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Health Sciences Compensation Plan Advisory Committee

Term Length: 3 years

(Elected by faculty vote)

The Compensation Plan Advisory Committee supports the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences by conducting periodic reviews of the overall Health Sciences Compensation Plan and the individual plans of all Health Sciences departments and schools. The committee evaluates each departmental and school implementation plan at least once each five years, to be sure the individual plans are compliant with the overall Health Sciences plan. In addition, the committee may also offer recommendations to the Vice Chancellor of Health Sciences on how best to resolve faculty compensation or benefit issues. It may also be involved in revisions of the overall Compensation Plan Implementation Procedures as required by new University of California policies or laws issued by the California Legislature. (Of note is that clinical compensation plans within Health Sciences are governed separately.)

The committee shall generally meet four times per academic year. Meeting times are determined by members’ schedules.

Chair:
Robert Ross (Medicine/Cardiology)

Coordinator:
Queena Rattanavong
qvrattanavong@health.ucsd.edu

cc: Han Ho
h3ho@health.ucsd.edu

Committee

Chair:
Robert Ross (Medicine/Cardiology)

Members:
  • Julie Bykowski (Radiology)
  • Shravan Dave (Medicine/Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
  • Diane Jacobs (Neurosciences)
  • Leah Lamale-Smith (OB/Gyn and Reproductive Sciences)
  • Kelly Lee (Pharmacy)
  • Scott Mullaney (Medicine/Nephrology)
  • Aladdin Shadyab (Public Health)
  • Carol Yan (Surgery/Otolaryngology)

Meeting Schedule

The committee shall generally meet four times per academic year. Meeting times are determined by members’ schedules.

Bylaws

Health Sciences Compensation Plan Advisory Committee Bylaws

  1. Membership: The Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences will nominate for approval by the Faculty Council at least one Assistant Vice Chancellor or Associate Vice Chancellor from the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences office and up to six members representing Department Chairs and School Administrators or Health Sciences Administrators for one year renewable terms as ex officio without privilege of vote. The Faculty Council may also approve additional ex officio members without privilege of vote subject to annual renewal.

    A Chair and Vice Chair will be nominated by the current committee members and confirmed by the Faculty Council annually. Committee members are limited to three consecutive, one-year terms, and initial terms will be staggered to ensure committee continuity. The Chair shall preside at all meetings and serve as a member of Faculty Council.

    Three voting members, with the Chair present, shall constitute a quorum.The voting members of the Compensation Plan Advisory Committee shall consist of at least five full-time Health Sciences Faculty proposed by the Nominating Committee, in consultation with the SOM, SSPPS and HWSPH nominating committees and confirmed by the Faculty Council. At least one member must have a Ph.D. with no clinical responsibilities. Each of the Health Sciences Schools should be represented by at least one member with a primary faculty appointment in their School. The election slate may be separated by School as needed.

  2. Duties: The Compensation Plan Advisory Committee shall assist the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences in periodically evaluating the Health Sciences Compensation Plan and plans from all Health Sciences academic units (i.e., Departments and Schools). It will also review and provide recommendations to the Vice Chancellor to assist in resolving issues regarding compensation or benefits of Health Sciences Faculty.

  3. The committee’s responsibilities also include:
    1. Advising the Vice Chancellor on the assessment and revisions of the Health Sciences Compensation Plan Implementation Procedures and Health Sciences Good Standing Criteria;
    2. Evaluating the processes for developing and approving Departmental Implementation Procedures and School Implementation Procedures, including methods for obtaining Health Sciences Faculty input and for determining consistency with Health Sciences Implementation Procedures;
    3. Developing mechanisms for hearing Health Sciences Faculty grievances with regard to the implementation or administration of these Departmental, School or Health Sciences implementation procedures; and
    4. Assisting in updating the Health Sciences Compensation Plan in response to new policies from the University of California or the California Legislature that require addenda to the approved Implementation Procedures for the Health Sciences Compensation Plan and/or Health Sciences Good Standing Criteria.

Clinical compensation plans are excluded from the committee’s duties as these compensation plans are distinct from the policy-driven Health Sciences Compensation Plan.

The committee shall meet at least four times per academic year. Typically, it will evaluate the compensation plans of at least five Health Sciences academic units to review their Departmental or School Implementation Procedures for compliance with the Health Sciences Compensation Plan, and every Health Sciences academic unit should be reviewed at least every five years.

In addition, referrals to the committee can come from other standing or ad hoc committees in the Health Sciences, a Dean from one of the Health Sciences Schools or an Assistant Vice Chancellor or Associate Vice Chancellor in the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences office. Such referrals must be submitted to the Chair in writing. The Chair shall distribute the referral to committee members, and a majority voting members must agree to bring the referral forward to the full committee.