Overview
An affiliate (non-employee) appointment is a sponsored Michigan Medicine account outside of the HR/employee process. When requesting an account, select the generic job from the list below that best identifies your affiliate's relationship with Michigan Medicine.
Definitions:
Access Liaison (Sponsor): Individual who has been approved by leadership within a department to manage their affiliate's sponsorship within the Account Request Tool.
Responsible Person: Individual who has been identified by HR to be responsible for a department(s).
Affiliate (Non-employee): An individual who participates in Michigan Medicine workspace and requires Michigan Medicine (Level-2) sponsorship, but is not an employee.
Appointment: A structure that defines department, job code, sponsor, start date, and end date for either a Michigan Medicine affiliate or employee.
Employee: An individual who has a University of Michigan Human Resource (HR) appointment, which reports to the Executive Vice President of Medical Affairs (EVPMA).
Useful Links:
Michigan Medicine Account Request Tool (ART) - User Guide
Michigan Medicine Account Request Tool (ART) - Liaison Management
Michigan Medicine Account Request Tool (ART) - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Related Information
Generic Jobs |
Description |
Examples |
Researcher |
An affiliate who requires Michigan Medicine access for research purposes. These affiliates may be sponsored by an IRB study. |
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Contractor |
An Affiliate from an outside contractor company that provides supplemental staff for Michigan Medicine to function in regular workforce positions - or to work on a project. The project(s) could be related to facilities, IT, process consulting, marketing, management, etc. |
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Student |
An Affiliate that is part of a student program. |
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Vendor |
An Affiliate that provides services to Michigan Medicine from a vendor company. These Affiliates require Michigan Medicine access so they can support their products and services. |
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Volunteer |
Affiliates that requires Michigan Medicine access as a part of a volunteer placement. |
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Pre-Hire |
An Affiliate that requires Michigan Medicine access prior to their HR Appointment "Start Date." The purpose of this affiliate type is to provide basic non-clinical services, such as training and Michigan Medicine email prior to the start date of their Michigan Medicine HR appointment. |
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Clinical |
An Affiliate who needs access to Michigan Medicine clinical systems (MiChart, Centricity, etc.). These affiliates may or may not have direct patient contact. |
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Non-Clinical |
An Affiliate outside of a vendor or contract relationship that needs access to Michigan Medicine systems (Email, MLearning, Tableau, etc.). These affiliates are not permitted or given access to MiChart or patient data. |
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