Clinical Instructor

Faculty who hold clinical titles may be physicians, or health and allied science professionals who may be community-based practitioners, or employees of affiliated organizations or Brown University.  Clinical faculty are obligated to provide a minimum 100 hours of annual teaching, advising, mentoring and/or service to their department or to Brown University.  Clinician Educators are employees of Brown or of an affiliated organization and are obligated to provide a minimum of 200 hours of annual teaching, advising, mentoring and/or service to their department or to Brown University.  These faculty have voting rights only within their department and the Medical School, and/or School of Public Health in accordance with the Faculty Rules and Regulations of Brown University. 

Clinical faculty have the prefix, Clinical, before their title, e.g., Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. 

A Clinical Instructor is a faculty member who  participates in academic activities and interacts effectively with undergraduates, graduate students, medical students, postdoctoral trainees, residents or fellows through teaching, advising, and/or mentoring. 

Appointment at this rank is for a term of up to 3 years that may be renewed depending on the needs of the department.  

See our Forms and Documents page for a checklist of materials required to process appointments and reappointments to this rank and track.