Department Heads Council (DHC)

The Department Heads Council is advisory to the dean with respect to research, education, clinical service, budget, strategic planning, and other aspects of the Medical School’s mission and operation, particularly with respect to the allocation of funds for salary increases and for the allocation and expenditure of the various resources of the Medical School. The standing subcommittees of the Department Heads Council are the Basic Science Heads Council (BSHC) and the Clinical Science Heads Council (CSHC).

Council Chair: Jakub Tolar, MD, PhD, Dean of the Medical School, Vice President for Clinical Affairs

Council Members

Department Heads Council Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

The Basic Science Heads Council (BSHC) and Clinical Science Heads Council (CSHC) are standing subcommittees of the Department Heads Council. 

Basic Science Heads Council

The responsibilities of the Basic Science Heads Council (BSHC) are to advise the dean in all administrative, educational, and research matters affecting the Medical School in general and the collective Basic Science Departments in particular.

Council Chair: David A. Bernlohr, PhD, Department Head, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics

Basic Science Heads Council Members

 Basic Science Heads Council Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Clinical Science Heads Council

The responsibilities of the Clinical Science Heads Council (CSHC) are to advise the dean in all administrative, educational, clinical, and research matters affecting the Medical School in general and the collective Clinical Science Departments in particular.

Council Chair: Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD, MHA, Department Head, Department of Surgery

Clinical Science Heads Council Members

Clinical Science Heads Council Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)