Current policies & resolutions

General:

Undergraduate/Postgraduate Coursework Teaching by Research-Only Staff in the Faculty of Medicine

At its meeting on 14 February 2008 the Dean's Advisory Committee resolved that research-only staff funded either fully or partially by Faculty recurrent funds be normally required to provide a minimum of 20 hours of face-to-face undergraduate or postgraduate coursework teaching per annum.

Advice received from HR indicates that Schedule 2 - Academic Classifications of the Academic Staff Agreement 2006-2008 makes provision for this requirement. As a consequence, research-only staff in the Faculty of Medicine paid either fully or partially (e.g. NHMRC Fellows receiving Faculty funded salary supplementation) from 00000 accounts may be required by their Head of School/Head of Discipline to undertake a minimum of 20 hours of undergraduate or postgraduate coursework teaching per year. Hiring managers are asked to ensure that this requirement is included in the advertisements for new positions. Employment contracts for new research-only staff will be reflecting this requirement.

This requirement does not apply to entirely externally funded research-only staff. Exemptions may also be made for staff with major service roles. It is also recognised that there may be limited opportunity for undergraduate or postgraduate coursework teaching in some Schools and Disciplines.

• Teaching & Learning Plan 2007 - 2010 - PDF
• Academic Honesty - PDF
• MedMac Advisory Committee extract from minutes 28th May 2007 - PDF

Academic appointments and titles:

• University of Sydney Policy: Academic Titles: Conferring of All Academic Titles
• Clinical Academic Titles
• Conjoint Appointments - PDF
• Adjunct Titles in the Faculty of Medicine - PDF

Resolutions regarding courses, from the University Handbook online:

• Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
• Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) (Honours)/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
• Bachelor of Medical Science/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
• Bachelor of Music Studies/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
• Bachelor of Science (Advanced)/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
• Postgraduate course resolutions

The above links go to the Senate and Faculty resolutions only. More detailed information, particularly for the MBBS, is available in the Medicine Handbook:

• Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
• Postgraduate course descriptions, chapters 9-30 of the Medicine Handbook.

The links below can only be accessed via Faculty account.
For those unable to access, staff employed by the Faculty of Medicine and its associated groups can request an access account.

• On 7 June 2007 the Faculty Academic Committee reviewed the responsibilities of Heads of Disciplines and adopted a new policy statement - Heads of Discipline PDF
• Support for NHMRC and ARC Research Fellows - PDF
  (adopted by Faculty on 21 June 2004)
• Schools, departments and disciplines - PDF
  (report adopted by the Faculty on 22 May 2003)
• Pro-Forma Submission for Discipline Status - PDF