Governance and Policies

In accordance with University policy, the Office of Faculty Affairs (OFA) oversees faculty governance and policy. The OFA supports many of the Medical School governance bodies and faculty committees, including the Faculty Council, Executive Council and Nominations Committee. In addition, the Office organizes various work groups and task forces related to academic policies and procedures.

Campus Governance Document

• Governance Document of The University Of Massachusetts Worcester (Doc. T03-035, as Amended by the Board of Trustees September 18, 2013)

Campus Academic Quality Assessment and Development (AQAD)

• University of Massachusetts Academic Quality Assessment and Development (Doc. T97-111, Performance Measurement System) -  T97-111_AQAD_guidelines.pdf

School Bylaws

• Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Bylaws (Approved 1/4/2022) — download
• Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing Bylaws (Revised 12/9/22) —  download
• T.H. Chan School of Medicine Bylaws (Revised 2/1/2024) — download

Academic Personnel Policy

• The Academic Personnel Policy of UMass Chan Medical School ("APP", Doc. T95-022, as Amended by the Board of Trustees December 8, 2017) defines academic procedures (appointment, promotion, termination) for UMass Chan faculty

Programs, Centers and Institutes

• UMass Policy on Centers & Institutes

Other Institutional Policies and Guidelines

• International Engagement Parameters
• Generative AI in Authorship Guidelines
• Faculty Grievance Procedure
• PI Eligibility Policy (Office of Sponsored Projects)
• Policy on Faculty Consulting and Outside Activities
• Policy for Responding to Allegations of Scientific Misconduct 
• Postdoctoral Procedures & Practices 
• Credit Hour & Audit Policy
• University Employees and Political Campaigns 
• Effort Commitments and Salary Changes Policy 

The UMass Chan Administrative Policies website provides a complete list of UMass CHan Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines (UMass Chan intranet site requiring UMass Chan user id and password).

Selected policies are posted below:

• Intellectual Property Policy – Worcester
     (DOC. T96-040 As Amended by the Board of Trustees 2/4/2004)
• Policy on Conflicts of Interest Human Subjects Research Guidelines & Procedures
     (Guidelines to DOC. T96-039 As Amended by the Board of Trustees 12/1/2014)
• Policy for Promoting Objectivity in Biomedical Research
     (Addendum to DOC. T96-039 As Amended by the Board of Trustees 8/1/2012)
• Vendor Relations Conflict of Interest Policy
     (UMass Chan Policy Number 04-01-03, Revised 10/17/2012)
• Eligibility to Serve as Principal Investigator on Sponsored Projects
     (UMass Chan Policy Number 10-06-03, Effective 9/1/2017)