Contact the Faculty Appointments, Promotion and Tenure Office

Office of Faculty Appointments, Promotion, & Tenure

(919) 684-3852

Duke University School of Medicine
Box 3654
427 Davison Building, Green Zone
Durham, NC 27710
Fax: (919) 684-0193
General Inquiries: SOMAPT@duke.edu

Office Contact	Office Function
James E. Tcheng, MD james.tcheng@duke.edu Associate Dean for Appointments, Promotion & Tenure
Joan Dupont, PhD joan.dupont@duke.edu Director (919) 684-0192	Faculty Leaves of Absences (including sabbatical leave) Flexible Work Arrangements Retirements SOM APT Website Maintenance
Valerie Smith valerie.smith@duke.edu Administrative Manager (919) 684-0194	Duke Medicine Recruitment University and Duke Health Integrated Practice Offer Letter and Employment Agreement Management Distinguished Professorship Process Annual Reappointments and Faculty Salary Setting Process iForms (rate & schedule change, reclassifications) Employment Verifications Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) forms
Seneca McLean seneca.mclean@duke.edu Sr. Administrative Coordinator (919) 684-2927	Regular Rank New Faculty Appointments and Promotions (includes hiring, transfer, termination iForms) Administrative support to Clinical APT and MCEC Committees Tenure Clock Tracking - Regular Rank Clinical Sciences Faculty Emeritus Status Requests Faculty Limited License Faculty Secondary Appointments Regular Rank Dual Appointment Approvals (Graduate Medical Education and non-GME)
Tara Williams tara.williams@duke.edu Administrative Coordinator (919) 684-3852	Non-Regular Rank Appointments and Promotions (includes hiring, transfer, termination iForms) JF 27 and Postdoctoral Open Requisition iForms Basic Sciences Regular Rank with Tenure Promotions Tenure Clock Tracking - Regular Rank Basic Sciences Faculty Radiation Safety Verifications Non-Regular Rank Dual Appointment Approvals (Graduate Medical Education and non-GME)