Council on Curriculum
The chair of the Council on Curriculum is Timothy Hickman, M.D. MEd, MPH. Members of this council include basic and clinical scientist faculty, docents, social science and humanities faculty, and students. The bylaws ensure wide representation of medical fields and disciplines relevant to the practice of medicine. At least a simple majority of the members must be elected by their peers. Others may be appointed at the discretion of the dean.
The council is responsible for the design and management of the core curriculum leading to the M.D. degree as well as for the review and approval of elective courses. It approves student petitions for changes in curricular plans and as necessary oversees the development of curricular prescriptions for students with special learning needs or interests.
This council meets monthly.
The Experience-Based Curriculum Guide was prepared to assist faculty and students focus on the competencies determined to be necessary for graduating students to be judged safe physicians.
The Curriculum Council Policies were revised in 1999 and are available for reading online. UMKC students may be interested in viewing the electives database. Students from other medical school may be interested in viewing the electives for visiting students.
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