Committees

This policy outlines the requirement for compliance monitoring and obtaining approval from the Tucson Educational Policy Committee (TEPC) regarding curriculum changes within the undergraduate medical education program.

This approval process ensures that proposed curriculum modifications— documented in a Course Oversight & Yearly Operational Tracking Evaluation (COYOTE) Form—align with education goals and facilitates monitoring compliance with accreditation standards and medical education program policy and guidelines.

The University of Arizona Cancer Center Scientific Review Committee reviews interventional treatment of diagnostic or therapeutic nature as well as long term population-based studies involving patients or patient samples.

1/26/2022 - It is charged with assuring the highest standards of quality for the educational program leading to the M.D. degree; advancing educational goals; monitoring that accreditation standards are met; and working to assure an excellent, coordinated, integrated, and consistent course of instruction for the preparation of future physicians.

Lists the subcommittees under the Tucson Educational Policy Committee, and the membership and responsibilities of each.

The MD curriculum is designed through educational principles that are distinctive to the program. This faculty adopt these principles to ensure medical students will be well prepared for advanced study in any clinical discipline.

This policy states that students at the College of Medicine - Tucson must complete blocks in the defined, sequential order.

These policies describe the process for student performance assessment, and for the evaluation and review of curricular content.

Outlines the overall system for assessing first- and second-year student performance at the College of Medicine - Tucson, and references specific policies governing assessment that exist within this plan.