VCOM Faculty Handbook

military faculty member, and VCOM. The physicians/professionals must meet the same criteria for rank as other VCOM faculty members. Appointments are for as little as 30 days or as long as five years. Appointment Re-Credentialing All clinical track faculty will undergo appointment re-credentialing five years following their date of initial appointment and every five years thereafter. Full- and part-time employed Academic Track faculty at VCOM are not required to participate in the five-year appointment re-credentialing process, as Academic Track faculty’s credentials are reviewed annually through the faculty evaluation process and when seeking contract renewal. Appointment re-credentialing is contingent upon submission of an updated CV, active medical licensure, and current board certification if applicable, and any outstanding teaching evaluations, publications, and/or any faculty development attended. Application for appointment re-credentialing will be reviewed by the appropriate Department Chair and Associate Dean who will submit recommendations to the APT Committee for final review. Completion of re-credentialing renews the faculty appointment at the rank granted at the last appointment for another five years. Failure to complete appointment re-credentialing within a reasonable timeframe may result in appointment inactivation. Veterans Administration (VA) and military physicians/professionals who are appointed by VCOM are eligible for re-credentialing if the VA and/or military status in good standing continues; they have received satisfactory evaluations by students, faculty, and administration; and they have fulfilled all VCOM requirements during their previous term of appointment. Appointment Re-Activation Academic track, clinical track, research track, or adjunct faculty who leave VCOM’s employment, but who later resume their employment with VCOM, must apply to the APT Committee for appointment re-activation upon their return. Appointment re-activation is contingent upon submission of an updated CV, active medical licensure if applicable, and current board certification if applicable, and any outstanding teaching evaluations, publications, and/or any faculty development attended. Application for appointment re-activation will be reviewed by the appropriate Department Chair and Associate Dean who will submit recommendations to the APT Committee for final review. Completion of re-activation renews the faculty appointment at the rank granted at the last appointment. Faculty Promotion in Academic Rank Academic promotion is a peer-review process wherein candidates are judged against specific standards that are in alignment with the College and criteria from certain national standards. These guidelines are intended to broadly define the minimum performance levels associated with the academic ranks between Assistant Instructor and Professor. Promotion in rank represents the progression through increasing levels of collective academic performance and responsibilities in the areas of teaching, research and scholarly activity, service, and leadership. Regardless of rank, all faculty seeking promotion in academic rank are to be evaluated in these areas when considered for promotion and tenure. Academic rank does not define tenure and is awarded separately from tenure. In addition to years of appointment at a particular rank at VCOM, years of appointment of that same rank from a previous or current academic higher education institution will also be accepted toward promotion in rank at VCOM. For example, a faculty member who held the rank of Assistant Professor at a previous institution for 2 years will be granted 2 years of service toward promotion in rank at VCOM. This faculty member would be eligible to apply for promotion in rank to Associate Professor after completing two years of academic teaching, research and service experience at the Assistant Professor level at VCOM (meeting VCOM’s criteria of 4 years of appointment at

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