Standing committees
Committees of the College
Appointment and promotion committee
The appointment and promotion committee reviews and makes recommendations to the president on all faculty appointments and promotions.
Academic leadership team (ALT)
The ALT serves as the major operational decision-making body of the college. The ALT is responsible for ensuring the college’s strategic initiatives align with operations, key performance indicators and measures of success. The ALT reviews, comments and provides recommendations and advice to the president on a myriad of strategic and operational topics and issues facing the college. The president’s seat on Geisinger’s executive leadership team allows ALT to be cognizant of system strategy and operations and how it may affect the academic enterprise (education and research). The ALT develops and facilitates collaborative decision-making through inclusive and purposeful communication while effectively allocating resources of the college.
Continuing education committee (CE)
The CE Committee is composed of healthcare professionals who have experience with and insight into the continuing professional development needs of the learners, providers, researchers and communities served by the Center for CE. Members of the CE Committee discuss topics relevant to continuing education needs and share perspectives in collaborative fashion to help the Center for CE achieve the goals outlined in its mission.
Executive committee
The executive committee is comprised of members of the executive leadership of the college. It advises the president and considers issues of governance, quality, resource allocation, educational policies, strategic planning, changes to or addition of academic programs and other matters of importance to the college.
Graduate medical education committee (GMEC)
The GMEC is responsible for all graduate medical education accreditation institutional and program requirements to include but not limited to ACGME, CODA, ASHE and CPME. The authority and scope of the GMEC will be sufficient to meet all educational institutional requirements as required and set forth by each sponsoring programs accrediting body.
Committees of the School of Medicine
Committee on academic and professional standards (CAPS)
The purpose of the CAPS is to protect the public and the medical profession by ensuring that the academic and professional standards of the college are upheld. Members review the overall academic performance and progress of each student at regular intervals and determine whether students should advance through the phases of the curriculum. The committee also determines the course of action for individual students who fail to show sufficient academic performance, lack of progression during their studies and/or concerns regarding professionalism. Decisions of the committee are final unless they affect the academic progression of the student. In such cases their decision may be appealed to the dean. In its procedures and actions, the committee is bound by policies that are contained in the college student bulletin.
Medical curriculum committee (MCC)
The MCC oversees the medical education program. The MCC provides integrated institutional responsibility for the overall design, management, integration, evaluation and enhancement of a coherent and coordinated medical curriculum. The committee establishes the program objectives and competencies, reviews curriculum quality and implements needed changes to the medical education curriculum. The MCC is cognizant of and responsive to national medical education priorities and requirements as established by the Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Medical Association through the liaison committee on medical education.
Subcommittees for MCC:
- CES – Clinical education committee
- FESC – Foundation education committee
- AESC – Assessment and evaluation committee
- GMEC – Graduate medical education committee
MD admissions committee
The MD admissions committee determines criteria for eligibility for admission and selects qualified applicants for the study of medicine. The final responsibility for accepting students to college’s MD program rests solely with the formally constituted MD admissions committee. The selection of individual medical students for admission isn’t influenced by any political or financial factors.
Central education management committee (Continuous Quality Improvement)
The central education management committee (CEMC) serves as the continuous quality improvement committee and oversees ongoing quality improvement processes in support of the medical education mission. This includes, but is not limited to, issues related to the Liaison Committee on Medical Education accreditation standards and elements. The purpose is to monitor and improve educational program quality and compliance with accreditation standards. As appropriate, this process will address areas of the college strategic plan that require monitoring or improvement. The committee’s work includes, but is not limited to, determining which issues and accreditation elements are monitored, how often monitoring occurs, which individuals/groups receive and review the results and the process, accountability and timeline for improving identified issues. The committee works closely with, but does not duplicate, the work or authority of the medical curriculum committee.
Committees of the Graduate School
Committee for graduate curriculum oversight (CGCO)
The CGCO is charged with the review and oversight of all graduate and certificate program curricula. The committee provides advice and guidance to the School of Graduate Education on issues of graduate curriculum innovation, learning outcomes, policy and best practices. The committee is responsible for the objectives, organization and evaluation of the curriculum leading to graduate degrees and certifications. The committee reviews and oversees coherent and coordinated graduate curricula in which there is logical sequencing of various segments of the curricula, coordination within and across the academic periods of study and appropriate methods of pedagogy and evaluation to meet the school’s overall educational objectives.
Graduate ethics committee (GEC)
The GEC reviews alleged violations by graduate students of the Graduate Student Code of Conduct and other applicable college policies (e.g., the Policy of Alcohol and Drug Free Environment) including, but not limited to, academic dishonesty, unprofessional behavior failure to meet ethical standards and substance abuse. The decisions of the committee regarding appropriate actions following review of alleged violations of the Graduate Student Code of Conduct are final. Appeals on grounds outlined in the policy on the graduate ethics committee may be made to the associate dean for graduate education.
Committees of the School of Nursing
Committee for nursing program oversight (CNPO)
The CNPO is charged with the review and oversight of all school of nursing program and certificate curricula. The CNPO provides recommendations to the associate dean on issues of curriculum innovation, learning outcomes, policy and best practices. The committee is responsible for the objectives, organization and evaluation of the curriculum leading to all nursing degrees and certifications. The CNPO is empowered by the president and their appropriate designees to review and oversee coherent and coordinated nursing curricula in which there is logical sequencing of various segments of the curricula, coordination within and across the academic periods of study and appropriate methods of pedagogy and evaluation to meet the school’s overall educational objectives.
Geisinger nursing executive leadership advisory board
The Geisinger Nursing Executive Leadership Advisory Board acts in an advisory capacity to inform on the evolution of the nursing workforce and practice trends, and aids in creating excellent and creative clinical experiences. Reviews and speaks to the integration of students and instructors into the care team and identifies areas for enhancement in the clinical/educational environment.
School of Nursing Faculty Committee (SONFC)
The SONFC reviews and makes recommendations to the president on all faculty appointments and promotions.