MD Program Educational Policy & Curriculum Governance
Educational Policy & Curriculum Committee (EPCC)
The Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee has responsibility for the oversight and conduct of the four-year MD curriculum (including both preclerkship curricula – Pathways and HST) and educational policies for the MD program at Harvard Medical School.
EPCC Subcommittees:
- Pathways Preclerkship Subcommittee
- HST MD Curriculum Subcommittee
- PCE (Principal Clinical Experience) Subcommittee
- Post-PCE Subcommittee
- Assessment Subcommittee
Committee and Subcommittees on Admission of Students
To pass upon the admission of students and submit recommendations to the Faculty regarding questions that may arise regarding all matters relating to the entrance requirements and the submission of proper credentials.
Academic Advising & Performance Committees:
Council of Academic Societies (CAS)
The Council of Academic Societies brings together all aspects of student services including the Dean for Students, Society Advisory Deans and Advisors, and the offices of Recruitment and Multicultural Affairs, Learning Resources and Support, Financial Aid and the Registrar. This group meets regularly to work on issues of student life and is chaired by the Dean for Students.
Medical Student Promotion and Review Board (PRB)
The Medical Student Promotion and Review Board certifies that students have made satisfactory academic progress at the end of each phase of the curriculum and are eligible for promotion to the next phase of the MD curriculum. In addition, the PRB reviews performance issues of medical students having academic or professional difficulty to ensure that each student in the MD program meets Harvard Medical School’s (HMS) academic standards, rules governing promotion, standards of professional conduct and responsibility, and requirements for graduation. These rules, requirements, and standards are included in the HMS Student Handbook in sections 1, 2 and 4.
Financial Aid for Medical Students
Established by the Faculty of Medicine on March 12, 1948, “to determine policies dealing with scholarship and loan funds and to administer such funds.”
The Committee on Financial Aid for Medical Students is comprised of faculty, students, and staff who discuss key financial aid matters (e.g. setting cost-of-attendance budgets, enacting financial-aid policies and considering financial-aid appeals).