Procedures to Establish Official Sections
Within an Existing Georgia Health Sciences University Academic Unit

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Minimum Requirements

1. Sections will be formed to address a particular healthcare need or to recognize a subspecialty within a particular discipline.
2. There should be at least two FTE departmental faculty members associated with the program.
3. The magnitude of the section’s responsibility in terms of (a) patient care volume, (b) research activities, and (c) educational volume must justify the sectional designation as opposed to a program, function or service designation.

Recommendation Process

1. Submit recommendation for approval to establish a section to the Dean of the School. Include documents that support the minimum requirements.
2. Upon approval of the Dean, the recommendation will be submitted to the Office of Faculty Affairs for policy review prior to submitting the recommendation to the Provost and President for institutional approval.
3. Approval notification with instructions to proceed with the Action Process will be forwarded to the Dean’s Office.
4. Appointment of the Section Chief must be recommended through the Faculty Action and Approval Process (FAAP). However, faculty assigned to the Section may be listed in the justification section of the Action Form recommended the Section Chief.

Origination - July 28, 1987 Medical College of Georgia, Dean’s Office Establishment of Sections

Office of Faculty Affairs Revised Recommendation Process 07/20/01 04/14/03