Adjunct faculty members volunteer their time and expertise and participate with the regular Departmental faculty in training and supervising residents and medical students. Adjunct faculty can participate in the Department by providing coverage at clinical sites including labor and delivery and outpatient clinics at Grady Memorial Hospital, as well. They are physicians in practice in the Atlanta area and many of them completed residency training in the Department.
Dear Adjunct Faculty Applicant:
Thank you for your interest in working with our department to advance our academic strategic mission by serving as a member of our adjunct faculty. To be considered for appointment or reappointment, please submit the following:
• A completed Adjunct Faculty Application: This includes the Adjunct Biographical Information, Liability Form, and a detailed proposal of planned activities for the 2-year appointment. Adjunct faculty seeking reappointment will also need to describe the activities completed during their last 2-year appointment.
• A current curriculum vitae
Upon receipt of this information, we will review your information and route your packet for review. This process normally takes 60-90 days. You will hear from the department regarding your status after this time, with the official letter of appointment coming from the School of Medicine Dean’s Office thereafter. All appointments begin on February 1st and automatically expire January 31st two years later. Current adjunct faculty are invited to resubmit an application to be considered for reappointment before their termination date.
All faculty who hold adjunct faculty appointments in the School of Medicine are subject to and shall comply with the policies and procedures of the Department, School of Medicine, and University, and further to any local, state, and federal laws and regulations that are applicable to their activities at Emory.
Volunteer adjunct faculty physicians may use their Emory title on their medical business cards and professional medical resumes, but they may not use their Emory title or Emory’s name or trademarks in advertising their private medical practice or in other commercial activity. Use of the Emory title on professional publications, such as professional journal articles, requires the approval and is at the discretion of the Department Chair.
Please review the criteria for volunteer Adjunct Faculty Appointment & Promotion and then submit the following information:
- Adjunct faculty must be in good professional standing at the time of their appointment and/or reappointment.
- Adjunct faculty must:
- be board certified, if out of training for >5 years OR
- have successfully passed the qualifying examination (written) AND be planning to take the certification examination (oral) within 5 years of finishing training.
- Adjunct faculty seeking reappointment must have completed a minimum of 52 hours of qualifying activities
- Adjunct faculty seeking reappointment must have favorable objective measures of participation (i.e.; by teaching evaluations, scholarly contributions, or other relevant metrics)
Again, thank you for your interest and commitment to excellence in education and clinical practice. Should you have any questions about the adjunct faculty appointment process, please feel free to contact Leslie Brown, Director of Academic Programs and Faculty Development, at leslie.brown@emory.edu. Thank you for your service to the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
Sincerely,
Penny Castellano, MD
Interim Chair
Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics
Emory University School of Medicine