The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

1. Active Status a. Regular. University professor, professor, associate professor, assistant professor, and instructor. Each of the regular, active-status ranks may be tenure-accruing or non-tenure accruing as specified in the original letter of appointment. b. Limited Service. Adjunct professor, adjunct associate professor, adjunct assistant professor, adjunct instructor, clinical professor, professorial lecturer, associate professorial lecturer, assistant clinical professor, associate clinical professor, assistant professorial lecturer, clinical instructor, lecturer, special lecturer. c. Visiting. Visiting professor, visiting associate professor, visiting assistant professor, and visiting instructor. d. Special Service. Special service faculty may be appointed by the Dean upon recommendation of the appropriate faculty and officers of the administration as teaching professor or program administrator and/or with such other special service faculty designation as may be approved by the Provost in order to fulfill special teaching or program administration or development needs. These appointments do not provide tenure, and special service faculty are not expected to generate productive scholarship.