Each faculty member shall have one primary appointment within one of the College of Medicine Departments or free-standing Divisions. A faculty member may also be awarded a secondary appointment with the approval of the Chairs of the primary and secondary appointing Departments and the Dean. Secondary appointments are appropriate means of acknowledging and rewarding a faculty member’s research and/or teaching and/or clinical contributions to both Departments. There are circumstances under which it is appropriate for a faculty member to hold more than one secondary appointment. A faculty member who holds a secondary appointment may seek promotion in both his/her primary and secondary Departments if the criteria for promotion are met in both departments. It is possible to hold a higher rank in one’s primary department and a lower rank in one’s secondary department; however, the reverse is not permitted.