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1. General Information and Contacts

2. Bylaws and School Governance

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3. Policies and Principles

4. Faculty Eligibility and Appointment Terms


5. Guidelines for Academic Recruitment

Recruitment of Instructors and Lecturers

Initial Holding Title (Member of the Faculty) for ranks above Instructor

Recruitment of Assistant and Associate Professors

Recruitment of Professors

6. Criteria for Appointments and Promotions

7. Professorial Titles

*Note: For secondary appointments, please see Section 15

Promotion to Professor (Full-time and Part-time)

Professor, Part-time Reappointment

Professor of Clinical X Appointments and Reappointments

Professor in Residence Appointments and Reappointments

Professor of the Practice Appointments and Reappointments

Miscellaneous

8. Associate Professor Appointments

*Note: For secondary appointments, please see Section 15

Promotion/Appointment

Reappointments

9. Assistant Professor Appointments

*Note: For secondary appointments, please see Section 15

Promotions/Appointment

Longer Service

Reappointments

10. Instructor

Instructor Appointment

Reappointments

11. Lecturer

Promotion/Appointment

Reappointments

12. Endowed Professorships

13. Retiring Faculty

14. Visiting Faculty

15. Secondary Appointments

Secondary Assistant and Associate Professor Appointments

Secondary Professor Appointments

16. Other Academic Appointments

17. Leaves and Reinstatement

18. Policies for Harvard Paid Faculty

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Faculty of Medicine Handbook

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