Curriculum Committees

The Educational Policy Committee (EPC) is a primary governing body of the School of Medicine and determines policy for undergraduate medical school education, reporting to the Dean of the School of Medicine. Chair: Erin McMaster, MD -- Pediatrics, Co-Chair: Patricia Seymour, MD -- Family Medicine, and Administrator: Maria Pas Torres.

Foundations of Medicine Committees (FOM1) and (FOM2) focus on policies, guidelines, and processes that impact the foundational (pre-clerkship) education of medical students. Together, they bring forward to the Educational Policy Committee (EPC) issues and recommendations concerning institutional policies relevant to their areas of responsibility. FOM1 Chair: FOM1 Co-Chair Sue Gagliardi, PhD – Radiology/Nuclear Medicine, and FOM 1 &2 Administrator: Michael Sweeney. FOM2 Chair: Tom Smith, MD -- Pathology, FOM2 Co-Chair: Dina Kandil, MD -- Pathology.

Core Clinical Experiences (CEC) and Clerkship Director (CDC) committees focus on the policies, guidelines, and process that impact the clinical experiences of curriculum year 3.  CEC Chair -- Anne Garrison, MD -- Obstetrics/Gynecology, CDC Chair - shared clerkship directors leadership, Co-Chair: Gail March Cohen, PhD -- OUME, and Administrator: Kathy Moylan.

Advanced Studies Curriculum Committee (ASCC) focuses on policies and processes that impact the advanced clinical education of medical students and influence high level policy decisions. Chair: Eric Mic, ScD -- Quantitative Health, Co-Chair: Judith Savageau, MPH -- Family Medicine and Community Health, and Administrator: Kathy Moylan.

Elective Curriculum Committee (ECC) is responsible for reviewing and setting the policies of internal and external electives and reviewing and approving new electives.  Chair: Susan Hogan, MD -- Family Medicine and Administrator: Karen Morrissey.