Adjunct Clinical (MD) Academic Appointments

Description:

These physicians work at either:

a) an unaffiliated site (e.g., private practice)

b) an affiliated site, such as fully-affiliated or community-affiliated, and engage in academic activities for less than 20% of their professional time.

This category is not appropriate for active staff at fully-affiliated academic hospitals.

Duration:

Term of appointment and renewal is at the discretion of the Department Chair, usually one year or less.

Approval:

Appointments are approved by the Vice Dean and Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs on behalf of the Dean.

Available Rank:

Lecturer

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

Professor

Required Documents:

Document Type	Agent Responsible for Supplying	When Required
Application Form (online)	Candidate or Hospital Contact	on application
Curriculum Vitae	Candidate	on application
CPSO Certificate of Professional Conduct or equivalent *It is important that the CPSO CPC date of issue is recent, i.e. less than 1 year when application is submitted	Candidate	on application
Letters of Reference: At Lecturer rank: 1 reference letter from Hospital Chief or Education Program Director OR At professorial rank (i.e., Assistant Professor or higher): 3 reference letters which can be a combination of internal and/or external letters and may include the Chief's letter.	Candidate and Referees	on application
Academic Position Description - signed by applicant, Hospital Chief, and Department Chair	Candidate or Hospital Contact	After DAC recommendation
Letter from UofT Department Chair to Vice Dean or Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs	Department Chair	After DAC recommendation
Draft Letter of Offer from UofT Department Chair	Department Chair	Prior to review by HR
Signed Back Letter of Offer	Candidate	As soon as possible after approval is granted and letter received

*DAC = Departmental Appointments Committee
*HR = Human Resources

Additionally..

The Department of Psychiatry requires

a Letter of Support from a Department of Psychiatry Division Director

The Department of Family and Community Medicine requires

Membership in the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC # and Expiry Date)
If applicable, Certificate of Family Medicine from the College of Family Physicians of Canada