VCOM Institutional Policy and Procedure Manual

VCOM Policy and Procedure

Policy #F007

Other healthcare professionals, who are deemed to be directly and substantively engaged in the clinical education of VCOM students, may be appointed by VCOM but they may not serve as the faculty of record in the clinical education of students and their work with VCOM students must be under the supervision of a VCOM appointed faculty member who holds a current medical license in the state in which they practice with no sanctions and has had AOA or ABMS board certification/board eligibility in the specialty being taught at some time in their career. Board eligibility is defined as having a pathway toward board certification or re-certification. 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. 2.4 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. 2.5 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.

VCOM Faculty Appointments and Promotion Policy

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