Committee Bylaws

In accordance with Article X, Section C.2 of the FSOM Faculty Bylaws, the primary faculty committee responsible for the curriculum is the Committee on Curriculum and Educational Policy (CEPC).

Faculty Bylaws Article X, Section C.2

Membership

The Curriculum and Educational Policy Committee (CEPC) is composed of 15 voting members, eleven (11) faculty and four (4) students, and 9 non-voting advisory members, five (5) faculty/staff and four (4) students.

The following are voting members of the CEPC:

  • Associate Dean for Medical Education (chair)
  • Two (2) College Mentors
  • Four (4) Clinical Sciences Faculty
  • Four (4) Basic Sciences Faculty
  • Four (4) Student Curriculum and Evaluation Committee (SCEC) Representatives

The following are non-voting, ex-officio advisory members of the CEPC:

  • Assistant Deans for Medical Education
  • Managing Director, Texas Tech Health El Paso Medical Libraries
  • Associate Vice President for Information Technology (or designee)
  • Associate Dean for Student Affairs
  • Four (4) Student Curriculum and Evaluation Committee (SCEC) Representatives

College Mentors, basic sciences faculty, and clinical sciences faculty are appointed for four (4)-year terms.

There shall be eight (8) student members of the CEPC, four (4) voting and four (4) advisory, designated from and by the Student Curriculum and Evaluation subcommittee, with one (1) voting and one (1) advisory member representing each of the four (4) student cohorts (MS1-MS4). These student members are elected or reaffirmed annually by each class.

Leadership

This committee will report to the Faculty Council. The Associate Dean for Medical Education shall serve as chair of this committee.

Charge

The CEPC is charged with the development, design, implementation, management, monitoring, integration, review, evaluation, and revision of the undergraduate medical education curriculum to ensure continuous quality improvement.

The committee’s responsibilities are to:

  • establish, review and approve the FSOM education program goals and objectives (PGOs);
  • design, manage, and evaluate the undergraduate medical education program to ensure the PGOs are met in accordance with the mission and vision of FSOM;
  • establish performance standards and criteria for student evaluations of faculty teaching;
  • establish performance standards required for student promotion and graduation;
  • advise the Dean on resources required to support the curriculum.

The Curriculum and Educational Policy Committee (CEPC) has the authority to establish educational policies and requirements; approve and oversee curricular content; ensure curricular integration, coordination and coherence; allocate curriculum time; establish teaching and assessment methods; and evaluate educational outcomes and the organization of the curriculum with the concurrence of the Dean and with comment and input from the Faculty Council.

The faculty of the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine are responsible for defining course objectives, developing and delivering content that meets those objectives, and modifying their activities in response to appropriate feedback from peers and students. The Committee will provide updates on its activities at least twice a year.

To fulfill its mission, the Chair may appoint subcommittees that may include individuals who are not members of the Committee. It shall be the responsibility of the Committee to coordinate the activities and reports of these subcommittees.