Rush Medical College (RMC) Committees
Students are elected to the following governing bodies of RMC, Student Council, and Careers in Medicine (CiM). Student representatives serve as liaisons between faculty, students, and administration. Student representation is a valuable component of the Rush University (RU) committee system. All elected students should uphold the Confidentiality Agreement. Refer to Appendix G - Committee Membership Confidentiality Agreement .
Please see the following descriptions and contact the Office of Medical Student Programs (OMSP) for further information.
Committee on Curriculum & Evaluation (CCE)
The charge of the CCE of RMC is the overall design, management, integration, evaluation, and enhancement of a coherent and coordinated medical curriculum. The committee continually analyzes and when necessary, revises the curriculum with respect to its design and content. In this context, the committee approves, disapproves, or recommends changes for all required courses and all clerkships offered at RMC. The CCE and its subcommittees cooperate with the course directors, members of the Dean’s Office and the Faculty Council for the evaluation and maintenance of quality education within RMC. The CCE and its subcommittees meet monthly.
A total of nine (9) students will serve on CCE (including CCE Executive Council, Program Design Subcommittee, Implementation & Integration Subcommittee, and Program Evaluation Subcommittee). Each year in the fall, M1 students may apply for a position on CCE. The current students on CCE will select 3 M1 students from the applicants.
Committee on Student Evaluation & Promotion (COSEP)
The COSEP develops policies concerning student status, evaluation, and promotion. The committee reviews academic performance of students and makes recommendations to the Faculty Council and to the Dean concerning:
- Promotion and graduation of students who satisfactorily complete the academic requirements of the college
- Development of remedial action for students who have failed college courses
- Dismissal of students who fail to meet minimum academic requirements
The committee considers all requests from faculty or students on matters related to student evaluation and promotion. Committee members also are assigned to at least one or two subcommittees per year for specific issues with individual students. Because of the serious nature of decisions by this committee, members are required to attend at least nine, if not all meetings.
One M1 and M2 student is elected each year and serves one year.
One M3 student is elected each year and serves two years.
Committee on Senior Faculty Appointments and Promotions (COSFAP)
The function of the COSFAP is to review recommendations for appointments or promotions of faculty members to academic ranks of indefinite terms to RMC. Each case is presented and discussed on a confidential basis. The committee is composed of members from all academic ranks and both clinical and basic science departments of RMC. Procedures for internal review and external evaluation of candidates have been developed. The recommendations for appointments or promotions are then submitted to the Office of the Dean and to Faculty Council for further action.
One M2 student is elected each year and serves one year.
One M3 student is elected each year and serves two years.
Faculty Council
The Faculty Council is the senior representative body of the faculty. The Faculty Council approves all policy issues related to RMC and all of the Standing Committees report to the Faculty Council.
One M1 and M2 student is elected each year and serves one year.
One M3 student is elected each year and serves two years.
Note: The M4 representative also serves as the RMC University Council Representative
Honor Code Council
As stated by the RU Honor Code, all students share the responsibility for upholding the “highest standards of behavior” in the academic community. When alleged violations of the Honor Code are suspected, they should be reported to the Honor Code Council. The Honor Code council meets with the person submitting the alleged violation as well as the student accused of violating the Honor Code. The Council then recommends a resolution to COSEP.
Two students are elected in the M1 year and serve all four years.
Special Committee on the RMC Environment (SCORE)
Refer to the SCORE section.
Three M1 students are elected and serve for two years.
Three M3 students are elected and serve for two years.
Student Council
The Student Council serves as liaisons between the student body and administrators in RMC and RU. The Student Council also plans educational, social, and recreational events for the RMC student body.
Five M1 and M2 students are elected each year and serve for two years.
Five M3 students are elected each year and serve for two years.
Committee on Admissions (CoA)
The CoA identifies, selects, and recruits applicants who are academically competent, who will actively engage in the life and spirit of our campus and the communities we serve, who will enhance and contribute to the diversity of our school and university, and who will contribute unreservedly to promoting health, serving the public, and improving care. Members of this committee will review applications, interview applicants, and select members of the matriculating class.
The total estimated time commitment, including meeting time, is one to two hours per week in the height of the recruitment season (October-March).
Two students are elected in the M1 year and serve for two years.
Two students are elected in the M3 year and serve for two years.
AAMC Organization of Student Representatives (OSR)
The OSR is the student branch of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) whose constituency comprises all medical students in the U.S. The OSR provides medical students with an active role in achieving the AAMC’s mission to improve the nation’s health through the advancement of academic medicine. Representatives communicate opinions of the RMC student body to national officers and implement national-level priorities and objectives at RMC. Representatives will attend one national and one region meeting each year.
One student is elected as an M1 and serves all four years.
Careers in Medicine
CiM is charged with promoting career planning activities for RMC students. The committee’s activities include organizing specialty panel discussions, coordinating activities with specialty interest groups, and providing the student body with information on career exploration. Members of this committee will coordinate and attend panel discussions, coordinate with interest groups on organizing panels, as well as promote career planning and exposure to different fields. In addition, members will facilitate panel discussions and approach faculty about participating in the panel discussions. The time commitment is about 3 hours a month consisting of steering committee meetings, panel discussions, and organizing panel discussions.
Three M1 and M2 students are elected each year and serve one year.
Three M3 students are elected and serve two years.
RMC Alumni Association Class Agent
Class agents are invited to attend the RMC Alumni Association Executive Council meetings, which are held three times a year. They are responsible for providing an update on the different activities and programs medical students are currently involved in as well as areas where students may benefit from alumni support. Additionally, class agents encourage classmates to attend alumni sponsored events and help educate classmates about the RMC Alumni Association. They also partner with the Office of Philanthropy to help recruit classmates for an alumni phone thank-a-thon that is held two times per year, once in the winter and once in the summer.
Four students are elected as an M1 and serve all four years.
Rush University Student Senate
Student Senate serves as the official student governing body for RU, in cooperation with all college-level councils and with the support of Student Life and Engagement, Student Affairs, and the Office of the Provost. Student Senate brings together student representatives from each college at RU to serve as liaisons between students, faculty, and administration, and to address common issues affecting all students. All Student Senate members serve as a representative voice to address issues on behalf of their colleges. They are also charged with bringing information about the Senate’s activities back to the college level councils in order to promote visibility and avoid duplication of efforts.
One M1 and M2 student is elected each year and serves one year.
RMC Student Ambassadors
RMC Student Ambassadors play a major role in recruitment of students. Ambassadors are the face of RMC and engage prospective students during recruitment events, campus visits, and through the e-mail buddy program. Students receive an invitation to apply as an M1 student and serve all four years.
Honor Societies
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society is composed of students who show promise of becoming leaders in medicine.
Gold Humanism Honor Society honors senior medical students who have “demonstrated excellence in clinical care, leadership, compassion and dedication to service.”
Travel Guidelines
In alignment with its vision and mission, Rush Medical College acknowledges and supports the continued professional growth and development of its students. Students seek out and/or are presented with opportunities to expand their knowledge or showcase their work through a variety of professional venues including conferences, forums, meetings and more.
The following guideline provides opportunity for students to request partial financial assistance for such activities. This guideline and associated process is not a guarantee of funding rather an opportunity for students to explore support for their professional growth and development. The detail of the guideline and associated process follows:
Students interested in requesting partial financial support for professional development activities must:
- Complete, in its entirety, the Student Professional Development Request Form
- Submit the completed Student Professional Development Request Form four-weeks prior to the date of the conference, forum or meeting for which you are requesting partial financial support
- Understand that non-Rush affiliated research will be considered but not necessarily funded
- Applicants with academic activities requiring attendance or any examinations, tests or quizzes must have prior approval from the Course Director and/or Associate Dean
- Applicants must research and apply for any scholarships available through the conference and/or hosting organization (many organizations offer scholarships to pay for registration fees)
- Eligible expenses with original receipts (no photocopies will be accepted) include: conference/meeting registration fee only, hotel (maximum 2 nights) at conference hotel or less expensive facility within 5 miles of conference hotel site, airfare (most transportation), poster printing (if applicable)
- Priority will be given to students submitting their first student professional development funding request
- Share lodging and ground transportation when appropriate
- Be in good academic standing with RMC and RU
- Allow two weeks for processing your student professional development request
- Retroactive requests will not be considered
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