Faculty of Medicine

Terms of reference

Strategic Responsibilities

To provide a forum for deliberation on matters of academic policy and the development of taught education* across the Faculty to enable the achievement of the College Strategy.
To consider and advise on developments in the educational portfolio of the Faculty.
To assess the implications of proposed new policies and procedures (both internal and external) and contribute to QAEC discussion or directly to external bodies.
To advise, implement and monitor new policies and procedures (both internal and external) which affect the activities and/or administration of teaching.

* Includes undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes of study and short course provision. The Committee may consider items related to postgraduate research provision, for example the results of the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey, if there are not other groups or committees in place to do that within the Faculty/Centre.

Quality and Standards Responsibilities

To provide a forum for the discussion of student issues and to monitor the student experience, for example through consideration of the outcomes of student survey results and staff‐student committees, at all points of delivery.
To ensure the effective implementation of the College’s Annual Monitoring process by (i) the receipt and consideration of Department’s Annual Monitoring Reports (AMRs) (ii) the preparation of an annual summary report on issues and emerging themes arising from the Committee’s consideration of the AMRs, for submission to the Quality Assurance and Enhancement Committee (QAEC) including for any collaborative programmes (iii) the development and ongoing oversight of an action plan to address issues arising through the annual monitoring process.
To identify through the annual monitoring, periodic review and other quality assurance mechanisms, good practice and innovation in learning, teaching and assessment and promote its dissemination across the Faculty and elsewhere in the College.
To consider on an annual basis College summaries of external examiner reports and identify and monitor actions arising from the reports at Faculty and College level.
To consider reports of Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRB) on undergraduate and postgraduate taught provision and make recommendations for action as appropriate.
To recommend to Programmes Committee proposals for and changes to short course provision in accordance with the schedule of delegation.
To recommend to Programmes Committee major modifications for existing programmes of study.
To recommend to Programmes Committee for approval changes to the threshold and additional entry requirements for existing programmes of study.
To have oversight of programme specifications for taught degree programmes and course specifications for short course provision.
To have oversight of marking schemes and schemes for award of honours.
To oversee departmental arrangements for the consideration of special cases for admission and to have oversight of all special case decisions.
To oversee the professional skills development programme for Master’s level students.
To approve new student exchange partnerships and the renewal of existing student exchange partnerships and report these to QAEC.
Where applicable, receive minutes from the joint management boards for the Faculty’s collaborative programme.
To report regularly through summary reports to QAEC.
Where appropriate to appoint sub‐committees to carry out the above responsibilities.

To be quorate a minimum of one third of members need to be present.

The School of Medicine Board and Postgraduate Education Board are sub-committees within the Faculty of Medicine. They have devolved responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate quality assurance and standards respectively.

Constitution and membership

Constitution

A senior representative for educational leadership for the Faculty as Chair;
A College Consul;
At least two student representatives;
Additional members to be determined by each Faculty

For meetings including consideration of quality and standards matters:

At least one representative from the Registry nominated by the Academic Registrar or Director of Academic Quality and Standards;
A representative from the Educational Development Unit;
Student representation including the ICU Deputy President Education and Postgraduate Representation Committee representative;

Additionally the Faculty of Medicine Education Committee should include representation from the LKC Medical School

Membership (Academic year 2022-23)
Name	Role
Martin Lupton	Vice Dean (Education) for the Faculty of Medicine (Chair)
Professor Dorian Haskard	College Consul
Professor Amir H Sam	Head of the Imperial College School of Medicine
Dr Sophie Rutschmann	Academic Lead for Postgraduate Education
Professor Laki Buluwela	Lead for Doctoral Degrees
Dr Emma Keeling	Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Representative
Professor Helen Ward	Departmental Education Lead*
Professor Louise Donnelly	Departmental Education Lead*
Professor Steve Gentleman	Departmental Education Lead*
Professor Mary Morell	Director of Phase 1
Professor Alison McGregor	Director of Phase 2 and Director of Undergraduate Science
Dr Omid Halse	Director of Phase 3
Professor Ken MacLeod	Director of Student Conduct
Professor Sonia Kumar	Director of Undergraduate Primary Care Education
Jeffery Vernon	Principal Teaching Fellow, Chair of Education Transformation Board
Dr Chris Watkins	Faculty Operating Officer
Richard Viner	Faculty Finance Officer
Vanessa Powell	Programme Director (Education)
Alex Bonczoszek	Head of Business and Educational Development
TBC	Head of Programme Management
Trisha Brown	Head of School of Medicine Secretariat & Programme Lead for Learning & Teaching Strategy
Samuel Hammond	ICSMSU President
Julia Komor	ICSMSU Academic Chair
Jason Zheng	ICU Deputy President (Education)
Lorraine Bayfield	Registry Representative
Nikki Boyd	Educational Development Unit Representative
* Departmental Representatives are expected to send an alternate when they are unable to attend

Meeting dates and deadlines

Summary of the table's contents
Committee dates (Academic year 2023/24)	Submission deadlines (Academic year 2023/24)
29 September 2023	15 September 2023
08 December 2023	24 November 2023
08 March 2024	23 February 2024
31 May 2024	17 May 2024

Agenda items (including papers) should be submitted to the committee secretary two weeks prior to the committee meeting. Papers will normally be circulated to members one week prior to the committee meeting.

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