VCOM Institutional Policy and Procedure Manual

VCOM Policy and Procedure

Policy #F007

3.10.3 Expedited Promotion to the Rank of Assistant Professor for Obtaining a Doctoral-Level Degree or Due to Revised APT Policy ......................................................................................... 24 3.10.4 Faculty Portfolio for Consideration of Promotion in Rank............................................. 24 3.10.5 The Review Process for Promotion and Tenure.............................................................. 28 4. THE REVIEW PROCESS FOR EQUITY IN PROMOTION AND TENURE .....................................................31 5. HONORARY APPOINTMENTS ...............................................................................................................31 6. DURATION OF POLICY .........................................................................................................................32 1. PURPOSE The Appointment, Promotion and Tenure (APT) process is a vital part of VCOM’s goal of fostering professional growth among our faculty. The APT policy and procedures assure that all teaching faculty have the appropriate credentials, and that all faculty are recognized for their contributions in the areas of teaching, research and scholarly activity, and service. VCOM faculty members must be qualified through their education, training, experience, and continuing professional development and provide the leadership and support necessary to attain the institution's educational, research, and service goals. Through the APT process, VCOM ensures that all faculty who teach, supervise, and/or assess students are adequately prepared for those responsibilities. VCOM academically credentials and/or approves all faculty. 2. FACULTY CLASSIFICATIONS The faculty will be divided into the following classifications: • Academic Track Faculty • Research Track Faculty • Clinical Track Faculty • Adjunct Faculty 2.1 Academic Track Faculty, Full-time Full-time academic track faculty may be biomedical, clinical, or research faculty employed by VCOM. All full-time academic track faculty are responsible for teaching, research and scholarly activity, and service. The full-time academic track faculty member must meet the minimum requirement of 1,400 hours of their primary job duties being dedicated to education or research administration, VCOM student and/or resident education, research and scholarly activity, and to college or professional service. Full-time academic faculty fall in to two categories: • Full-time faculty who are directly employed by VCOM for 32 hours or greater per week; or • Full-time faculty who are directly employed by VCOM for academic duties less than 32 hours per week but who are employed by a VCOM affiliated research center or VCOM affiliated academic health center/practice and who are engaged in teaching, research and scholarly activity, and/or service for the remaining hours that bring the total time participating in teaching, research and scholarly activity, and service (including clinical service) to greater than 32 hours per week. Clinical faculty who are full-time with the College and who hold significant responsibility to VCOM for teaching, research and scholarly activity, and service, are considered clinical faculty but are classified as Academic Track.

VCOM Faculty Appointments and Promotion Policy

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