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III. Ad Hoc Appeals Committee The Ad Hoc Appeals Committee consists of 8 voting members, as detailed below. If a student appeals decisions made by the CGC and ratified by the AAC, the Ad Hoc Appeals Committee will consist of: 1. Chair of the AAC 2. Chair of the CGC 3. 4 members of the AAC, as chosen by the chair of the AAC 4. 4 members of the CGC, as chosen by the chair of the AAC in consultation with the chair of the CGC 5. Senior Associate Dean for Education, or designee (ex-‐officio and nonvoting) If a student is appealing an AAC decision that concerns on any issue other than grading, promotion and remediation, the Ad Hoc Appeals Committee will be made up of: 1. Chair of the AAC 2. 8 members of the AAC, as chosen by the chair of the AAC 3. Senior Associate Dean for Education, or designee (ex-‐officio and nonvoting) The student is allowed to appeal the decision of the Ad Hoc Appeals Committee. Appeals of the Ad Hoc Appeals Committee decision will be heard/evaluated by the Student Evaluation and Appeals Review Committee (SEARC). Whether an appeal of the Ad Hoc Appeals Committee is granted is at the discretion of a three-‐person committee called together by the Senior Associate Dean for Education, please see the next section. For additional information on the appeals process, see section V. Appeals Process. IV. SEARC and Decisions by the Dean A student is allowed to appeal a decision of the Ad Hoc Appeals Committee by following the process detailed in V. Appeals Process to the Student Evaluation and Appeals Review Committee (SEARC). Section 5.E. SEARC of the Academic Policies & Procedures Manual contains information on the membership and process of this committee. The SEARC makes recommendations to the Dean of the School of Medicine and the Dean is responsible for making the final decision. Decisions made by the Dean cannot be appealed further. V. Appeals Process Within seven days after receipt of written notification of an AAC decision, the student may submit an appeal in writing to the Senior Associate Dean for Education that gives substantial grounds for an appeal. This appeal should be in the form of an email, or attached to an email, and give substantial grounds for appeal: Education Council March 21, 2013 Page 9
1. The student must be able to present evidence that was not available to the AAC when they made the decision 2. The student must be able to present evidence that process was not adhered to by the AAC in coming to a decision. The Senior Associate Dean for Education will send the appeal via email to the members of the Ad Hoc Appeal Committee who will decide whether the appeal will be heard or denied. Frivolous appeals could result in documentation in a student’s permanent record and/or a notation on the MSPE. If the Senior Associate Dean allows the appeal to proceed, it will be heard by the Ad Hoc Appeals Committee. If the appeal concerns a remediation plan or other decision of the CGC, the ad hoc committee will consist of 4 members of the CGC and 4 members of the AAC, including the chairs from the CGC and AAC. If the appeal concerns a decision of the AAC that has not come from the CGC, the ad hoc committee will consist of 8 members of the AAC (including the chair of the AAC), chosen at the discretion of the chair. The outcome of the appeal could be that the decision is upheld, overturned, or modified. In any case, if the student does not appeal further, the plan is put into action. If the student decides to appeal the decision of the Ad Hoc Appeals Committee, he/she will have 7 days from the decision to submit an appeal in writing to the Senior Associate Dean for Education that gives substantial grounds for an appeal. The Senior Associate Dean for Education will call together a three-‐person ad hoc review committee who will determine whether or not the appeal will be heard. Participation in the ad hoc review committee will at the discretion of the Senior Associate Dean for Education. The student’s appeal should be in the form of an email, or attached to an email, and give substantial grounds for appeal: 1. The student must be able to present evidence that was not available to the Ad Hoc Appeals Committee when they made the decision 2. The student must be able to present evidence that process was not adhered to either by the ad hoc appeal committee in coming to a decision. Frivolous appeals could result in documentation in a student’s permanent record and/or a notation on the MSPE. If the ad hoc review committee allows the appeal to proceed, it will be heard by the SEARC. SEARC is an ad hoc committee that will be constituted in a case-‐by-‐case basis. Education Council March 21, 2013 Page 10
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