Without Salary (WOS) & Adjunct Faculty
The mission of the Medical School is to be a leader in enhancing the health of people through innovative and diverse training experiences. Our medical students and residents learn through interaction with a variety of medical educators. The Department of Pediatrics relies on the teaching skills of our without salary (WOS) faculty at affiliate sites and adjunct faculty to provide hands-on skill-building and exposure to real world medical care.
The Department of Pediatrics has over 150 combines WOS and adjunct faculty who volunteer their time to teach 115 Pediatric and Medicine/Pediatrics residents and over 800 medical students. This teaching occurs in a wide variety of clinical settings ranging from urban, suburban, and rural offices to large teaching hospitals.
Aside from the satisfaction of teaching receptive learners, WOS and adjunct faculty receive numerous benefits and access to University resources. These include a University e-mail account, access to the extensive electronic resources of the Health Sciences Library, which include the current issues of almost all medical and scientific journals, access to Active Directory, Google Workspace, U Card, Virtual Private Network (VPN), and secure WiFi. The links in the right-hand navigation of this page include appointment criteria, frequently visited sites, plus videos of Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds presentations.
Committee Chairs
Dr. Molly Wyman
Co-Chair, Adjunct Faculty Committee
Dr. Walid Maalouli
Co-Chair, Adjunct Faculty Committee
Kari Roberts
Chair, Academic Track Committee
Dr. Jordan Marmet
Chair, Clinician Track Committee
Teaching Opportunities
In order to maintain an adjunct appointment with the Department of Pediatrics, we require a minimum of 100 hours of teaching per year. A required annual activities report is sent out each year. View a spreadsheet of available teaching opportunities.
If you are concerned that your teaching hours over the past calendar year have not totaled 100 hours, or would like information on any of our departmental teaching activities, please contact:
Jill Hodsdon
Faculty Affairs Consultant, Adjunct Faculty Committee
[email protected]
P: (612) 625-0455
WOS or Adjunct?
The major determination of which appointment you will be granted is based on employment status at an affiliate hospital and programmatic collaboration between the applying physician and the regular faculty at the University of Minnesota. Such collaborations may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Close working relationship between the WOS/adjunct faculty member and regular faculty at the University of Minnesota Medical School in coverage of clinics
- Shared night call coverage
- Attending responsibilities at the M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital (UMMCH)
- Participation in research projects
- Participation in fellowship programs
WOS (without salary) faculty are those who provide teaching opportunities in hospitals directly affiliated with the University of Minnesota, including M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital (UMMCH), Hennepin Healthcare (HCMC), Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota (St. Paul and Minneapolis campuses), and Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare. Appointment and promotion of faculty at affiliate sites requires the appropriate division director's approval and support. Without salary faculty members are promoted according to the same criteria as regular, paid University of Minnesota faculty, including review by the Promotion and Tenure Committee within the Department of Pediatrics. They are on either the Academic Track or the Clinician Track.
Adjunct faculty are primarily clinicians who work in clinics in the community or another medical setting. Adjunct faculty status should meet the needs of most providers who are not regular faculty and who seek an appointment in the Department of Pediatrics. Adjunct faculty members are promoted on different criteria from WOS faculty. Most adjunct faculty are in a private practice setting.
Contact Us
Primary Contact:
Jill Hodsdon
[email protected]