All new faculty, including new clinical instructors, clinical affiliate faculty and teaching fellows, are required to attend the in-person orientation session on the specified date prior to the start of their first academic term, as organized by the associate dean for faculty affairs, and/or to complete the online new SOM faculty Orientation training (as relevant and directed).
Attendance at an additional orientation session specifically for clinical instructors and teaching fellows is also required each term, for both new and returning faculty. This is organized by the associate dean for curriculum, basic sciences.
For either orientation session, a failure to attend without a valid reason will result in forfeiting the salary for the period on which they were absent until the actual date on which the faculty member rejoins the department. If a faculty member has approved leave during or immediately following the orientation session, then they are expected to report for the orientation session and then proceed to or complete their period of leave. If any new faculty in Years 1 and 2 fail to report for work by the end of the first month in which their appointment began, then their appointment will be cancelled, and a replacement will be recruited.