1. Faculty Designation Template
Seeking simplicity and function in a complex environment
May 5, 2016

2. History of faculty designation
Practices have grown “organically” since 1955
No communication across schools
Variable alignment with HR and institutional policy
Adjunct/affiliate/clinical appointments inconsistant
SOM “irregulars” converted to “Affiliate” in 2011

3. Current Opportunities
Evolving faculty roles
New delivery platforms
Emerging business opportunities
Novel community relationships
Standardization of practices across schools
Online faculty

4. Guiding principles Comply with IHL policy
Align with accreditation standards
Reflect academic best practices
Align with HR best practices
Reconcile external reporting variances
Preserve existing authorities to appoint faculty
Create flexibility for new opportunities
Align with Strategic Plan

5. Proposed designation template
Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Instructor
Clinician-Educator
Scientist-Educator
Clinician-Scientist

6. Independent Variables
Employment
Faculty appointment
Staff privileges
These factors are now disconnected

7. Proposed designation template
Clinician-Educator
Full or part-time provider
Preceptor
Mission-driven special appointments
Selected mid-level providers
Sliding-scale effort distribution
Very flexible category
Career ladder available

8. Proposed designation template
Scientist-Educator
Selected employed scientists
Novel corporate relationships

9. Proposed designation template
Clinician-Scientist
Opportunities for clinical trial participation
Population health initiatives
Public health collaborations
Translational research opportunities

10. Proposed designation template
Styled as:
Edgerton Y. Davis, MD
Clinician-Educator
Department of Phrenology
University of Mississippi Medical Center

11. Stress tests IHL Policy and Bylaws
Meets standards of all accrediting bodies (17)
HR/Lawson
Full-time/part-time employment
Preceptors
VA relationships
Mid-level provider
Employed physician

12. Proposed designation template
Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Core of instruction
Attending physicians
Basic science faculty
Tenure/Non-tenure
Full or part-time
Unchanged

13. Proposed designation template
Instructor
Fellows
Special situations
Selected distance learning faculty

14. Proposed designation template
Clinician-Educator
Scientist-Educator
Clinician-Scientist
Preceptors
Selected employed clinicians
Selected employed scientists
Clinical trial collaborators

15. Open or closed staff? Neither Rather, we are mission-directed
Space for “Affiliated Provider”

16. Proposed designation template
Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Instructor
Clinician-Educator
Scientist-Educator
Clinician-Scientist
Completed steps
Complete HR work
Chair/Dean input
Create career ladders
Medical staff office
Next steps
DBA’s/Executive faculty
Roll-out July, 2016

17. Questions