The standing Curriculum Committee of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine monitors the broad scope of the curriculum and implements and oversees all planned curricular changes. In addition, it serves as a forum to review and approve course proposals, to study special issues and problems, and to report to the faculty and to the chief academic officer on curricular issues. In fulfilling the above, the standing Curriculum Committee will:
- Establish general educational policy for the school
- Set educational goals and objectives
- Assess courses, clerkships, student evaluation procedures, and faculty performance
- Initiate and review proposals for new courses and clerkships
- Consider student grievances about curricular issues
- Consider faculty grievances about curricular issues
- Determine the appropriate sequencing and scheduling of courses and clerkships
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the curriculum
- View the four years of the curriculum as a whole in order to achieve true vertical integration