Medical Student Education Committee

ETSU Quillen College of Medicine

Office of the Dean

MSEC Structure

The committee will be comprised of:  

  • Assistant Dean for Curriculum, or appointee (Chair)
  • Twelve elected faculty members-at-large
    • Of which, at least four should be basic science faculty and at least four should be clinical faculty
    • Consideration should be given to balance among disciplines and school identified diversity categories.
  • One Rural and Community Programs representative
  • One Tri-TRAILS representative
  • Four elected medical student representatives, one from each class
  • The following will serve as ex-officio nonvoting members: Vice Dean of Academic Affairs, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Associate Dean for Accreditation Compliance, Associate Dean of Medical Library

Faculty members serve for three years and may be reappointed upon term completion. Such appointments will be made in accordance with the College of Medicine Committee Appointment Procedure. Medical students serve for four years. College of Medicine and University faculty and staff will serve as consultants to the committee.

Faculty members are expected to commit 10% of their time to MSEC activities and to attend 60% of the meetings. 

Fifty percent or more of voting members (including the chair) must be present for a quorum. The chair will only vote in cases of tied decisions.

MSEC Charge

The Medical Student Education Committee (MSEC) is the curriculum committee of the Quillen College of Medicine, with full responsibility to oversee the undergraduate medical education program as a whole and has responsibility for the overall design, management, integration, evaluation, and enhancement of a coherent and coordinated medical curriculum.

MSEC shall:

1) define and formulate the competencies and objectives of the curriculum and ensure that they guide all aspects of the curriculum.

2) consider, take positions, and determine policy on any matter concerning the undergraduate medical education curriculum.

3) establish policies governing the undergraduate medical education program curriculum and monitor their implementation and outcomes.

4) advise the Dean on matters of accreditation related to the undergraduate medical education program curriculum.

The charge for this committee is reviewed by the Dean at the start of each academic year, August 1.