Volunteer Clinical Faculty (VCF) Info Sheet

Introduction
The UC Davis School of Medicine greatly values our Volunteer Clinical Faculty as important partners in
fulfilling our mission to educate young physicians and scientists, deliver high-quality health care to our community, and discover new knowledge that will improve health. Physicians from our community who join  us as Volunteer Clinical Faculty members can participate in many different teaching opportunities and can serve on important committees.

Benefits
Other than the opportunity to serve the university in a teaching and clinical capacity, benefits of VCF status
include:

•	Use of Electronic Clinical Resource Center
•	Volunteer Clinical Faculty badge
•	Library Privileges
•	Bookstore Computer Shop Discounts
•	Campus Recreation Center Discounts
•	Email Account
•	Courtesy Parking Permit (varies by Department policy)

Types of Appointment
Two types of appointments are available in the VCF Series each with different annual requirements.  The two
types of appointments and their respective requirements are:

•	Clinical Instructor, Volunteer Series – Minimum of 20 hours but no more than 49 hours of Health System and/or School of Medicine service per academic year.
•	Assistant, Associate, Clinical Professor, Volunteer Series – Minimum of 50 annual volunteer hours of Health System and/or School of Medicine service per academic year.

Any service to the Health System and/or the School of Medicine counts toward the annual hourly minimum. This includes administrative duties, teaching, clinical activities, student advising, etc.

Requirements and Appointment Process
The appointment process for a VCF appointment involves completing an application with required supporting
documentation; these are completed in conjunction with an academic department.  General requirements for each series include a doctoral degree in one of the health sciences, board eligibility or certification in one of the medical specialties or equivalent postdoctoral training, demonstrated excellence in teaching, and demonstrated clinical competence.  To assist each VCF faculty member with their appointment documentation, each academic department has a resident VCF coordinator. Attached to this document is a listing of the current coordinators for each department.

Where to Obtain More Information?
All information on VCF appointments can be accessed at the UC Davis School of Medicine website at the
following link: http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/academicpersonnel/volunteerfaculty.html

Volunteer Clinical Faculty (VCF) Department Contact Guide

Anesthesiology
Joyce Groen – 916.734.5028

Cell Biology
See Jennifer Hudson – 530.752.9879

Dermatology
Vacant 1/2016 (Jo Ann Williams – 916.734-6381)

Emergency Medicine Maria Pablo – 916.734.8583

Family and Community Medicine Patricia Bailey – 916.734.6791

Internal Medicine
Vacant 2/2016 (Melanie Christensen – 916.734.8911)

Neurological Surgery 
Vacant 1/2016 (see Kimberly DeVaughn– 916.734.6512)

Neurology
Cindy Suen – 916.734.46284

Medical Student Affairs
Carol Howle - 916.734.0492

Obstetrics and Gynecology Julie Koeberlein – 916.734.6949

Ophthalmology and Vision Science Va Shon Elmer – 916.734.6891

Orthopaedic Surgery
Carolyn Murdock – 916.734.6935

Otolaryngology
Erin Hubbard – 916.734.6581

Pathology
Anandika Shafiq – 916.734.3569

Pediatrics
Dan Slauson – 916.734.3208

Pharmacology
Vacant 1/2016 (Natalie Tramontano – 530.754.5885

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Vacant 1/2016 (Laura Barnes– 916.734.8154)

Physiology & Membrane Biology
See Jennifer Hudson – 530.752.9879

Psychiatry
Naima Carter - 916.734.2614

Public Health Sciences
Vacant (Jennifer Hudson – 530.752.9879)

Radiation Oncology  
Marguerite Cosens – 916.734.7888

Radiology
Lynette Crocker – 916.734.5733

School of Nursing
Terry Catron-Dodkins – 916.734.7762

Surgery
Denise Martin – 916.734.7590

Urology
Shannon Untalasco – 916.734.4561