If clinicians can be promoted on the basis of the clinical work and education they do as part of their job, will that provide less incentive to do original research?

Scholarship is expected for promotion, providing the incentive for faculty to conduct scholarship. But the definition of scholarship is considerably broadened in the revised APP, enabling faculty to be recognized for scholarly activities other than “original research”. For example, a clinician may be recognized for educational scholarship or for scholarly activities on the quality and safety of health care delivery.