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COM Adjunct / Volunteer Faculty

Adjunct Faculty members are individuals who volunteer time and expertise to the College of Medicine. These individuals may have academic appointments in other institutions or may practice their professions in the community. They are not employees of UAMS.

  • All adjunct faculty members will be expected to make a substantial contribution to the College of Medicine through a variety of avenues, devoting a minimum of 20 hours of service annually. The hours may be spent teaching, attending, participating in research or other activities approved by the Department Chair and Dean.
  • Adjunct Faculty members may serve on committees, but may not serve as chair.
  • Adjunct faculty members may participate in faculty meetings, but may not vote.

Adjunct Faculty Appointments, Renewal, and Termination

  1. Initial adjunct faculty appointments will be made by the Department Chair with the approval of the Dean or his/her designee.
  2. Appointments will be to either the Adjunct Basic Scientist Pathway or the Adjunct Clinical Pathway.
  3. Appointments at the level of Associate Professor or Professor must be approved by the Promotion and Tenure Committee.
  4. Adjunct faculty may be promoted in accordance with the guidelines governing Adjunct Faculty in the Criteria and General Guidelines for Faculty Appointments, Promotion and Tenure (see COM Faculty Affairs website: www.uams.edu/facultyaffairs )
  5. An initial adjunct faculty appointment will be for a period of one year. Thereafter, review of each adjunct appointment will occur every three years.
  6. Review of each adjunct faculty member’s service to the College of Medicine will be conducted by each Department Chair or his/her designee. It is recommended that each adjunct faculty member submit to his/her chair a report of activities performed in service to the College on an annual basis. These reports, in addition to input from COM Faculty members with whom adjunct faculty members have worked, will serve as the basis for review of adjunct appointments. An adjunct faculty appointment will be renewed by a Department Chair if that adjunct faculty member’s service has fulfilled these principles and there is need for continued adjunct faculty service within the Department.
  7. Renewal of appointments must be approved by the Department Chair and reviewed by the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs. The Office of Faculty Affairs will facilitate reviews by delivering to each chair, annually, a roster that includes the names of his/her department’s adjunct faculty members,
    their appointment “start dates,” and an indication of which adjunct faculty members are due for review
    in that year.
  8. Appointments may be terminated at any time by either the adjunct faculty member or the Department chair. Reappointments of self-terminated adjunct faculty members may be made in the future, should their interest and availability warrant such action.
  9. Adjunct faculty will have no right of grievance of termination.

Benefits offered to Adjunct Faculty Members of the UAMS College of Medicine:

  1. E-mail accounts – available once the adjunct faculty member is registered in SAP and FacFacts. Instructions to load email onto iPhone here.
  2. Faculty I. D. badge
  3. A certificate of appointment
  4. Library privileges when on site at UAMS and AHECs
  5. Courtesy parking on site at UAMS, via departmental mechanisms
  6. Inclusion on all faculty rosters and lists as Adjunct Faculty
  7. All UAMS publications sent to UAMS faculty members
  8. Right to use adjunct title on professional stationery and cards
  9. Eligible for membership in UAMS Credit Union
  10. Eligible for membership in UAMS Athletic Club/Wellness Center

Resources

UIRED

Appointments & Renewals

Learn about the criteria required for requesting and renewing voluntary faculty appointments.

Adjunct form

Library Services

Practitioners across Arkansas have privileges directly or through Regional Center Libraries.

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Networking

Browse through upcoming networking opportunities for a chance to meet your colleagues.

Networking Opportunities
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Continuing Education Credits

Explore some of the CE opportunities that are available to you as an Adjunct faculty

CE Opportunities
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UAMS Email Access

Instructions for uploading your UAMS email onto your iPhone

Email Instructions

Teaching

  • GLEAM: How to Quickly Get to Know Your Students (brief video)

  • Maximizing Trainee Shadowing Experiences

  • Facilitating Small Learning Experiences

Leadership

  • Time Management at Work

  • Learn from the Middle

  • How to Motivate Staff

  • Advice for Mid and Late Career Faculty (Podcast)

  • Faculty Factory Podcast: Use of Strength-Based Psychology

  • You Deserve a Seat at the Table (Podcast)

  • Managing Difficult Issues (Podcast)

  • Self Determination Theory (Podcast)

  • AHEC Scholars Core Topics

Clinical

  • Interprofessional Clinical Teams: Best Practices

  • Incorporating Medication Adherence Applications

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  • Challenge of the Opioid Epidemic

  • Culinary Medicine

  • In-Room Electronic Health Record Documentation: How to Minimize Impact on Patient Care Outcomes and Experience

Wellness

  • Wellness for Leaders: Part I

  • Practical Tips to Promote Wellness

  • Managing Stress & Maximizing Productivity

  • 10 Tips for Busy Clinicians Looking to Get Published (Podcast)

Research

  • Training the Next Generation in Quality & Safety

  • How to Develop Your Grant Budget

  • QIALP From Project to Publication: Spread & Sustain

Mentoring / Strategic Career Planning

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  • Compiling a Good Promotion & Tenure Packet

  • Stories of 4 Successful Mentoring Committees

  • Coaching Advice for Faculty (Podcast)

Learn-On-Demand

This UAMS service offers “FREE” online professional education courses as well as digital health online education course for all faculty.

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Rural Practice Programs

There are many opportunities for rural communities, physicians, and students who are interested in practicing in rural programs.

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AR Health Partnership

There is a major need for access to quality health care along with education for patients. This need extends to quality education & training for healthcare providers in the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP) service areas. ARHP has become a reference point and model for rural health innovation and collaboration across the state and nation. ARHP’s outreach programs and services address the needs of our local communities.

Learn more about AR Health Partnership

Baptist Health – UAMS Medical Education Program

BH-UAMS faculty are a diverse group representing years of private practice, academic, and hospital experience.

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UAMS health providers are committed to helping Arkansans. With clinics covering nearly every medial specialty, UAMS delivers world-class treatment. Find a provider based on area of expertise, location, and/or region.

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