Curriculum Governance
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The Curriculum Committee of the School of Medicine is responsible for defining the goals and objectives of the curriculum; for the design, management, and evaluation of the undergraduate medical curriculum in accordance with the accreditation requirements of the LCME and the mission and vision of the School of Medicine .

The Committee is responsible for establishing a process for reviewing, evaluating, and revising the curriculum on a recurring timeline to ensure that the curriculum is coherent, coordinated, current, and effective.

In addition, the Committee is responsible for making recommendations to the Dean about the system of incentives for teaching effort, salary support for faculty who teach, teaching space required by the curriculum design, and other support requirements needed to make the curriculum operational.

The Committee has the authority, with the approval of the Dean, to set educational objectives, establish educational requirements, allocate curriculum time, specify teaching methods, select course and clerkship directors, and evaluate educational outcomes.

In addition, the Committee has the authority to set performance standards for instructors, initiate faculty development efforts, and evaluate instructor performance.

*“Principles of Medicine” Committee

Course Directors
Director Elective Programs
Director MD/Ph.D. program
Students (1 from each year)
Associate Dean for Curriculum

The Principles of Medicine Committee is responsible to the Curriculum Committee and Dean for effecting the goals, objectives and teaching responsibilities of the curriculum for each course; for maintaining a schedule of teaching activities, coordinating exams and evaluations. The Chair of the Principles of Medicine Committee will be elected from among the directors of the Principles of Medicine Committee with the advice and approval of the Associate Dean for Curriculum. 

* “Clinical Medicine” Committee

Clerkship Directors
Director Elective Programs
Director Generalist Scholars program
Students (1 from each year)
Associate Dean for Curriculum

The Clinical Medicine Committee is responsible to the Curriculum Committee and Dean for effecting the goals, objectives and teaching responsibilities of the curriculum for each clerkship and for the electives program; for maintaining an organized schedule of teaching activities and coordinating student evaluations. The Chair of Clinical Medicine Committee will be elected from among the directors of the Clinical Medicine Committee with the advice and approval of the Associate Dean for Curriculum.

Course Director
Clerkship Director
Electives Director

The Course, Clerkship, and Elective directors are responsible to the Principles of Medicine and Clinical Medicine committee chairs for effecting the teaching responsibilities of the individual program; assuring student mastery of material; responsibility for student evaluation, recommendation for promotion and remediation efforts.

Course, Clerkship and Electives directors are nominated by department chairs in consultation with the Principles and/or Clinical committees and with approval of the Curriculum Committee.

Approved 11.09.99 by Dean Robert Carey
Modified 09.27.07 - approved by Dean Sharon Hostler