joint appointment

joint appointment,

1 a faculty appointment to two institutions within a university or system, as to the schools of nursing and medicine of the same university.

2 (in academic nursing) the appointment of a member of the faculty of a university to a clinical service of an associated service institution. A psychiatric nurse might hold appointment in a university as an assistant professor and might also be a clinical nurse specialist in a service institution. The practice of joint appointments began at Case Western Reserve University, University Hospital, Cleveland. See also unification model.

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appointment [ah-point´ment]

1. a meeting at a specific time and place, planned in advance.

2. designation of someone for an official position.

joint appointment a formal agreement between a hospital or agency and an academic institution whereby a health care provider may hold a position divided between the hospital or agency and the academic faculty.