Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3349 - Northeast Ohio Medical University › Chapter 3349-3 - Faculty Rules › Section 3349-3-22 - Appendix A college of medicine procedures for the appointment, promotion, and reappointment of non-tenure track faculty

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Definitions
(1)
									"Affiliated
			 Faculty" refers to a non-tenure track faculty member who is non-salaried by
			 NEOMED, or whose primary role at NEOMED is not as a faculty
			 member.
(2)
									"Board Certification" refers to certification
			 maintained by a physician in accordance with the requirements of the American
			 board of medical specialties or the American osteopathic
			 association.
(3)
									"Candidate" refers to an applicant for appointment or
			 promotion who has satisfied the training and experience requirements, and, if
			 required, certification as defined by the American board of medical specialties
			 or the American osteopathic association. A candidate is responsible for
			 providing evidence of active licensure and for informing the college of any
			 changes in licensure or actions against the candidate's license, if necessary
			 to perform the faculty role.
(4)
									"Clinical" refers
			 to a prefix which is used for faculty engaged in patient care whose primary
			 academic activity consists of educating students and residents. This prefix
			 will be inserted immediately prior to the name of the department in the
			 academic title.
(5)
									"Clinical departments" refer to those departments where
			 clinical care is rendered and is so designated by the dean.
(6)
									"College" refers
			 to the college of medicine.
(7)
									"Department
			 chair" serves as the chief academic and executive officer of an academic
			 department at NEOMED and reports to and serves at the pleasure of the college
			 dean.
(8)
									"Departments" refer to the academic units of a college.
			 The faculty may be organized into departments that are supportive of, and
			 consistent with, the mission of the respective college and the university.
			 Departments may be established, changed, or eliminated by the dean after
			 consultation with faculty and the provost. Departments may adopt written
			 procedures to govern internal operations and carry out their departmental
			 missions. Such procedures shall be consistent with university rules and
			 procedures, the university faculty rules, and adopted procedural
			 appendices.
(9)
									"Dossier" refers to a file containing the
			 NEOMED-employed faculty member's documents submitted for consideration for
			 promotion.
(10)
									"Educator" refers to faculty on the educator pathway
			 who place primary importance on the education of college of medicine students.
			 All college of medicine faculty strive for excellence in teaching, scholarship,
			 and service. While contributions to scholarship and service are goals of all
			 college of medicine faculty, they may play a lesser role in the portfolio of
			 faculty on the educator pathway.
(11)
									"Faculty
			 appointment" refers to full-time, part-time or affiliated faculty. Definitions
			 used to designate a faculty member's appointment conform to current liaison
			 committee on medical education (LCME) accreditation guidelines.
(12)
									"Investigator"
			 refers to faculty on the investigator pathway who demonstrate both interest and
			 achievement in scholarship at a level that increases with increasing rank.
			 Additionally, faculty on the investigatory pathway must contribute to the
			 education of college of medicine students and service to the college of
			 medicine. All college of medicine faculty strive for excellence in teaching,
			 scholarship, and service.
(13)
									"Joint faculty
			 appointment" or "Joint Appointment" refers to non-tenured track appointments
			 that are awarded to faculty who already hold an academic appointment within the
			 university.
(14)
									"Letter of offer" refers to the a document initiated by
			 the college that sets forth the conditions of employment. Any previous
			 experience to be counted toward a faculty member's time in rank may be
			 negotiated prior to the offer and will be documented in the letter of offer.
			 Any modifications to the letter of offer must be in writing and agreed to by
			 both parties.
(15)
									"Limited faculty appointment" or "limited appointment"
			 refers to appointments for faculty whose academic contributions to the college
			 are limited in time or scope and carry the prefix "adjunct," "research," or
			 "visiting."
(16)
									"Non-tenure track position" refers to a faculty
			 appointment that is not eligible to apply for tenure.
(17)
									"Notice of
			 non-reappointment" refers to a written notification from the dean that the
			 college intends to terminate a faculty member's appointment at a specified
			 time.
(18)
									"Notification of appointment" refers to the document
			 issued to all new affiliated faculty upon final approval of their appointment
			 by the NEOMED board of trustees confirming the faculty member's rank, academic
			 department in which rank is held, and the effective date of the
			 appointment.