Policy and Procedure Manual

1. Policy
   The School of Medicine shall have an Executive Committee of the Faculty to serve as an advisory and consultative body to the Dean.
2. Purpose
   As outlined in Article II of the Constitution of the School of Medicine, to make recommendations regarding the matriculation, promotion and graduation of medical students; faculty appointments, promotion and tenure; the creation of new departments; and the appointment of deans and department chairpersons.
3. Procedure
   1. The Executive Committee of the Faculty shall consist of the following voting members: all department chairs, the Secretary of the Faculty, and six members elected from the ranked faculty, two of whom shall represent the basic science faculty, three full-time clinical, and one part-time or voluntary faculty. Ex officio members, without vote, shall include members of the Dean's Staff, the Chair of the Credentials Committee, a Rank and Tenure Representative, the Director of Campus Ministry, and the Vice President for Medical Affairs at both Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital and St. Mary's Health Center.
   2. The Committee on Faculty Affairs shall act as a nominating committee in selecting faculty representatives to be voted by electronic ballot and announced at the spring General Faculty meeting and to the Executive Committee. The ballot shall be emailed to the general faculty at least twice in the four weeks prior to the date of the spring General Faculty meeting. The term of elected office is three years. Elected members may be reelected, provided that their terms do not exceed six successive years. In case a member cannot fulfill the elected term, the Dean will make a new appointment from a list provided by the Committee on Faculty Affairs. The individual appointed to complete the unexpired term shall be a member of the same faculty group as the member being replaced. 
   3. The Committee shall meet once each month, except for July and August, with the Dean presiding. Minutes of Executive Committee meetings shall be maintained by a member of the Dean's Staff and forwarded to the Dean.
4. Reference
   Constitution and By-laws of the School of Medicine
   Membership List
5. Rescission
   None
6. Review Date
   Reviewed annually and revised when necessary and appropriate.

Executive Committee of the Faculty Membership List (2012-2013)

Philip O. Alderson, M.D., Dean, Committee Chairperson

Departmental Chairpersons