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The administration of the Graduate
Training Program in Molecular and Cellular Pathology is carried
out by the Director of Graduate Studies in conjunction with the
Graduate
Program Administrative Assistant, other Administrators from the Department
of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and four standing committees, including
the Executive Committee, the Admissions Committee, the Graduate
Education Committee, and the Written Exam Committee.
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Administration
Director of Graduate Studies
- William B. Coleman, Ph.D.
Director of Admissions -
Joan M. Taylor, Ph.D.
Chair of the Preliminary Examination
Committee - Jonathon Homeister, M.D., Ph.D.
Vice Chair for Research
- David G. Kaufman, M.D., Ph.D.
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The Executive
Committee oversees the general administration of the Molecular
and Cellular Pathology graduate program, provides conflict resolution,
and mediates issues that do not clearly fall to one of the other standing
committees. The Executive Committee reports directly to the Department
Chair. Executive Committee members include the Director of Graduate
Studies, the Director of Admissions, the Chair of the Preliminary Examination
Committee, and the Vice Chair for Research. The current Director
of Graduate Studies and Chair of the Executive Committee is Dr. William
B. Coleman.
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The Admissions
Committee provides an interface to the Biological & Biomedical
Sciences Program and coordinates outreach efforts directed to recruitment
of students to the Molecular and Cellular Pathology graduate program.
The current Director of Graduate Admissions and Chair of the Executive
Committee is Dr. Joan M. Taylor.
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The Graduate
Education Committee advises the Director of Graduate Studies
in matters pertaining to different aspects of the education/training of
graduate students in the Molecular and Cellular Pathology graduate
program. These may include (but are not restricted to) decisions
on core curriculum, scheduling of graduate courses, creation or deletion
of graduate courses from the catalog, preparation of doctoral written examinations,
input upon request on the nomination of graduate faculty to serve on dissertation
committees, etc. These are aspects of the graduate program that are
enriched by the participation of the majority of the faculty. Major
changes in the program are discussed in special meetings of the graduate
faculty, or at teaching retreats. However, the Education Committee
serves as a valuable resource to the Director of Graduate Studies throughout
the academic year, and facilitates the orderly administration of this graduate
program. The membership of this committee represents a cross-section
of the faculty with respect to research interests plus two graduate student
representatives. The current Director of Graduate Studies and Chair
of the Education Committee is Dr. William B. Coleman.
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The Preliminary
Examination Committee has responsibility
for developing and enforcing policies pertaining to the preliminary written
examination, and for construction, administration, and grading of the preliminary
written examination on an annual basis. This latter activity requires
gathering examination questions from the faculty, preparing, administering
and grading the exam, and reporting final grades to the Director of Graduate
Studies. The committee usually sets the date for this exam during
May or June. The current Chair of the Preliminary Examination Committee
is Dr. Jonathon Homeister.
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