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Governance
Oversight Committee
Duties: The Oversight Committee is an
elected group of faculty that monitors the implementation of the
governance mechanisms as outlined in the bylaws of the School of
Medicine. The Oversight Committee ensures that there is
communication between the governance committees and the faculty*;
reviews the results achieved by implementation of policies and
programs; initiates and monitors all department, center, and
other reviews mandated in the bylaws; and identifies bylaws that
may need to be reviewed and/or amended. The committee is
responsible for ad hoc as well as periodic reviews of the bylaws
at intervals no greater than seven years, and for implementing
the amendment process described in
Section IX.
The Oversight Committee reports its findings to
the dean and the Dean’s Council.
Authority: The Oversight Committee has
access to the agendas and decisions of all councils. It ensures
open communication regarding governance by working with the dean
to establish a publishing mechanism and by calling faculty
forums at appropriate times. It initiates department and center
reviews and monitors the results, and controls the bylaws
amendment process as described in
Section IX.
All terms are three years unless elected to fill
a vacated seat.
- Leslie Bernstein, ‘12 (Chair)
- Molly Brewer, ‘13
- Robert Cushman, ‘12
- Judith Fifield, ‘14
- Julian Ford, ‘14
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- Zita Lazzarini, ‘13
- Richard Mains, ‘13
- Dan McNally, ‘14
- Howard Tennen, ‘12
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*Sections of departmental and center reviews that address
personnel issues are confidential and any communications
regarding these issues must be via the chair of the Oversight
Committee in consultation with the dean.
Operating Guidelines
Meeting Schedule
All meetings are on the
second and fourth Thursday of every month from 8 to 9:30
a.m. in the Medical Dean’s Conference Room, AG078.
Meeting Minutes
All minutes are in PDF.
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