An appointment given to a practicing MD in a clinical department who already holds a primary 'clinical' appointment in another clinical department. It is often given to allow appointees to participate in the teaching activities of the academic department.
Note: Clinical cross-appointments do not hold appointment categories such as full-time, part-time or adjunct. They are all simply called "clinical cross-appointments."
Duration / Review Period:
1 year renewable appointments
Approval:
Appointments in this category require the approval of the appointee's primary Department Chair and the Chair of the cross-appointing department. This is followed by a document review by the Human Resources department.
Letters from each of the Department Chairs or one letter co-signed by both Chairs.
Department Chairs
prior to approval by HR
Academic Position Description (required for part-time or full-time clinical faculty, and optional for adjunct clinical faculty). Must be signed by each of the Department Chairs and include duties for each department.
