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Kohs TCL, Clarin SN, Carter RG, Mundorff K, Imoukhuede PI, Ramamurthi A, Bao G, King MR, McCarty OJT. Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Promotion and Tenure in Biomedical Engineering: Communication from the Biomedical Engineering Society Long Range Planning Committee. Cell Mol Bioeng 2023; 16:181-185. [PMID: 37456787 PMCID: PMC10338410 DOI: 10.1007/s12195-023-00767-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Promotion and tenure (P&T) remain the central tenets of academia. The criteria for P&T both create and reflect the mission of an institution. The discipline of biomedical engineering is built upon the invention and translation of tools to address unmet clinical needs. 'Broadening the bar' for P&T to include efforts in innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology-based transfer (I/E/T) will require establishing the criteria and communication of methodology for their evaluation. We surveyed the department chairs across the fields of biomedical and bioengineering to understand the state-of-the-art in incorporation, evaluation, and definition of I/E/T as applied to the P&T process. The survey results reflected a commitment to increasing and respecting I/E/T activities as part of the P&T criteria. This was balanced by an equally strong desire for improving the education and policy for evaluating I/E/T internally as well as externally. The potential for 'broadening the bar' for P&T to include I/E/T activities in biomedical engineering may serve as an example for other fields in engineering and applied sciences, and a template for potential inclusion of additional efforts such as diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into the pillars of scholarship, education, and service.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tia C. L. Kohs
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health & Science University, 3303 S. Bond Avenue, Portland, OR 97239 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR USA
| | - Rich G. Carter
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR USA
| | - Karl Mundorff
- Office of Research, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA
| | - Anand Ramamurthi
- Department of Bioengineering, P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, George R. Brown School of Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX USA
| | - Michael R. King
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN USA
| | - Owen J. T. McCarty
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health & Science University, 3303 S. Bond Avenue, Portland, OR 97239 USA
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