Chapter 11

JOINT APPOINTMENTS

Secondary Appointments Between Two Warren Alpert Medical School Clinical Departments

Each faculty member is recruited with a primary appointment in a Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Department. Secondary appointments can be considered when a clincial department wishes to recruit an individual with the intent of meaningful interactions with another clinical department. Candidates for a Secondary Faculty Appointment between two clinical departments are expected to:

Maintain an active program of scholarship, with a record of publication in peer reviewed journals of high professional quality consistent with the criteria of the Department granting the secondary appointment for the academic rank of the faculty member.

Have major responsibility for a regularly scheduled educational activity for trainees (post-graduate trainees and/or medical students) for which the Department granting the secondary appointment has primary responsibility. Evaluations relating to this teaching role are to be included in the faculty member's dossier at the time of reappointment or promotion.

Participate actively in seminars and faculty meetings sponsored by the Department granting the secondary appointment.

Only faculty meeting all of these criteria shall be proposed for a secondary appointment.

The following policies and procedures are to be observed in requesting a secondary appointment;

The primary department Chair submits a request to the secondary department Chair.
The secondary department Chair writes a letter of concurrance to the primary department Chair.
The primary department is responsible for obtaining and submitting all paperwork related to the secondary appointment.

The Department of the faculty member's primary appointment retains responsibility for the administration of faculty actions for the jointly appointed faculty. The secondary Department must concur in writing with reappointment or promotion decisions of the primary Department. If such concurrence cannot be obtained, the faculty person will not be eligible for retaining a secondary appointment. Memos from both departments should be included in any recommendation submitted to BMFA.

The primary and secondary appointment must be at the same faculty rank and will carry the same term end date as the primary department appointment.
Department recommendations will be forwarded to the Office of BioMed Faculty Affairs who will process the faculty action at the University level.
These provisions for secondary appointment faculty actions are supplementary and will not in any way alter the approved Departmental procedures for faculty actions in the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University or the Program in Biology.

Secondary Appointments Between Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Departments and Campus-Based Departments or Sections.

Each faculty member is recruited with a primary appointment in a Department. Secondary appointments can be considered when a Department wishes to recruit an individual other than its own, or to attract an individual with the intent of meaningful interactions with a campus-based Department or Section.
Candidates for a Secondary Faculty Appointment between clinical departments and campus-based departments are expected to:
- Maintain an active program of scholarship, with a record of publications in peer reviewed journals of high professional quality appropriate for the academic rank of the faculty member.
- In the case of Professors and Associate Professors, maintain a consistent record of obtaining external funding (as Principal investigator) for scholarly activities. In the case of Assistant Professors, obtain external funding (as principal investigator) for scholarly activities within three years of the joint appointment.
- Teach (either alone or in collaboration with others) at least one course suitable for undergraduate or graduate students every other year, under the auspices of the Department granting the secondary appointment.
- Participate actively in seminars or faculty meeting sponsored by the Department granting the secondary appointment.
Only faculty meeting all of these criteria shall be proposed for a secondary appointment, which in all cases, shall be at the rank of their primary faculty appointment.

The following policies and procedures are to be observed in requesting a joint appointment;

The primary department Chair submits a request to the secondary department Chair.
The secondary department Chair writes a letter of concurrance to the primary department Chair.
The primary department is responsible for obtaining and submitting all paperwork related to the secondary appointment.
The secondary Department or section must concur in writing with reappointment or promotion decisions of the primary Department. If such concurrence cannot be obtained, the faculty person will not be eligible for the secondary appointment.
The primary and secondary appointments must be at the same faculty rank.
Faculty personnel actions will be subjected to full processing only in the Department of the primary appointment.
Department recommendations will be forwarded to BMFA who will process the faculty action at the University level.
The provisions for secondary appointment faculty actions are supplementary and will not in any way alter the approved Department procedures for faculty actions in the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University or the Program in Biology.

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Chapter 11

JOINT APPOINTMENTS