College of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs
The Office of Faculty Affairs is responsible for issues relating to the COM faculty including recruitment, orientation, faculty development, the development and interpretation of policies and procedures for promotionand tenure, supporting the work of the COM Academic Appointments, Promotion and Tenure Committee (CAPT), grievance and appeal procedures, annual faculty performance evaluation, annual reappointment letters, and faculty retention.
To the right are links to COM By-Laws and the UTHSC Faculty Handbook. These documents give the policies of COM and UTHSC under which all of COM works.
For a better understanding of COM promotion and tenure, look at Insider’s Guide to Promotion in UTHSC COM
. It gives an overview, FAQs, and describes the "metrics" in detail.
To the left are links to a host of forms needed by departmental Business Managers and Chairs in order to recruit, appoint, promote, and evaluate faculty.
Call us if you have questions. If we don't know the answer, we'll know who to ask.
- Dr. Polly Hofmann, Associate Dean Office of Faculty Affairs: 448-2464
- Dr. Susan Senogles, Assistant Dean Office of Faculty Affairs: 448-1746
- Ms. Donna Wilkinson, Coordinator Office of Faculty Affairs: 448-5313
- Ms. Roz Jackson-Donald, Administrative Specialist Office of Faculty Affairs: 448-3331
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Faculty Affairs
Polly Hofmann, Ph.D.
Associate Dean
of Faculty Affairs
910 Madison Ave., Suite 1002
Memphis, Tennessee 38163
Phone:901-448-2464
Fax: 901-448-7683
Email: phofmann@uthsc.edu
Executive Dean:
David M. Stern, M.D.
