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Proposed Revisions to APM 080, Medical Separation and APM 330, Specialist Series

The University invites comments on proposed revisions to APM 080, Medical Separation and APM 330, Specialist Series. These proposed changes to two separate APM sections result from the matters discussed below.

APM 080, Medical Separation

The intent of APM 080 remains a non-disciplinary method to medically separate a faculty member or other academic appointee who has exhausted eligible leave and who remains unable to perform the essential functions of his/her position or another vacant position for which the appointee is qualified, due to a disability or medical condition. Proposed revisions are intended to 1) bring APM 080 into conformance with Regents Standing Order 101.1(b), Employment Status; 2) clarify authority to medically separate faculty with and without tenure or security of employment and appointees who are not members of the Academic Senate; and 3) revise language so that it is congruent with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. Additionally, the proposal is responsive to campus administrator and faculty requests to clarify the medical separation review process and to delineate the required consultation with the Disability Management Office, the written notice of intent to separate, the written notice of medical separation, and the appropriate approval authority.

APM - 330, Specialist Series

Historically, the Specialist title series was used only in the Agricultural Experiment Station (AES). In 1962, use of the title was extended to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and other departments and institutes in which individuals were similarly engaged in research. Since then, use of the title has grown; it is now utilized across many different disciplines with both technical and professional research programs. Currently, there are approximately 2,500 individuals appointed systemwide in the Specialist series.

APM 330 defines responsibilities and requirements for appointment in the Specialist series, one of several academic title series used for appointees who are engaged in research and who do not have teaching responsibilities. Proposed revisions respond to campus requests to update the policy, recognizing the need to distinguish the Specialist title from the Staff Research Associate (SRA) title and other academic research titles.

The proposed revisions are available on the following website:
http://goo.gl/GWA3qO

This is a formal review of the proposed revisions. If you have comments or questions, please contact Kelly Lindlar, director of Academic Policy Development, at klindlar@ucsd.edu no later than December 18, 2014.

William S. Hodgkiss Associate Vice Chancellor Academic Personnel and Resources