Description
The Educational Policy Committee is responsible for defining and revising the goals, objectives, structure and content of the undergraduate medical curriculum. In fulfillment of these responsibilities, it is charged with approving the creation or removal of courses from the educational program, determining the duration and order of courses, appointing course directors, analyzing and distributing data from the Evaluation Committee, and formulating educational policies. The Educational Policy Committee consists of the following 15 voting members: six appointed faculty members (3 basic sciences and 3 clinical), four appointed students (one from each component), the four Component Directors, and the Associate Dean for Medical Education, who also serves as chair. In addition, the following serve as ex officio, non-voting members: the Dean of the School of Medicine, the Associate Dean for Student Affairs, the Assistant Dean for Medical Education, the Director of the Bioinformation Center and the Chair of the Evaluation Committee. Faculty committee members are appointed by the Dean of the School of Medicine, based on their educational experience and the need for balance among disciplines. The committee meets once per month. A quorum is 8 voting members.
Committee Roster 2008-2009
William B. Jeffries, Ph.D. | Chair | Associate Dean for Medical Education |
Cam E. Enarson, M.D., M.B.A | Ex-Officio | Dean for the School of Medicine and the Vice President of Health Sciences |
Alfred D. Fleming, M.D. | Ex-Officio | Assistant Dean for Medical Education |
Michael G. Kavan, Ph.D. | Ex-Officio | Associate Dean for Student Affairs |
James Bothmer, M.A.L.S. | Ex-Officio | Director for the Health Sciences Library |
Kathryn Huggett, Ph.D | Ex-Officio | Chair of the Evaluation Committee |
Alene Wright, M.D. | 2010 | Department of Surgery |
Joseph Knezetic, Ph.D. | 2010 | Associate Professor of Pathology |
Rugmini Warrier, M.D. | 2010 | Assistant Professor of Medicine |
Khalid Bashir, M.D. | 2010 | Adjunct Associate Professor of Family Medicine |
Martha Gentry-Nielsen, Ph.D. | 2008 | Professor of Medical Microbiology & Immunology |
Philip Brauer, Ph.D. | 2009 | Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences |
Floyd C. Knoop, Ph.D. | Ex-Officio | Component 1 Director |
Thomas Pisarri, Ph.D. | Ex-Officio | Component 2 Director |
Eugene J. Barone, M.D. | Ex-Officio | Component 3 Director |
Terence L. Zach, M.D. | Ex-Officio | Component 4 Director |
Heather Pugmire |
| M4 Student Representative |
Brian Knipe |
| M3 Student Representative |
Amanda Smith |
| M2 Student Representative |
James Walter |
| M1 Student Representative |
Guests: Celeste Hubbard P | ||
Recorder: Monica Martin |
