UME Educational Affairs and Opportunities for Roles in Medical Education
Roles in Medical Education
We are pleased to announce an internal search for a Faculty Director of Addiction Medicine Curriculum, to begin July 1, 2025.
The deadline to apply has passed. Please reach out to Roz Schorr if you have questions or require information: rschorr@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
We are pleased to announce an internal search for two new Advisory Deans, to begin July 1, 2025.
The deadline to apply has passed. Please reach out to Roz Schorr if you have questions or require information: rschorr@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
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UME Committees
The Undergraduate Medical Education Committee (UMEC) functions as the educational governance and curriculum committee for PSOM. The committee meets on zoom, generally on the second or third Tuesday of the month, 3-4:30pm.
The Program Evaluation Committee (PEC) is a subcommittee of UMEC that "dives deeper" into curricular content, providing continuous review. PEC meets monthly on zoom, generally on a Tuesday, for 1 hour.
The Policy Committee (PC) is a subcommittee of UMEC, charged to investigate, develop, and approve relevant policy to facilitate the educational mission, standards of student behavior, operational issues as they relate to undergraduate medical education, and curriculum of PSOM.
PC meets monthly, or as needed, on Fridays, midday for an hour, on zoom. Much of PC's work is done ad-hoc by committee members who volunteer to work on particular documents.
Core 1 Pre-Clerkship Course Directors is a subcommittee of UMEC who meet three times a year in Spring, Summer, and Fall to discuss curricular matters directly related to Core 1 pre-clerkship courses. Faculty membership is equivalent to the list of appointed pre-clerkship course directors.
Core 2 Clerkship Directors is a subcommittee of UMEC that meets monthly to discuss curricular matters related to clerkships. Faculty membership is equivalent to the list of appointed clerkship directors.
Core 3 Sub-Internship Directors is a subcommittee of UMEC that meets monthly to discuss matters related to the four required sub-internships: Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Medicine, and Pediatrics. Faculty membership is equivalent to the list of appointed sub-internship directors.
GAC meets twice a year, in the Fall and Spring, to review students' submitted grade appeals according to the Grade Appeal Policy, found here: https://www.med.upenn.edu/student/grade-appeals.html
SSC is a group of of academic deans, faculty, and staff intended to support medical student success and advocate for the students' current and future patients. SSC is the only body at PSOM with access to the entire student record and all meeting discussions are kept strictly confidential.
The Committee on Admissions (COA) and Executive Committee on Admissions (EC) oversee undergraduate medical student selection to create a class that displays excellence, diversity, and inclusiveness. These committees reviews and discussions of interviewed PSOM applicants occur on a rolling basis throughout the interview season, typically from September through January. Meetings occur biweekly, in-person or virtually, on Monday evenings, typically from 5pm to 7pm.
Penn Medicine IPCE Advisory Council
The Penn IPCE Advisory Council provides strategic guidance to the leadership of the IPCE Program and alignment with other relevant centers and programs in education, research, faculty professional development, quality and safety, and leadership across the educational and clinical continuum.
It provides perspectives on programmatic needs and reviews goals and resources needed; members serve as ambassadors for IPCE and CME across the institution.
They recommend/endorse new policies and organizational structures to support Penn CME and IPCE.
Continuous Quality Improvement Committee (CQIC)
CQIC includes the nine members of the Undergraduate Medical Education Leadership Team, the Assistant Dean for Community Engagement, the Project Manager, and the Associate Director for Educational Academic Affairs. The committee meets quarterly to review CQI data and evaluate any need for program improvement projects.