Educational Policy Committee (EPC)
The EPC is a primary governing body of the T.H. Chan School of Medicine and has the authority to determine policy for medical school education. The EPC is responsible for planning, implementing, supervising, evaluating, and continuously revising a coherent and comprehensive program of general medical education for physicians. To access curriculum committee meeting minutes, policies, course reviews and other EPC materials visit the Educational Policy Committee SharePoint site.
Chair: Erin McMaster, MD
Vice-Chair: Lela Giannaris, PhD
Administrative Coordinator: Samantha Michaud
Student representatives: Zahin Ahmed, Tyler Long, Yasmeen Saeed, Robert Williams, Kashika Bharol
The standing EPC Subcommittees are charged by the EPC to address issues including but not limited to: Curriculum; Academic Calendar and Daily Schedules; Student Feedback and Needs Assessment; Guidelines, Processes and Relevant Policies; Student Performance Assessment; Institutional Policies and Announcements; and Strategic Planning.
EPC Meets | 1st Monday 12:30-1:30p
Educational Policy Rules Committee (EPC Rules)
The EPC Rules Committee is the steering committee of the EPC and comprised of leaders of all the EPC subcommittees, including Chairs, Faculty Co-Vice Chairs, and Student Co-Vice Chairs.
Chair: Erin McMaster, MD
Vice Chair: Lela Giannaris, PhD
Administrative Coordinator: Samantha Michaud
EPC Rules Meets | 3rd Monday 12:30-1:30p
Vista Curriculum Committees (EPC Subcommittees)
Longitudinal Themes Curriculum Committee (LTCC) is charged with oversight and management of longitudinal curricular elements across all years of the medical school curriculum.
Chair: Kerri Gosselin, MD
Faculty Co-Vice-Chair: Kimberly Fisher, MD
Student Co-Vice-Chair: Caroline Norton
Education Program Specialist: Therence Ntihinduka
Student representatives: Mia Lia, Martina Ugarte, Keelin Fallon, Hannah Carroll, Simranjeet Sidhu
LTCC Meets | 1st Monday 1:30-2:30p
Assessment Curriculum Committee (ACC) is charged with oversight of assessment strategies, ensuring consistency within phases, and capturing competency-based progression throughout all years of the medical school curriculum.
Chair: Alexandra Wink, PhD
Faculty Co-Vice-Chair: TBD
Resident/Fellow Co-Vice-Chair: Colleen Gabel, MD
Education Program Specialist: SJ Penniman
ACC Meets | 4th Wednesday 12:00-1:00p
Discovery Phase Curriculum Committee (DCC) is charged with oversight and management of the curricular elements of the Discovery phase.
Chair: Mary O’Brien, MD
Faculty Co-Vice-Chair: Jill Zitzewitz, PhD
Student Co-Vice-Chair: Ani Arzoumanian
Education Program Specialist: Paula Halligan, MEd
Student representatives: Sophia Guccione, Ananya Das
DCC Meets | 4th Monday 4:00-5:00p
Discovery Curriculum Leaders Working Group (DWG): This group includes Discovery curriculum block directors and longitudinal curriculum directors (longitudinal biomedical topics (LBTs), Early Clinical Learning (ECL), Medicine and the Human Experience (MHE), Pathways, Learning Communities). There are no student members on this working group to allow for more detailed discussion of assessments and complex curriculum-related issues.
This working group will focus on broad curricular issues and educational experiences that span multiple blocks and elements of the Discovery curriculum. The monthly meetings will provide opportunities for further connectivity, open discussion, and peer review among curricular leaders across the Discovery curriculum, including representatives from various institutional offices. Recommendations and proposals generated from the working group related to policies and curricular changes will be presented to the DCC for approval.
Chair (faculty): Susan Gagliardi, PhD
Co-Vice Chair (faculty): Jill Zitzewitz, PhD
Education Program Specialist: Paula Halligan, MEd
DWG Meets | 4th Monday 5:00-6:00p
Explorations Curriculum Committee (ECC) is charged by the EPC with oversight and management of the curricular elements of the Explorations phase.
Chair: Nancy Skehan, MD
Faculty Co-Vice Chair: Peter Sell, DO
Student Co-Vice Chair: Karen Ghobrial
Education Program Specialist: Jean Welker, MA
Student representatives: Sheha Karthikeyan, Paul Koffi, Michael Marget, Aidan McAnena, Yeo Jean Song, Nicole Bouzan
ECC Meets | 2nd Monday 12:00-1:00p
Horizons Curriculum Committee (HCC) is charged with oversight and management of the curricular elements of the Horizons phase.
Chair: Christine MacGinnis, MD
Faculty Co-Vice-Chair: Majid Yazdani
Student Co-Vice-Chair: TBD
Education Program Specialist (OUME): Pawel Chojnowski
Student Representatives: TBD (4, recruited annually)
Required Clinical Rotations Working Group (RRWG): This group includes required clinical rotations from Explorations and Horizons including clerkships, acting internships, and clinical problem solver. This group will ensure that LCME focus areas are consistently addressed between sites, rotations, and experiences. This group will oversee and standardize the student performance strategy between and across core rotations and will ensure that learner assessment strategies in core rotations are complimentary and progressive over time. There are no student members on this working group to allow more detailed discussion of assessments and complex curriculum-related issues. Recommendations and proposals generated from the working group related to policies and curricular changes will be presented to the ECC and/or HCC for approval.
Co-Chair: Peter Sell, DO
Co-Chair: Majid Yazdani, MD
Education Program Specialist: Jean Welker, MA
RRWG Meets | 2nd Monday 1:00-2:00p
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