VCOM Faculty Handbook

ineligible to test again to gain board certification. In this case of student education, a physician that is appointed by VCOM as clinical faculty at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher who holds a current medical license in the state in which they practice with no sanctions and who has held AOA or ABMS board certification/board eligibility in the specialty being taught at some time in their career must also be present in the clinical site and be the supervising physicians. These individuals are not eligible for promotion. Clinical faculty members are responsible for the quality of their teaching in the clinical setting and are evaluated annually by students and Discipline Chairs. Clinical track faculty do not have membership in the VCOM Faculty Assembly, do not have representation through the VCOM Faculty Senate, are not eligible for tenure, and are not eligible for VCOM benefits. Research Track Faculty Research track faculty are those faculty members who are employed by VCOM or a primary research partner that utilizes VCOM as a primary academic partner in providing appointment for research faculty (VCOM affiliated university or research center) and who do not have significant contributions to teaching outside of the research laboratory. Research faculty may or may not have an employment contract with VCOM; however, if not employed by VCOM, their research efforts must support a VCOM research program or a joint program with a VCOM affiliate as the primary employer and a collaborative agreement exists. The most common of the collaborative relationships supporting research faculty are through the VCOM/university collaborative partnerships or VCOM/research center collaborative partnerships. Research track faculty seeking advancement in rank must contribute to VCOM’s research mission and to scholarly activity under VCOM’s research (regardless of employer). Research track faculty do not have membership in the VCOM Faculty Assembly, do not have representation through the VCOM Faculty Senate, and are not eligible for tenure. Adjunct Faculty Adjunct faculty are those faculty members who are fully qualified professionals who provide academic instruction to VCOM students or residents but do not hold a contract or receive a salary (full-time or part-time) from VCOM and who teach on a voluntary or incidental occasion. Adjunct faculty may also be those involved in the post-graduate training at a VCOM affiliated GME program who do not hold an appointment in one of VCOM’s affiliated teaching sites.

Adjunct faculty members are responsible for the quality of their instruction as it is a part of the VCOM curriculum.

Adjunct faculty do not have membership in the VCOM Faculty Assembly, do not have representation through the VCOM Faculty Senate, are not eligible for tenure, and are not eligible for VCOM benefits.

Faculty Appointment to an Academic Rank Academic appointment 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. Board Certification and Medical Licensure Requirements Board Certification Requirements have changed throughout the years and so different levels of Board Certification

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