invited presentations: If you've presented about your chapter's work at regional or national meetings, this counts as scholarship or dissemination of service innovation.
Curriculum development: If you've integrated health equity project mentorship into a formal course or clerkship, this strengthens the Education pillar of your promotion case.
External validation: The McNulty Catalyst Award (2023) and the Aspen Health Innovators fellowship of Aequitas's founder provide third-party validation that this is a recognized national organization — useful context for promotion reviewers unfamiliar with Aequitas.
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