Medical Student Scholastic Standing Committee (MSSSC)

The responsibilities of the Medical School Scholastic Standing Committee (MSSSC) include:

• ensuring that all students pursuing an MD degree maintain an acceptable rate of academic progress toward the completion of the degree and meet the expected academic and professional standards of the Medical School;
• reviewing and addressing academic progress data by race/ethnicity and gender to identify disparate outcomes;
• developing and reviewing Medical School policies regarding medical student academic and professional performance and ensuring compliance with approved policies;
• ensuring consistent outcomes across all campuses and programs.

Committee Chair: William Robiner, PhD, ABPP, LP, Professor, Department of Medicine

Committee Members:

• Sharon Allen, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
• Matthew Chafee, PhD, Professor, Department of Neuroscience
• Brenna Greenfield, PhD, LP, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and BioBehavioral Health
• Ryan Harden, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and BioBehavioral Health
• Joy Ngobi-Babuwe, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
• Tseganesh Selameab, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
• Patricia Scott, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
• Aubie Shaw, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
• Peter Southern, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
• Sheila Specker, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
• Alexandra Zachwieja, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Committee Meeting Frequency and Details: Monthly within 7 days of the decisions of the subcommittees

MSSSC Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Contact for further information: Nou Ka Yang, yang6652@umn.edu