SOM/GSBMS Faculty Affairs

The principal source of information and files concerning faculty appointments lie within the School of Medicine (SOM) Office of Faculty Affairs for the SOM and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBMS). The SOM Office of Faculty Affairs is responsible for maintaining complete and accurate records of SOM and GSBMS faculty appointments, promotions and terminations.

Faculty appointments and promotions process is handled by the SOM Office of Faculty Affairs for both SOM and GSBMS. The SOM/GSBMS Tenure, Appointments and Promotions Committee is a committee of SOM faculty and is charged with ensuring that scholarly achievement and excellence are the criteria for academic advancement, independent of whether a faculty member's achievements derive primarily from clinical, teaching, research or administrative contributions to the department, institution and medical and scientific communities. Selection of individuals for appointment and promotion to the SOM and/or GSBMS faculty and awarding of tenure must be in accordance with the highest standards.

SOM/GSBMS Faculty Handbook

The SOM/GSBMS Faculty Handbook (“Handbook”) summarizes general guidelines related to institutional policies and procedures pertinent to college governance. It is not intended to be comprehensive nor to address all the possible applications of, or exceptions to, the official policies and procedures of NYMC, including but not limited to the policies outlined in the NYMC Employee Handbook. Faculty who are employees of NYMC are also subject to the NYMC Employee Handbook and should familiarize themselves with its contents. Some of the topics described in this Handbook are covered in detail in official policy and procedure documents of the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate as well as the Faculty Constitution and By-Laws. Failure to comply with any NYMC policy is grounds for disciplinary action up to and including termination. Every effort has been made to compile a Handbook that is as accurate and up-to-date as possible. However, this faculty resource is considered a “live” document that is updated iteratively and on an as-needed basis. The terms of the full official policies are controlling in the case of any inconsistency. This Handbook is not written to confer any rights or privileges on faculty or impose any obligations on NYMC.

You can find the handbook on the For Faculty page.