- *Disclaimer
- Handbook for Faculty and Academic Administrators (“Faculty Handbook”) [Office of the Provost]
Policy Categories
- Academic Review (reappointment, promotion, ...)
- Artificial Intelligence (guidance for educators, learners, and researchers)
- Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania (CPUP) (member agreements, ...)
- Compensation (categories of compensation, VA salaries, ...)
- Conflict of Interest (industry, research, family, ...)
- Employment Status (searches, sabbaticals, retirement, ...)
- Learners (medical student supervision, student mistreatment, AI, ...)
- Professionalism (expectations, media relations, ...)
- Research and Scholarship (CSO, authorship, biomedical cores, ...)
Academic Review
Academic Review: Schedules and Deadlines
Academic Review: General
- >>PSOM COAP Guidelines [Office of Academic Affairs]
- CHOPPA Review Requirements for Full Time Faculty Hires at CHOP
- DCOAP Operational Guidelines [Office of Academic Affairs]
- Documents Required for Dean's Review and Approval of Offer Letters
- Extension of the Probationary Period Policy II.E.iii [University of Pennsylvania]
- FEDS CV & Grants Guidelines [Office of Academic Affairs]
- Guidelines for Selection of Extramural Consultants [Office of Academic Affairs]
- Guidelines for Selection of Peer References (AC track) [Office of Academic Affairs]
- Track Change Preliminary Support Requirements
Academic Review: Tracks
- AC Track Criteria and Guidelines [Office of Academic Affairs]
- AC Track Guidelines for Selection of Clinical Evaluations [Office of Academic Affairs]
- AC Track: Memo - Change in Reappointment Term
- AC Track Research Effort and Involvement Policy
- CE Track Principles (includes effort distribution requirements) [Office of Academic Affairs]
- Clinical Track Guidelines [Office of Academic Affairs]
- Full-Time Faculty Track Chart [Office of Academic Affairs]
- Research Track Salary and Employment Guidelines (“Compensation Policy”) [Office of Academic Affairs]
Academic Review: Education
- Education Portfolios Guidelines [Office of Academic Affairs]
- Defining and Quantifying Teaching [Office of Academic Affairs]
- Professional Development Teaching Requirement [Office of Academic Affairs]
Artificial Inteligence
CPUP
- CPUP Member Agreement - CPUP Member Agreement Non-Hospital Based Start-up
- CPUP Member Agreement - Hospital Based
- CPUP Member Agreement - Lactation Policy
- CPUP Member Agreement - Non-Hospital Based Existing Practice
- CPUP Member Paid Time Off and Leave
- CPUP Service Area Table
Compensation
- Definitions of Categories of Compensation [Office of Academic Affairs]
- Faculty Compensation Approval and Authority [PSOM Dean]
- Minimum Faculty Salary Information for FY24 [Office of Decision Support and Analysis]
- Understanding Faculty Compensation
- VA Salary Principles for PSOM Departments [Office of Academic Affairs]
Conflict of Interest
- >>Conflict of Interest Policy [University of Pennsylvania]
- Conflict of Interest and Commitment [Perelman School of Medicine and Penn Medicine Health System]
- Conflicts of Interest [CHOP]
- Conflict of Interest Guidelines for Faculty [University of Pennsylvania]
- Conflict of Interest Guidelines for Staff [University of Pennsylvania]
- Conflict of Interest Guidelines Regarding Investments in Penn technology and Fiduciary Obligations [University of Pennsylvania]
- Conflict of Interest Related to Industry-Sponsored Speaking Engagement [Perelman School of Medicine and Penn Medicine Health System]
- Consulting Arrangements [Perelman School of Medicine, Office of the Dean]
- Faculty Family Relationships [Perelman School of Medicine]
- Financial Conflicts of Interest in Research Related Policies [Office of the Vice Provost for Research, University of Pennsylvania]
- Guidance on Institutional Conflict of Interest – Human Subjects Research [University of Pennsylvania]
Employment Status
Employment Status: Leaves & Reductions
- Academic Clinician Reduced Effort Policy [University of Pennsylvania]
- CPUP Member Paid Time Off and Leave [CPUP]
- Compressed Scholarly Leave Resolution [University of Pennsylvania and the Perelman School of Medicine]
- Faculty Leaves of Absence Policy II.E.2 [University of Pennsylvania]
- Faculty Leaves of Absence Faculty Reduction of Duties Policy II.E.2 [University of Pennsylvania]
- Family and Medical Leave Act Policy 631.2/FMLA [University of Pennsylvania]
Employment Status: Retirement
- Emeritus Faculty Policy II.B.7 [University of Pennsylvania]
- Faculty Income Allowance Program (FIAP) Brochure [University of Pennsylvania Human Resources]
- Retirement: Rights and Privileges of Retired Faculty Members Policy II.E.9 [University of Pennsylvania]
Employment Status: Search & Recruitment
- >>RAC Reviews of Tenure Track Appointments [Chief Scientific Officer]
- National and Limited Search Guidelines
- Faculty Opportunity Fund Policy and Procedures [University of Pennsylvania, Office of the Provost]
- Lead DSA Roles and Responsibilities [Office of Academic Affairs, Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity]
- Presidential Professorships, Faculty Opportunity Fund and Dual Career Descriptions [University of Pennsylvania, Office of the President, Office of the Provost]
- Search Waiver Standards [University of Pennsylvania, Office of the Provost]
- University Affirmative Action Guidelines [University of Pennsylvania, Office of the Provost]
Learners
- Medical Student Supervision Policy
- Needlestick Protocol: Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids
- Safety Net
- Standards of Professionalism and Student Conduct, Including Mandatory Reporting
- Student Mistreatment Policy
- Use of Generative AI
- Work Hours Policy
Professionalism
- Penn Medicine Professionalism Statement [Perelman School of Medicine and Penn Medicine Health System]
- Professionalism & Standards of Conduct [University of Pennsylvania Health System]
- Faculty Social Media Policy [Perelman School of Medicine]
Research and Scholarship
- >>Office of the Chief Scientific Officer Policies
- Authorship Policy [Perelman School of Medicine]
- Authorship Policy [Biomedical Graduate Studies]
- AC Track: Research Effort and Involvement Policy
- Biomedical Research Core Facilities at the Perelman School of Medicine Guidelines & Policies [Perelman School of Medicine]
- Faculty Requirements and Reporting - Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) and Scientific Rigor and Reproducibility (SRR) [Perelman School of Medicine, Biomedical Graduate Studies]
- Patent and Tangible Research Property Policies and Procedures [University of Pennsylvania]
- Procedures Regarding Non-Faculty Research Misconduct [University of Pennsylvania]
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The policies included on this website are not legal documents. Every attempt has been made to accurately represent the policies and benefits programs. The plans and policies described here are based on plan documents and PSOM/University policies that govern the operations of the plans. If there is a conflict between the information presented here and the information contained in the plan documents and University/PSOM policies, the plan documents and University/PSOM policies always govern and are the controlling legal documents. Policy and benefit descriptions are not terms of employment, nor is the language intended to establish a contract between the University and its faculty. The University/PSOM reserves the right to change, amend or terminate any of its policies and/or benefits plans at any time for any reason.
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