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There are three orientations that faculty new to the College/University are strongly encouraged to attend. One is the University orientation for benefits. Notification comes directly from the University Benefits Office. Another is the Collegiate Orientation held twice a year that will introduce the new faculty member to various roles of the college and how they will affect the faculty. The third is held by the Provost of the University, typically just before the start of the academic year. This is a welcome from the Provost and an introduction to the University of Iowa faculty life.
Marge Pottorff, Director of Faculty Affairs and Development for the College of Medicine is the faculty HR rep.
Collegiate Faculty HR Contacts are persons who are knowledgeable about key Faculty HR processes in order to provide ongoing advice and guidance on such processes/policies as:
The Faculty HR Contacts serve as the primary contact for the respective college, provide leadership through participation on Provost Faculty HR committee, and serve as an active communication liaison between Faculty, the Office of the Provost and members of the department.
Proscribed deadlines are listed below. Because earlier deadlines may be set by each department, faculty members should contact the departmental administrative office to confirm these dates.
Complete the form "Request to Participate in the Phased Retirement Program" located on the University Benefits Web site.
No, please notify your departmental administrator about your medical license expiration and he/she will submit the request for a Dean letter to Sonya Housholder in the Office of Faculty Affairs and Development. It is important that the renewal application packet be submitted to the Iowa Board of Medical Examiners AFTER the Dean's letter has been signed and mailed. Recent conversations with the IBME office has revealed that renewal applications are returned unapproved if the Dean letter is not either already on file or submitted with the application packet.
Current templates of all offer letters are found on the Faculty Affairs website under Forms/Templates.
* For all tenure track appointments and for clinical track appointments for persons who have not trained at the UI, at least two letters must be from an external (to institution) source. For clinical track candidates who are completing residency or fellowship at the UI, all letters may be internal to the institution.
Additional information on the recruiting process can be found on the Step-by-Step Guide to the Recruitment Process website.
A Faculty Status Change in Status workflow form with a new end-date and an attached reappointment letter. We request that a current CV (adjunct CV format) be attached, but it is not required.
Yes. The College of Medicine requires that the Executive Committee of the College review all appointments at the rank of Assistant Professor and above prior to giving final approval to the hire. Following that, approval is needed by the Office of the Provost and by the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity. This process can take from seven to eleven working days.
If an International Scholar has graduated from a foreign medical school, the Office of International Students and Scholars will require the department to submit the DS-2019 form to Dr. Lois Geist for the purpose of determining the nature of the patient care duties of the scholar. If the duties are within the scope of the University's J-1 program (see the five limitations listed on the form), federal regulations require a letter from the Dean or his designee, Lois Geist, certifying that the individual and his/her sponsor will follow those limitations of care. If the scholar will have more than incidental patient contact, then the Office of International Students and Scholars will assist in pursuing J-1 status through the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).
Activities that go beyond incidental patient contact include: making a diagnosis and entering it in a patient chart, prescribing treatment or medication administered by the physician or other health care professionals, or performing surgery. Activities that may be acceptable include: performing a diagnostic exam in the presence of a senior physician who repeats the exam or ensures at every step that it is done correctly and the proper diagnostic information is obtained; being present during therapies and treatment with opportunities for hands-on experience in ways that do not compromise the care of the patient; being present in the operating room and having direct patient contact, but not performing procedures.
Yes. In addition to the DS-2019 form, please send a copy of the scholar's curriculum vita and any correspondence between the sponsor and the scholar that outlines expectations and duties while the scholar is at the Carver College of Medicine.
Please send a Recruitment Summary for the individual you wish to hire on the waiver. Include the following documentation:
An Applicant Worksheet is not required in a waiver's recruitment summary.
For a visiting appointment, the following documentation should be submitted with the workflow appointment form:
We would prefer to review the offer letter prior to sending it to the faculty member, but this is not required unless there are financial obligations or benefits that would normally be attached to a regular appointment.
For a secondary appointment, the following documentation should be submitted with the workflow appointment form: