Educational Policies Committee

[Standing Committee of the Medical College Assembly]

Chair:	Tayloe Loftus, MD
Vice Chair:	Joseph Stein, PhD
Contact:	Cheryl Alger @ 464-5187 Curriculum Office Room 1251, Weiskotten Hall
Members:	Raja Abdul-Karim, MD Anthony Andrews, MD David Beach, PhD Peter Beatty, MD Jill Bergson, Class of 2007 Barry Biddle, PhD Lynn Cleary, MD Shaun Conlon James Dwyer, PhD Jeffrey Freedman, PhD Rachel Garner Rita Gidwaney Paul Grover, PhD Chaitan Haldipur, MD Leonard Hojnowski, MD James Holsapple, MD Anuj Malhotra David Manoff, Class of 2009	Jennifer Martin-Tse William Marx, DO Thomas Poole, PhD Cristina Pope Elliot Rodriguez, MD Anita Sargent, Class of 2008 Laura Schlanger, Class of 2009 Steven Scheinman, MD Robert Schelper, MD, PhD Peter Schrier Kathy Spottok Anne Sveen, MD Jim Terzian, MD Michael Vertino, MD Anne Villari Howard Weinberger, MD Robert West, PhD William Williams, MD Charles Woods, MD

The Educational Policies Committee of the Medical College Assembly has the responsibility to:

determine the objectives and goals of the medical curriculum at this institution; and how they relate to graduation and promotion requirements for the MD degree;
assess the present curriculum in terms of reaching or meeting these goals and objectives;
consider any changes in the curriculum which may be necessary to meet the stated objectives. Such changes may include major modifications of required courses, addition of new courses, deletion of existing courses, major changes in course content;
consult with those departments whose programs may be affected by any contemplated curriculum changes; and to circulate the minutes of each meeting to each Department Chair, and
make a comprehensive report of its findings and recommendations, if any, at least semi-annually to the Medical College Assembly and to the Dean for their information and consideration.

Members serve two five-year terms. When the term expires, the department chair is contacted for a replacement
The Chair of the EPC may serve three two-year terms.