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(Season 3, Ep. 2) Demystifying the Academic Clinician Track
04/07/2025
(Season 3, Ep. 2) Demystifying the Academic Clinician Track
What does it mean to thrive on the Academic Clinician Track at Penn? As a matter of fact, what exactly makes the AC Track unique compared to the other faculty tracks? Our guests Eydie G. Miller-Ellis, M.D., Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Vice Chair for Academic/Faculty Affairs, Department of Ophthalmology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and Chair of the COAP Sub-Committee on Academic Clinicians and Clinical Track Faculty and Portia A. Kreiger, M.D., Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Division Chief, Anatomic Pathology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Vice Chair of the COAP Sub-Committee on Academic Clinicians and Clinical Track Faculty break down all the things to know about this growing track. Alongside host Meryl Cohen, they discuss what distinguishes the AC Track from others, including understanding the area of concentration (AoC) for AC faculty. They talk about what the scope of possible AoCs exist (spoiler: it's almost anything) and how your reappointment or promotion dossier should incorporate that AoC. They also break down the biggest myths about the AC track, including those about research, pros and cons of the track, and that AC is "the teaching track".
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