Academic Policy Development and Approval
PURPOSE
To describe the process the School of Medicine (School) will follow in adopting, revising, and retiring academic policies that may affect more than one educational unit. Unit specific policies and procedures must be consistent with the School and UC Davis policies.
AUDIENCE
All faculty and staff
LCME STANDARD
4.6 Responsibility for Medical School Policies
POLICY
All policies pertaining to the educational mission in use at the School, that may affect more than one educational unit, shall be reviewed and approved by the Workgroup on Educational Policies. Requests for policy adoption, revision, or retirement shall be submitted to the workgroup. Any member of the School community may submit a proposal. The workgroup shall consist of the chairs (or delegates of the chairs) of the School’s Admissions Committee, the Committee on Educational Policy, and the Committee on Student Promotions, in addition to the respective Deans responsible for admissions, curriculum, and student affairs.
PROCEDURE
The workgroup shall:
- Review a proposal for consistency with other School educational policies and procedures.
- Circulate the proposal to any other constituency whose input is deemed necessary or helpful.
- Obtain legal review as appropriate.
- Recommend to the Faculty Executive Committee an action on the proposal such as to table, approve, not approve, or approve with certain changes. The Faculty Executive Committee shall make a final determination on the proposal.
RESPONSIBILITY
Faculty Executive Committee
REFERENCES
N/A
POLICY OWNER
Faculty Executive Committee
REVIEWED BY
Faculty Executive Committee
REVIEWED DATE and REVIEW CYCLE
November 2023; 2-year review