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CHAPTER I. GENERAL INFORMATION

• Accreditation
• Affiliated Hospitals
• Alliances
• Diversity
• Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Commitment
• Academic Freedom
  

CHAPTER II. ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

• M.D. Program
• Ph.D. Program
• Joint Degree Programs
  
  1. M.D./ Ph.D. Program
  2. Combined Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency and Medical Doctorate Program
  3. Master of Science in Community Medicine
• Other Graduate Education Programs
1. Master of Science in Genetic Counseling
2. Health Care Administration
3. Bioethics, Science, and Society
• Graduate Medical Education
• Continuing Medical Education
• Center for Corporate Learning
• High School Programs

CHAPTER III. ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE

• Board of Trustees
• The Dean
• Executive Faculty
• Student Council
• Faculty Council
• Committees of the Faculty Council
1. Steering Committee
2. Library Committee
3. Faculty Relations Committee
4. Committee on Faculty Welfare
5. Committee on Faculty Services
6. Bylaws and Governance Committee
7. Elections Committee
8. Faculty Disciplinary Tribunal
• Committees of the Dean
1. Curriculum Committee
2. Student Admissions Committee
3. Student Promotions Committee
4. Student Disciplinary Tribunal
5. Harassment Grievance Board
6. Institutional Review Board (IRB)
7. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
8. Financial Conflict of Interest in Research Committee
9. Committee on Ethical Practices in Research
10. Committee on Special Awards and Grants
• Commmittee of the Executive Faculty
• Departmental Governance
• Amendments to Governance

CHAPTER IV. FACULTY

• Full-Time Faculty
  1. Definition
  2. Salary
  3. Other Income
  4. Faculty Practice Associates
  5. Financial Arrangements with Extramural Entities
  6. Sabbatical Leave
• Voluntary Faculty
• Part-Time Faculty
• Appointment to the Faculty of the School of Medicine
• Appointment to the Doctoral Faculty of the Graduate School
• Faculty Diversity
• Faculty Responsibilities
• Faculty Benefits
• Insurance
1. General Liability
2. Professional Liability (Medical Malpractice)
3. Errors and Omissions
4. Directors and Officers Liability
5. Workers' Compensation
• Faculty Development
• Faculty Relations
• Tenure
  1. Definition of Tenure
  2. Financial Obligations of Tenure
  1. Full-Time Faculty
  2. Voluntary Faculty
  3. Procedure for the Granting of Tenure
  4. Evaluation of Tenured Faculty
  5. Conditions under Which Tenure Ceases
• Policy Regarding Resource Allocation to Tenured Faculty
  1. Introduction
  2. Criteria for the Evaluation of Tenured Faculty
  3. Procedure
• Retirement
• Resignation from Faculty
• Conversion from Full-Time to Voluntary Status
• Termination of Faculty
  1. Termination for Budgetary Curtailment
  2. Termination for Cause
• Faculty Disciplinary Tribunal
  1. Purposes and Principles
  2. Definitions
  3. Grounds for Disciplinary Action
  4. Who May Initiate Summary Suspension or Other Disciplnary Action
  5. Notice
  6. Right to Hearing
  7. Request for Hearing
  8. Composition of the Disciplinary Tribunal
  9. Hearing
  10. Report of the Disciplinary Tribunal
  11. Action by the Dean
  12. Appeal to Board of Trustees

CHAPTER V. FACULTY APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS AND NON-FACULTY TITLES

• Introduction
• Faculty Appointment and Promotion Procedures
• Full-Time Faculty
  1. Academic Track
  1. Instructor
  2. Assistant Professor
  3. Associate Professor
  4. Professor
  2. Clinician and/or Educator Track
  1. Instructor
  2. Assistant Professor
  3. Associate Professor
  4. Professor
  3. Research Track
  1. Assistant Professor
  2. Associate Professor
  3. Research Professor
  4. Other Full-Time Titles
  1. Research Assistant
  2. Teaching Assistant
  3. Associate
• Voluntary Faculty
1. Clinical Instructor
2. Assistant Clinical Professor
3. Associate Clinical Professor
4. Clinical Professor
• Affiliate-Based Faculty
• Part-Time Employment and/or Appointment
• Non-Primary Faculty Appointments
• Joint Primary Appointments
• Special Faculty Appointments
1. Senior Faculty
2. Visiting __________
3. Lecturer And Professorial Lecturer
4. Adjunct __________
5. Honorary Lecturer
6. Emeritus Status
• Search Committees
1. Searches for Chairs/Directors/Chiefs
2. Searches for Faculty Other than Chairs/Directors/Chiefs
• Non-Faculty Titles

CHAPTER VI. RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT

• Institutional Review Board
  1. Distinction Between Research in Human Subjects and Clinical Care
  2. Requirements of Mount Sinai School of Medicine IRB
  3. Requirements for Informed Consent
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
• Grants and Contracts Office
• Research Facilities
1. Laboratory Space
2. Clinical Research Center
3. Center for Comparative Medicine and Surgery
4. Shared Research Facilities
• Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
• Office of Technology and Business Development
• Policies and Procedures on Ethical Practices in Research
1. Introduction
2. Definitions
3. Faculty Responsibilities
4. Procedures for Handling Allegations of Misconduct in Research

CHAPTER VII. INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES

• Conditions of Employment
1. Oath of Allegiance
2. Licensure
3. Immigration Status
4. Preemployment Toxicology Screening and Physical Examination
5. Security Check
• Compliance Program
• Fraud and Abuse Prevention: Deficit Reduction Act
• Manuscript Policy
• Policy on Responsibilities of Authors and Data Retention
1. Responsibilities of Authors
2. Data Retention
• Policy Regarding Resource Allocation to Tenured Faculty: (SEE CHAPTER IV)
• Policies and Procedures on Ethical Practices in Research: (SEE CHAPTER VI)
• Policy and Procedures on Protecting Whistleblowers
• Policy on Press Relations
1. General
2. Speaking for Mount Sinai
3. Contact with the Media
4. Recording, Filming, and Photography
5. Patient Information, Interviews, Recording, Filming, and Photography
• Policy on Use of Mount Sinai's Name
1. Purpose
2. General Rule
3. Individual Employee or Faculty Activities
4. Publications
5. Disclosure or Use of Name by Other Entities Arising Out of Institutional Relationships with Such Entities
6. Use of Name by Other Entities when Authorized by Mount Sinai in Other Circumstances
7. Infractions
8. Questions
• Guidelines and Procedures Regarding Use of Name of Mount Sinai in Published Materials
1. General Principles
2. The Approval Process
• Policy on Relationships with Business Organizations
• Policy on Business Conflicts of Interest (Institutional Policy)
  1. Definitions
  2. Who Must Disclose
  3. When Disclosure Must Be Made
  4. What Must Be Disclosed
  5. Review Procedure/Management of Conflicts
  6. Specific Activities Prohibited
  7. Records
  8. Audit Review
  9. Report to the Board of Trustees
  10. Violations
• Policy on Financial Conflicts of Interest in Research
1. Definitions
2. Who Must Disclose
3. What Must Be Disclosed
4. When Disclosure Must Be Made
5. Disclosure Procedure: Certification of Compliance
6. Determination of Potential Institutional Conflicts of Interest
7. Review Procedure; Management of Conflicts
8. Possible Management Plans to Neutralize Conflicts
9. Reporting to PHS/NSF by the Medical Center
10. Records
11. Administration and Enforcement
12. Applicability; Coordination with Other Policies
13. Training
• Policies on Intellectual Property: Ownership and Commercial Development
1. Part 1. Introduction
2. Part 2. MSSM Policy Statements
3. Part 3. Technology Evaluation and Protection
4. Part 4. Commercial Development and Technology Transfer
5. Part 5. Faculty, Student, Staff, and Visitor Obligations
6. Part 6. Administration
• Campus Rules and Regulations
1. Rules of Conduct
2. Program of Enforcement
3. Violations of Rules and Regulations by Faculty
4. Violations of Rules and Regulations by Students
5. Violations of Rules and Regulations by Administrative Officers and Other Staff
• Disaster Procedures

CHAPTER VIII. INSTITUTIONAL FACILITIES

• Library
  1. Collections
  2. Reference and Database Services
  3. Educational Programs
  4. Interlibrary Loans
  5. Library Hours
  6. Circulation Policies
  7. Course Reserves
  8. Book Drops
  9. Photocopying
  10. Media Resource Center (MRC)
  11. Academic Computing
  12. Medical Center Archives
  13. Library Committee
  14. General Policies
• Conference and Lecture Rooms
• Faculty Club
• Media Arts
• Purchasing and Receiving Departments
• Mail Room
• Printing Department
• Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine
• Bookstore
• Gift Shop
• Food Service
• Recreational Activities
• Security Department