Clinical Faculty Definition

The Ohio University Faculty Handbook defines Clinical Faculty as1:

  1. The Clinical Faculty Track consists of faculty in the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (HCOM) or the College of Health Sciences and Professions (CHSP) whose work is primarily teaching in a clinical setting and is appropriate to their individual disciplines.
    1. In CHSP, the Clinical Faculty track consists of faculty members who hold clinical licenses/credentials and who may practice as clinicians in their disciplines. They are primarily hired to mentor/teach students in clinical disciplines and/or in clinical settings.
    2. Clinical Faculty may hold the rank of
      1. Assistant Clinical Professor,
      2. Associate Clinical Professor, or
      3. Clinical Professor

Faculty in the Clinical Faculty track will normally be hired at the rank of Assistant Clinical Professor, but rank may be negotiated at the time of hire depending on qualifications and experience. The Clinical Faculty rank is a contractual, non-tenure track position.

1 Ohio University Faculty Handbook (2017), pp 19-20.