Curriculum Committees

Information on the current School of Medicine bylaws and the current membership of the committees listed below may be found using the following links:

• School of Medicine bylaws
  
• Committee membership
  

Committee on Educational Policy

The Committee on Educational Policy (CEP) represents the Faculty in all educational matters, especially regarding the curriculum for undergraduate, graduate and continuing medical education, and other aspects of educational policy.

For further information, please contact Maria Randerson at mranderson@ucsd.edu. 

Core Curriculum Committee

The Core Curriculum Committee (CCC) regularly reviews all required core courses to ensure the course content fulfills accrediting requirements. The CCC also ensures that each course has clearly defined learning objectives and that students are clearly informed of the methods and criteria used for evaluation. The CCC recommends to CEP that curriculum which should be required of all undergraduate medical students, and identifies and recommends to the CEP the time that should be allocated to each course.

Please use the links below for additional information:

• Review of Existing Preclerkship Core Courses (First and Second Year)
  
• Preclerkship Core Course Chair and Committee Guidelines
  
• Review of Third-Year Clinical Core Clerkships
  

For further information, please contact Maria Randerson at mranderson@ucsd.edu. 

Electives Committee

The Electives Committee (EC) regularly reviews elective courses to ensure the course content fulfills accrediting requirements. The EC also ensures that each course has clearly defined learning objectives and that students are clearly informed of the methods and criteria used for evaluation. The EC makes recommendations to the CEP concerning elective courses and administration of the undergraduate requirement for satisfactory completion of the elective component of the curriculum (including the Independent Study Project).

Please use the links below for additional information:

• Proposal Instructions for a New Preclerkship Elective or SOM Graduate Course
  
• Proposal Instructions for a New Third Year Selective
  
• Proposal Instructions for a New Senior (Fourth Year) Elective Clerkship
  
• Routine Review Process for Existing Elective Clerkships
  
• Current Preclerkship Electives
  
• Current Senior (Fourth Year) Elective Clerkships
  
• Independent Study Project Handbook
  

For further information, please contact Catherine Doran at cdoran@ucsd.edu.