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Faculty

Definition: The teaching staff and members of the administrative staff having academic rank in an educational institution.
Notes: not for Faculté de Médecine nor Facultad de Medicina ( = SCHOOLS, MEDICAL); do not confuse FACULTY with TEACHING: FACULTY suggests differentiation from student or administrator, teaching suggests the imparting of knowledge (Manual 30.10); Manual 30.9, 34.
Also Called: Faculty, Pharmacy,School Teachers
Previously Indexed: Teaching (1966-1967)

Faculty Categories.
Faculty, Dental - The teaching staff and members of the administrative staff having academic rank in a dental school.
Faculty, Medical - The teaching staff and members of the administrative staff having academic rank in a medical school.
Faculty, Nursing - The teaching staff and members of the administrative staff having academic rank in a nursing school.

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