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All recommendations and comments received from persons other than the candidate in connection with candidacy for promotion are received under grant of confidentiality. This includes performance appraisals, recommendations of committees, and evaluations by students, peers, Chairs, or Deans. Such materials shall be kept in confidence subject to disclosure only as legally required (see Handbook for Faculty). (6) Evaluation by the Dean, School of Medicine Following evaluation of each dossier by the School of Medicine Committee on Rank and Tenure, the Dean of the School of Medicine shall independently evaluate each candidate, unless the application is withdrawn by a request in writing by the candidate. The Dean's decision regarding promotion will be final. All promotions shall be effective on the first day of the next contract year. Section 1: General ARTICLE IX Performance Reviews In order that all members of the Faculty of the School of Medicine may have means for expressing their views concerning the functioning of the School of Medicine, there is established a process whereby the performance of all personnel is reviewed. Actions to be taken after review are reserved to the legally proper authority. More frequent reviews may be called for at any time by the Faculty member being reviewed, by the immediate superior of the Faculty member, or by two-thirds vote of the Faculty of the Department to which the faculty member is primarily assigned. Section 2: Faculty The Chair of the Department in which the Faculty member holds his/her primary appointment, or the Dean shall review the performance of all members of the Faculty annually. Section 3: Department Chairs Performance reviews of the Department Chairs shall be conducted at least once every three years. The Dean shall ordinarily designate a senior tenured Department member to coordinate the review. The Department may meet as a Committee of the Whole and evaluate the Chair. All members shall by individual anonymous ballot BYLAWS OF THE FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 38
submit their evaluation to the Dean. The Dean shall discuss these evaluations with the Faculty members of the Department, as well as with the Chair. Section 4: Dean A performance review of the Dean shall be conducted once every three years by the Executive Committee of the School of Medicine, which shall by individual secret ballot submit its evaluation to the Vice President for Health Sciences, or to the President when so requested. ARTICLE X Research Grants, Contracts and Compliance Please refer to the Handbook for Faculty Article III, K and L ARTICLE XI Intellectual Property Policy Please refer to the Handbook for Faculty Article III, M ARTICLE XII Amendment Procedure Section 1: Procedure for Amendment of Bylaws The provisions of these Bylaws may be amended by affirmative vote of two-thirds of the voting members of the Faculty present at any Regular Meeting of the Faculty, or at any Special Meeting called for that purpose, provided there is a quorum and provided the specific wording of the proposed amendment is distributed to all voting members of the Faculty at least 14 days in advance of the meeting at which the amendment is to be considered. Amendments may also be approved by mail ballots sent with copies of the proposed amendments to all voting members of the Faculty. At least one-third of the ballots must be returned and approval must be at least two-thirds of the returned ballots. All proposed Bylaws of the Faculty of the School of Medicine should be reviewed and approved by the Committee on Faculty Handbook and the University Statutes of the University. Section 2: Initiation of Amendments BYLAWS OF THE FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 39
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