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calendar quarter of each even numbered year. The findings of these reviews shall be reported to the Dean for appropriate action. Section 4: Committee Chairs a. Appointment Chairs of Standing Committees shall ordinarily be appointed in July of each year by the Dean of the School of Medicine for a one-year term, and may be reappointed for as long as they shall be eligible to serve on the Committee. If no chair is appointed by the Dean, the Chair may be elected for a one-year term by the committee membership. b. Review of Performance of Committee Members At the end of each academic year, the chair of each Committee shall furnish the Dean with a list of the members of the Committee, the dates of their appointments, and their effectiveness on the Committee. The chair shall indicate expiration of terms of members of the Committee. Chairs of Committees shall report repeated unexcused absences from Committee meetings to the Committee on Committees, which shall take appropriate action to ensure proper and active representation of the Faculty in the government of the School of Medicine. Committee Chairs shall report any improper or inappropriate behavior or activities of any Committee member to the Dean of the School of Medicine. Section 5: Duties a. Charge by the Dean The Dean of the School of Medicine shall charge each Committee with its specific responsibilities, unless a specific charge is provided herein. The Committees shall advise the Dean on matters contained within their charge. b. Reporting of Activities Committees shall report to the Dean. They shall report to the Executive Committee and to the Faculty as a whole when these bodies request that they do so, or on request of the Committee Chairperson. The purposes of the reports to the Executive Committee and to the Faculty are to inform these bodies of recommendations being sent to the Dean of the School of Medicine, and to allow these bodies to reinforce such recommendations, or to provide the Dean with contrary recommendations. Minutes of all meetings shall be kept and forwarded to each Committee member, and shall be filed in the Office of the Dean of the School of Medicine. BYLAWS OF THE FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 26
Section 6: Committee Meetings Each Committee shall meet at least once per year. It shall be the duty of the chair to call such meetings. Any two Committee members may call for a meeting when they deem it desirable. At all Committee meetings the current edition of "Roberts Rules of Order" shall apply, except as otherwise provided herein. All business shall be settled by a majority of the voting members present, unless otherwise specified herein. Only members present may vote, except in the case of committee members from the Phoenix Regional Campus. When these bylaws call for a member of any committee to be from the Phoenix Regional Campus, that member can participate and vote in the committee meetings by phone or other form of audio or audio-visual communication device. Voting shall be by secret ballot if requested by any members present. A quorum shall be 50% of the current voting membership of the Committee, except as otherwise specified herein. Committee meetings shall be open to all members of the Teaching-Research, Clinician-Educator, Contributed-Service and the Affiliate Faculties of the School of Medicine, and to the Officers of Academic Administration of the School of Medicine, except as otherwise specified herein. A majority of the voting Committee members present may vote to conduct business in executive session. All Committee members shall be eligible to vote, except as otherwise provided herein. The committee Chair shall develop the agenda. However, any Faculty member, Officer of Academic Administration, member of the House Staff, or student may request consideration of any relevant item, and shall be permitted to appear before the Committee on request. Section 7: Specifications of Standing Committees a. Committee on Admissions The Committee on Admissions in conjunction with the Office of Medical Admissions and the Assistant Dean for Medical Admissions shall operate in order to select medical students who are considered capable of academic success, and who are expected to become empathetic, highly competent practitioners of the art and science of medicine, consistent with the mission statements of the School of Medicine and Creighton University. The Committee shall be composed of six active faculty members of the School of Medicine (including at least one active faculty member located at the Phoenix Regional Campus), no more than two medical alumni as recommended by the Dean of the School of Medicine, up to four medical students, and certain members of the University staff. Terms of appointment for faculty members of the School of Medicine shall be three academic years, renewable for one term, followed by a minimum of a one-year interval. Medical alumni members of the Committee shall be appointed for a two-year term renewable for one year, followed by a minimum of a oneyear interval. Students are appointed to the Committee for one-year, renewable terms. BYLAWS OF THE FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 27
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