GWU Medical Center Faculty Senate COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL CURRICULA 2007-2008

Elected Members

• Craig Geist, M.D. (Ophthal.), 2008, 2nd term, Chair
• Benjamin Blatt, M.D. (Med.), 2009, 2nd term
• Mark Elliott, Ph.D. (Biochem.), 2010
• Katherine Goodrich, M.D. (Med.), 2010
• Gordon Hafner, M.D. (LS-Surg.), 2008
• Claudia Ranniger, M.D. (EMed), 2009

Administrative Appointments

• Jim Scott, M.D., Dean, SMHS
• W. Scott Schroth, M.D., Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
• Yolanda Haywood, M.D., Assistant Dean for Student and Curricular Affairs
• L. Thompson Bowles, M.D., Ph.D. (Surg.)
• Janette Krum, Ph.D. (Anat.)

Students

• Mujeeb Basit
• Fred Weiss

Charge

The committee shall: (a) develop goals and objectives for health science education; (b) initiate and test new educational proposals; (c) consider proposals relating to program development; (d) oversee program curricula and the integration of the health sciences programs into the education missions of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the School of Public Health and Health Services.

To fulfill the stated goals and objectives the committee shall develop a subcommittee structure as follows: (a) a subcommittee for curricular development and (b) a subcommittee for curricular evaluation. The chairs of these subcommittees are to be selected from the membership of the parent committee. Subcommittee members may be drawn from both voting and non-voting membership of the committee and from other relevant faculty and administrators invited to participate. Voting membership on the subcommittees shall not overlap.

The committee shall report regularly through the Education Council to the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate and to the Faculty Senate.