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Congratulations to nine College of Medicine faculty who achieved significant career milestones in earning promotions and tenure for the 2023-24 cycle.
They are among 104 UCF approved faculty — 63 for promotion, 40 for promotion and tenure and one for tenure — who underwent a rigorous performance evaluation by peers, college and university leaders that took nearly an academic year.
The president and provost make final decisions on promotions following reviews and recommendations from individual colleges and units. The UCF Board of Trustees must approve tenure, which is a key factor in fulfilling UCF’s strategic plan of becoming a preeminent state university, a national top 25 public institution and the world’s leading public metropolitan research university. Aside from helping UCF recruit and retain exceptional faculty, tenure helps protect academic freedom and encourages faculty to focus on challenging and important problems to benefit society.
“These faculty members who earned promotion and tenure met a lofty and demanding bar in demonstrating excellence and high productivity over several years in teaching, research and service,” says Michael D. Johnson, UCF’s provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. “I am confident this group will make a significant contribution to UCF’s future success.”
The approvals take effect Aug. 8. Here are the College of Medicine honored faculty:
Promotion to Professor of Medicine
- Robert Borgon
- Kyle Rohde
- Jihe Zhao
Promotion to Associate Professor of Medicine with Tenure
- Elena Cyrus
- Mehdi Razavi
- Justine Tigno-Aranjuez
Tenure Awarded
- Jeffrey LaRochelle
Promotion to Associate Professor of Medicine
- Kersten Schroeder
Promotion to Associate Instructor of Medicine
- Melissa Marthe
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