Health Programs Faculty Appointment System Handbook
0.1 Preamble
0.2 Rationale
0.3 Relation to the Tenure System Appointments
1.1 Definition of the Health Programs Faculty Appointment System
1.2 Roles of the Health Programs Faculty in the University
1.2.1 Patient Care Service and Licensure
1.2.2 Clinical and Preclinical Teaching
1.2.3 Scholarly Productivity and Research
1.2.4 Institutional Services
2.0 Criteria for Decisions for Appointing Individuals in the Health Programs Faculty Track
3.0 Hiring Processes and Specifics of Employment -
The Academic Hiring Procedure for academic personnel applies to the appointment of an individual to a Health Programs Faculty position.
3.1 Salaries
3.2 Position Description
3.3 Letter of Offer
3.4.1 Annual Evaluation
3.4.2 Review for Additional Appointments
3.5 Decisions Not to Recommend an Additional Appointment
3.6 Dismissal of HP Faculty Members
4.0 Action to Promote and Process for Promotion Decision
4.1 Guidelines for Academic Unit Review Committee
Composition-Advice on Additional Appointment and Promotion
4.2 Process for Making Promotion Decisions Based Upon Peer Review
4.3 Time Lines for Consideration for Promotion
5.0 Benefit Structure for Health Programs Faculty Members
5.1 Professional Development Leaves
5.1.1 Faculty Member Eligibility Criteria for Professional Development Leaves
5.1.1.1 Salary Base During Professional Leave
5.1.1.2 Appointment Leaves
5.1.1.3 Administrative Appointment Leaves
5.2 Other Leaves
5.3 Course Fee Courtesy Policy
5.4 Faculty/Academic Staff Benefits and Retirement Programs
5.5 Other Benefits
8.0 Record of Ratification and Amendments




