The Office of Faculty Affairs is responsible for maintaining comprehensive records of all staff holding faculty appointments in the basic science departments, clinical departments and Health Professions. The faculty database maintained by this office is crucial in providing statistical data about EVMS requested for reports from institutional, state and national data-gathering entities.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Administering the new faculty appointment and credentialing procedure.
• Reviewing and processing all nominations for appointment, promotion and tenure to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Providing staff support for the Appointments and Promotions Committee, Tenure Committee and the Dean's Faculty Achievement Awards Committee.
• Verifying professional credentials of faculty and prospective faculty.
• Managing the faculty reappointment process.
• Preparing, distributing and maintaining faculty compensation contracts for all full- and part-time salaried faculty.
• Maintaining computerized faculty roster information system (demographics, rank and education) used by the institution and various accrediting bodies.
• Maintaining individual faculty files as the official faculty record for EVMS.
• Responding to all inquiries regarding appointment/promotion and providing accurate faculty data for EVMS departments and executive leadership.
• Serving as resource to the Dean/Provost, faculty and staff regarding interpretation and application of faculty policies.
• Coordinating and organizing the Dean’s Standing Committees.
• Facilitating applications of faculty nominated for local, state and national awards.
• Planning for the presentation of four General Faculty Meetings per year.
• Responding to external surveys and questionnaires requesting faculty-related information.