B. Definition of Terms and Acronyms

Creative activity - The deliberate application of information, imagination, and initiative to produce new, innovative and socially valuable products, processes, and ways of thinking.

Clinical Faculty- members in IHS may practice in a clinical setting with a license and/or a certification. They might also teach, mentor, and advise students who are pursuing clinical majors or who are in a degree program that requires supervision from a clinical faculty member.

Early Promotion- When a candidate initiates promotion prior to the expected timelines identified in the Faculty Handbook or documented in the letter of appointment,

Entrepreneurship — The pursuit of novel opportunities when with risks and limited resources. The goals of commercialization are to improve the quality of life, to assure the sustainability of the creative product or process. and to make a profit.

Exceptionality -Well above average, expected, or typical in all workload categories, with an emphasis on categories identified in unit guidelines as the highest priorities for each faculty classification. As a departmental definition, this faculty member exemplifies interdisciplinary work across all areas of their workload.

Interdisciplinary — The combination of two or more disciplines or fields of study for educational, clinical, or research purposes. In IHS this definition is being expanded to include faculty in IHS who work across multiple disciplines/schools/departments with a license/certification that supports interdisciplinary work.

lnterprofessional —Two or more health professionals learning or working together to create a collaborative practice for patient care. Each member brings their unique disciplinary knowledge to the project. This is distinctive in IHS as full-time faculty must demonstrate support for interprofessional activities and education.

Promotion Committee (PC) - This refers to the relevant IHS committee that evaluates faculty members annually, at all ranks, for promotion. The IHS PC will be comprised of individuals at or above the rank that the applicant is seeking. Because there are no tenured faculty in IHS this committee will be called the Promotion Committee (PC). Due to the nature of IHS outside faculty from other departments/schools/colleges may be included on this committee at or above the rank that the faculty member is seeking promotion to.

Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee (PTAC) - The committee is comprised of representatives from all units that advise the dean.

Unit - IHS is a Department within the College with unit-level promotion guidelines and with promotion-eligible faculty.