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The House Officer shall notify the Academic Dean of the House Officer's recommended appointee to the Ad Hoc Committee within five (5) working days after the receipt of the decision reached by the Department Head. The Academic Dean shall then notify the Department Head of the House Officer's choice of Committee member. The Department Head shall then have five (5) working days after notification by the Academic Dean to notify the Academic Dean of his thier recommended appointee to the Committee. The two (2) Committee members selected by the House Officer and the Department Head shall be notified by the Academic Dean to select the third Committee member within five (5) working days of receipt of such notice; thereby the Committee is formed. Normally, members of the committee should not be from the same Program or department, In the case of potential conflicts of interest or in the case of a challenge by either party, the Academic Dean shall make the final decision regarding appropriateness of membership to the ad hoc committee. (July 2005) Once the Committee is formed, the Academic Dean shall forward to the Committee the Notice and shall notify the Committee members that they must select a Committee Chairman and set a hearing date to be held within ten (10) working days of formation of the Committee. A member of the Ad Hoc Committee shall not discuss the pending adverse action with the House Officer or Department Head prior to the hearing. The Academic Dean shall advise each Committee member that he/she does not represent any party to the hearing and that each Committee member shall perform the duties of a Committee member without partiality or favoritism.
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