Failure to pay this assessment annually or secure a waiver from the Department Chair may result in termination of voluntary faculty appointment. These funds support the residency-training program. Promotion Clinical faculty will be reviewed and recommended for advancement based on voluntary faculty criteria. Physicians must provide evidence-justifying promotion. Voluntary faculty may request in writing to have their file reviewed for possible advancement prior to a scheduled Departmental review.
Physicians are responsible for supplying material in support of advancement.
When complete, files will be submitted to the Voluntary Faculty Committee for consideration. Criteria for Advancement Assistant Clinical Professor Reserved for individuals who have contributed a high quality of service to UCSD, other institutions or the Department of Orthopaedics. Individuals should be board certified physicians who meet the minimum educational and academic criteria for appointment to the voluntary faculty. Associate Clinical Professor Reserved for individuals who have contributed a high quality of service to UCSD, other institutions or the Department of Orthopaedics. Individuals should be accomplished teachers with unquestioned professional competence and should be held in high regard by their colleagues.