Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3349 - Northeast Ohio Medical University › Chapter 3349-3 - Faculty Rules › Section 3349-3-25 - Appendix A - College of pharmacy procedure for appointment, promotion, reappointment, and evaluation of non-tenure track faculty

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Definitions
(1)
									"Affiliated
			 faculty." A non-tenure track faculty member who is non-salaried or whose
			 primary role is not as a faculty member. These faculty have roles that are
			 generally limited to formal and informal teaching on a periodic
			 basis.
(2)
									"Board certification." Certification received by a
			 pharmacist who has passed the certification and applicable mandatory
			 recertification examinations of the board of pharmaceutical
			 specialties.
(3)
									"Candidate." An individual who is requesting review of
			 their credentials for appointment and promotion.
(4)
									"College." The
			 college of pharmacy will be referred to as the "college" for purposes of this
			 appendix.
(5)
									"College appointment and promotion committee."
			 Committee appointed by the dean to consider appointment and/or promotion and
			 make recommendations to the dean.
(6)
									"Curriculum vitae
			 (cv)." The curriculum vita is one of the documents submitted by the candidate
			 for consideration by external evaluators. Suggested items include information
			 on teaching, research and scholarly pursuits, academic and professional/public
			 service, and the practice of pharmacy.
(7)
									"Days." Days as
			 used in this document are working days.
(8)
									"Development
			 plan." A document describing the proposed activities in teaching, service, and
			 scholarly activity in which a faculty member is currently engaged or planning
			 to engage over the next academic year(s).
(9)
									"External
			 evaluator." An external evaluator is an individual who is external to the
			 university and is qualified to assess the candidate's achievements and
			 reputation.
(10)
									"Full-time faculty appointment" or "full-time
			 appointment." Full-time faculty are faculty who receive a full-time salary
			 from:
(a)
										The
			 university;
(b)
										An associated or affiliated teaching hospital,
			 healthcare provider, or health agency;
(c)
										A combination of
			 the sources listed in paragraph (A)(10)(a) and paragraph (A)(10)(b) of this
			 rule.
(11)
									"Joint appointment." Non-tenure track appointment that
			 is awarded to faculty who already hold an academic appointment within the
			 university.
(12)
									"Letter of offer." The letter of offer is a document
			 initiated by the college and sets forth certain conditions of the offer of
			 employment but does not constitute a contract. 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 must be in writing and agreed to by both parties.
(13)
									"Limited faculty
			 appointment." Appointments for faculty whose academic contributions to the
			 college are limited in time or scope and carry the prefix "adjunct,"
			 "research," or "visiting."
(14)
									"Mentor." A
			 faculty member who has formally agreed to serve as an advisor and who helps
			 another faculty member reach his/her personal and/or professional
			 goals.
(15)
									"Midpoint review." A formal evaluation of a candidate's
			 midpoint review dossier that occurs approximately halfway through the
			 candidate's promotion cycle. The formal evaluation may include interviews with
			 the candidate, mentor or equivalent representative and provides written
			 guidance on progression toward promotion and recommendations for future
			 activities.
(16)
									"Midpoint review dossier." A file containing the
			 candidate's documents submitted for midpoint review. The file must include a
			 current and complete curriculum vitae, a letter of offer, documented activities
			 in teaching, service, and scholarly activity, a self-reflective narrative
			 evaluation of performance and accomplishments, and a development
			 plan.
(17)
									"Notice of non-reappointment." A notice of
			 non-reappointment is a written notification by the dean that the college
			 intends to terminate a faculty member's appointment at a specified
			 time.
(18)
									"Non-tenure track position." A faculty appointment that
			 does not include the eligibility to apply for tenure.
(19)
									"Part-time
			 appointment." Faculty with part-time appointments are those who receive regular
			 supplemental payment from the university, an associated or affiliated teaching
			 hospital, healthcare provider and/or health agency for part-time activity
			 carried out under the auspices of the university.
(20)
									"Pharmacy
			 education appointment." One of two types of affiliated appointments referring
			 to university employees outside of the college of pharmacy who contribute to
			 the development, implementation, administration, assessment, and/or evaluation
			 of curricular offerings within the college.
(21)
									"Preceptor
			 appointment." One of two types of affiliated appointments referring to
			 individuals who are not university employees and are either residents (clinical
			 instructor) or individuals involved in experiential teaching at their sites of
			 employment (clinical assistant professor, clinical associate professor, or
			 clinical professor).
(22)
									"Promotion dossier." A file containing the candidate's
			 documents submitted for consideration for promotion. The file must include a
			 current and complete curriculum vitae, documented activities in teaching,
			 service, and scholarly activity, a self-reflective narrative evaluation of
			 performance and accomplishments.
(23)
									"Salaried
			 faculty." A tenured, tenure track, or non-tenure track faculty member that is
			 full-time, part-time, or co-funded and whose primary role is as
			 faculty.
(24)
									"Unit." A standard measurement used to calculate
			 credits toward faculty rank.
(25)
									"Vice president
			 for academic affairs." The chief academic officer of the university
			 (hereinafter may be referred to as VPAA).