Letter of Nomination from the Department Chair or Senior Associate Vice President and Dean of the EVMS School of Health Professions (SAVPDSHP)
Address:
Alfred Z. Abuhamad, MD
Executive Vice President
Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences
at Old Dominion University
735 Fairfax Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23507
- Be on letterhead with original signature, academic rank and dated
- Be no more than 6 months old
- State rank requested
- State if co-terminus with grant, contract funding, or with administrative functions
- State why the candidate is an asset to the Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School or EVMS School of Health Professions at Old Dominion University
- Include contributions in each domain where applicable with % of time allocated (Teaching, Research/Discovery, Clinical Care and/or Administrative/Service).
- Team Science, if applicable: include the candidate’s unique contributions should be described in the chair’s letter and attest to the candidate’s unique contribution in the team research effort.
- Note if recognized locally, regionally or nationally
Letter of Nomination from the Secondary Department Chair or SAVPDSHP – if a faculty member has a secondary appointment and wants to be considered for promotion in the secondary appointment along with the primary, a letter from the secondary Department Chair or SAVPDSHP is required.
One External or Internal Letter of Recommendation Requirements - please provide your Chair, Program Director or Dean a list of 1-2 names of potential letter writers for them to request the letter
- Address to the Department Chair or SAVPDSHP
- Be on letterhead with original signature, academic rank and dated
- Come from an individual with an academic appointment at an equivalent or higher rank than that for which the candidate is being proposed
- State how long they have known the applicant and under what capacity
- Address the candidate’s professional expertise
- State why they think the applicant would be an asset to the Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School or EVMS School of Health Professions at Old Dominion University
- Address the candidate’s contributions and potential in one or more of the four areas of academic activity (Teaching, Research/Discovery, Clinical Care and/or Administrative/Service)
- Address recognition by peers in the candidate’s accomplished area
- Address if the candidate is recognized locally, regionally or nationally
- Should not be more than 6 months old
NOTE: Letters of recommendation are confidential and only available to Deans, Department Chairs, or Program Directors, and Faculty Affairs and Professional Development.
Team Science, if applicable - Up to Two Internal or External Letters of Recommendation from Team Science group members (see Appendix C for more information)
- Should be addressed to the Department Chair or SAVPDSHP
- Come from individuals with an academic appointment at the rank of Professor or from a Team Leader/PI and who are part of the faculty’s collaborative team
- Recommend 1 external letter
- Describes and attests to the candidate’s unique contribution in the team research effort. General letters of support are not helpful and should expand more on the impact of these research efforts.
- Be on letterhead with original signature, academic rank and dated
Specifically, letters of recommendation should address the following areas:
Faculty member influences collaboration and team effectiveness
- Co-investigator or consultant substantially influences the direction of grant applications and projects to influence their aims, approach, significance, and innovation to make the proposals fundable and projects impactful
- Mobilize and collaboratively convene the research team and community partners
- Share knowledge or collaborative technologies in dispersed or large teams
- Develop consensus around shared research goals
- Foster respect among team members
- Build network linkages with data security, privacy, and easy access
- Share information, credit, or decision-making responsibilities
- Provide participatory, inclusive, and empowering leadership
- Adapt flexibly to changing tasks
- Contribute to professional and leadership development of research team members
Faculty member contributes to the scientific process and products
- Contribute to the conception of research questions, hypotheses, and specific aims
- Participate in literature review input in the design of research protocols for institutional review board
- Gather data from participants
- Biostatistical study design, data analysis, and interpretation
- Input in manuscript writing and editing and co-authorship of peer-reviewed publications
- Present research findings at local, regional, national, or international meetings
- Support intellectual property ownership, patents, and licensing