Faculty Handbook

Chapter I. General Information

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• Introduction
• Accreditation
• Mission Statement
• Academic Affiliates
• Clinical Alliances
• Diversity
• Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Commitment
• Academic Freedom

Chapter II. Academic Programs

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1. Degree-Granting Programs
   • MD Program
   • Graduate School of Biological Sciences
   • MD/PhD Program
2. Postgraduate Educational Programs
   • Graduate Medical Education
   • Postdoctoral Research Training
3. Conferences and Seminars
   • Continuing Medical Education
   • CME events
   • Mount Sinai Events Calendar
4. High School Programs

Chapter III. Organization and Governance

• Board of Trustees
• The Dean
• Dean’s Leadership Board
• Student Council
• Faculty Council
• Committees of the Dean
  1. Curriculum Committee
  2. Student Admissions Committee
  3. Student Promotions Committee
  4. Grievance Committee
  5. Institutional Review Board (IRB)
  6. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
  7. Financial Conflict of Interest in Research Committee
  8. Committee on Faculty Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure
  9. Committee on Special Awards and Grants
• Departmental Governance
• Amendments to Governance

Chapter IV. Faculty

• Full-Time Faculty
  1. Definition
  2. Salary
  3. Other Income
  4. Faculty Practice Associates
  5. Policy on Financial Relationships with Outside Entities
  6. Sabbatical Leave
• Voluntary Faculty
• Part-Time Faculty
• Appointment to the Faculty of the School of Medicine
• Appointment to the Doctoral Faculty of the Graduate School
• Faculty Diversity
• Faculty Responsibilities
• Faculty Compensation Policy
• Faculty Benefits
• Insurance
  1. General Liability
  2. Professional Liability (Medical Malpractice)
  3. Errors and Omissions
  4. Directors and Officers Liability
  5. Workers' Compensation
• Evaluation of Faculty
• Endowed Chairs
• Faculty Mentoring Program
• Tenure
  1. Definition of Tenure
  2. Financial Obligations of Tenure
     1. Full-Time Faculty
     2. Voluntary Faculty
  3. Procedure for the Granting of Tenure
  4. Evaluation of Tenured Faculty
  5. Conditions Under Which Tenure Ceases
• Retirement
• Resignation from Faculty
• Conversion from Full-Time to Voluntary Status
• Termination of Faculty
  1. Termination for Budgetary Curtailment
  2. Termination for Cause
• Faculty Disciplinary Tribunal
  1. Applicability
  2. Purposes and Principles
  3. Definitions
  4. Grounds for Disciplinary Action
  5. Who May Initiate Summary Suspension or Other Disciplinary Action
  6. Notice
  7. Right to Hearing
  8. Request for Hearing
  9. Composition of the Disciplinary Tribunal
  10. Hearing
  11. Report of the Disciplinary Tribunal
  12. Action by the Dean
  13. Appeal to Board of Trustees

Chapter V. Appointments, Promotions and Non-Faculty Titles

• Introduction
• Faculty Appointment and Promotion Procedures
• Full-Time Faculty
  1. Investigator Track
     1. Assistant Professor
     2. Associate Professor
     3. Professor
  2. Clinician and/or Educator Track
     1. Assistant Professor
     2. Associate Professor
     3. Professor
  3. Research Track
     1. Assistant Professor
     2. Associate Professor
     3. Research Professor
  4. Practice Track
     1. Instructor of the Practice of <Department>
     2. Assistant Professor of the Practice of <Department>
     3. Associate Professor of the Practice of <Department>
     4. Professor of the Practice of <Department>
  5. Other Full-Time Titles
     1. Research Assistant
     2. Teaching Assistant
     3. Associate
  6. Notice of Non-Reappointment to Full-Time Faculty
• Voluntary Faculty and Voluntary Faculty Employed Part-Time
  1. Clinical Instructor
  2. Assistant Clinical Professor
  3. Associate Clinical Professor
  4. Clinical Professor
• Affiliate-Based Faculty
• Part-Time Employment and/or Appointment
• Non-Primary Faculty Appointments
• Joint Primary Appointments
• Special Faculty Appointments
  1. Senior Faculty
  2. Visiting __________
  3. Lecturer And Professorial Lecturer
  4. Adjunct __________
  5. Honorary Lecturer
  6. Emeritus Status
  7. Distinguished Professor
• Search Committees
  1. Searches for Chairs/Directors/Chiefs
  2. Searches for Faculty Other than Chairs/Directors/Chiefs
• Non-Faculty Titles

Chapter VI. Research Environment

• Institutional Review Board (IRB)
  1. Distinction Between Research in Human Subjects and Clinical Care
  2. Requirements of Icahn School of Medicine IRB
  3. Requirements for Informed Consent
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
• Grants and Contracts Office
• Research Facilities
  1. Laboratory Space
  2. Clinical Research Center
  3. Center for Comparative Medicine and Surgery
  4. Shared Resource Facilities
• Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
• Office of Technology and Business Development
• Policies and Procedures on Ethical Practices in Research
  1. Introduction
  2. Definitions
  3. Faculty Responsibilities
  4. Procedures for Handling Allegations of Misconduct in Research

Chapter VII. Institutional Policies

• Conditions of Employment
  1. Oath of Allegiance
  2. Licensure
  3. Immigration Status
  4. Preemployment Toxicology Screening and Physical Examination
  5. Security Check
• Compliance Program
• Fraud and Abuse Prevention: Deficit Reduction Act
• Manuscript Policy
• Authorship Policy
• Data Retention
• Policies and Procedures on Ethical Practices in Research: (See Chapter VI)
• Policy and Procedures on Protecting Whistleblowers
• Policy on Press Relations
  1. General
  2. Speaking for Mount Sinai
  3. Contact with the Media
  4. Recording, Filming, and Photography
  5. Patient Information, Interviews, Recording, Filming, and Photography
• Policy on Use of Mount Sinai's Name
  1. Purpose
  2. General Rule
  3. Individual Employee or Faculty Activities
  4. Publications
  5. Disclosure or Use of Name by Other Entities Arising Out of Institutional Relationships with Such Entities
  6. Use of Name by Other Entities when Authorized by Mount Sinai in Other Circumstances
  7. Infractions
  8. Questions
• Guidelines and Procedures Regarding Use of Name of Mount Sinai in Published Materials
  1. General Principles
  2. The Approval Process
• Social Media Guideline
• Policy on Relationships with Business Organizations
• Policy on Business Conflicts of Interest (Institutional Policy)
• Policy on Financial Conflicts of Interest in Research
• Policy on Interactions with Vendors and Other Commercial Entities
• Policies on Intellectual Property: Ownership and Commercial Development
  1. Introduction
  2. MSSM Policy Statements
  3. Technology Evaluation and Protection
  4. Commercial Development and Technology Transfer
  5. Faculty, Student, Staff, and Visitor Obligations
  6. Administration
• Campus Rules and Regulations
  1. Rules of Conduct
  2. Program of Enforcement
  3. Violations of Rules and Regulations by Faculty
  4. Violations of Rules and Regulations by Students
  5. Violations of Rules and Regulations by Administrative Officers and Other Staff
• Disaster Procedures

Chapter VIII. Institutional Facilities

• Library
  1. Collections
  2. Reference and Database Services
  3. Educational Programs
  4. Interlibrary Loans
  5. Library Hours
  6. Circulation Policies
  7. Course Reserves
  8. Book Drops
  9. Photocopying
  10. Media Resource Center (MRC)
  11. Academic Computing
  12. Medical Center Archives
  13. Library Committee
  14. General Policies
• Conference and Lecture Rooms
• Media Arts
• Purchasing and Receiving Departments
• Mail Room
• Printing Department
• Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine
• Bookstore
• Gift Shop
• Food Service
• Recreational Activities
• Security Department
  1. Emergencies
  2. Security Precautions
  3. Lost and Found