I. Introduction and Mission
The goal of the Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (MID) Program is to promote scientific excellence by providing intense and modern student training in microbial model systems and the molecular basis of microbial pathogenesis. Microbes are especially well suited for graduate training because their inherent rapid growth and availability of a wide variety of approaches allow an individual student to make a significant contribution to scientific understanding. Most of the existing knowledge of molecular and cellular biology is based on analysis of microbial model organisms. Microbes also are responsible for a wide variety of infectious diseases that affect every single human during their lifetime and cause significant morbidity and mortality. This focus on microbial systems is unique within the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS). The Program functions in cooperation with the GSBS. Program faculty are members of the GSBS and are expected to be full participants in GSBS activities.
II. Program Organization
All committee assignments are held from September 1st-August 31st. The administrative organization of the MID Program is as follows:
A. Director
董事负责组织所有计划活动或将特定活动的组织委派给其他教职员工,学生和/或员工。董事将由计划教师选举。指导委员会将向GSBS院长办公室提交董事的姓名。然后,GSB将从计划教师一般担任董事的计划中提名,包括自提名。一旦GSBS Deans的办公室批准了候选人的板块,GSB将进行选举,并将结果报告给计划成员。The Director-Elect of the Program will serve as Co-Director for two years and subsequently, upon election, as Director for a single two-year term.
The Director's responsibilities include:
- Coordinate the activities of the other Program Committees.
- Counsel and advise first year GSBS students.
- Evaluate and monitor the overall progress of each student in the Program.
- Meet with all the students annually to help maintain student morale and retention.
- 协助实验室旋转协调。
- Appoint course directors for each of the required program specific courses.
- Organize Program faculty meetings at least semi-annually and distribute the agenda and minutes in a timely manner.
- 接收该计划中教职员工的申请,并将申请分配给指导委员会。
- Represent the interests of the Program faculty and students in both the Medical School’s Graduate Student Education Committee (GSEC) and the GSBS's Program Directors Committee (PDC) and any other appropriate venue.
- Advise the MID student body of any changes in the MID Program requirements and whether those changes apply to current Program students and/or future Program students.
- Grant an exception to Program course requirements or committee composition for an individual student in response to a written request from the student, and in consultation with the Steering Committee.
- Approve applications for student membership in the Program.
- Review and approve student advisory and examination committees and forward these recommendations to the GSBS Academic Standards Committee for review and approval.
- Coordinate with GSBS to update the MID program website in a timely manner.
B. Co-Director and Director-Elect
The Co-Director/Director-Elect will carry out the Director's responsibilities in the Director's absence.As stated above, the Co-Director/Director-Elect will serve in this position for two years prior to becoming Director upon election.这种安排确保了董事的条款之间的连续性。In the event of a vacancy in the Director position, the Co-Director/Director-Elect will become the Director and an election will be held to fill the Co-Director/Director-Elect position.
C. Program Steering Committee
The Director and Co-Director will be advised by a Program Steering Committee comprised of the Director, Co-Director, four at-large elected MID faculty members and one MID student. At least three of the four at large faculty members will be regular Program members. The chair of the Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (MMG) department will serve as anex officionon-voting member of the Program Steering Committee
指导委员会的四个大型中级教职员工将由该计划学院选举,每个教师将任期四年。该条款将被交错一年,以使每年一个成员被替换。GSB将从计划教职员工征求提名,包括自我提名,以任职指导委员会。院长办公室批准了候选人的板块后,GSB将进行选举并将结果报告给计划成员。
学生会员将会由程序产生钉ents to serve a one-year term. GSBS will solicit volunteers from Program students to serve on the Steering Committee. To be eligible to serve, students must be in good academic standing and have completed the first year of training at GSBS. Once the slate of candidates has been approved by the Program Director and the Deans’ Office, GSBS will conduct the election and report the results to the Program members. The student representative may serve a maximum of two consecutive terms.
The Steering Committee will:
- Meet at least semi-annually.
- Empanel subcommittees to advise on Program matters as needed.
- Formulate policies related to the academic and administrative aspects of the Program and present them to the Program faculty for approval or modification.
- Review Program faculty using the GSBS Membership Committee criteria and these bylaws as a guideline.
- Approve changes to the Program.
- 重击op student recruitment and admissions policies.
- Appoint a program faculty member each year to coordinate the Annual Program Retreat.
- Advise the Director on all Program functions including appointment of course directors and allocation of Program funds.
- 及时分发会议活动的摘要。
- Periodically evaluate the curriculum and develop and recommend curriculum changes.
d计划招生委员会
The Admissions Committee is composed of at least four Program faculty appointed annually by the Steering Committee. This committee is responsible to the Director and the Program faculty. The Admissions Committee works closely with the GSBS Admissions Committee to aid in evaluating prospective GSBS students with an interest in the MID Program. Ideally, one member of this Program committee serves on the GSBS Admissions Committee.
The Admissions Committee will:
- 向GSB招生委员会提供有关GSB申请人对中期计划有兴趣的适用性的评论。
- Communicate with interested prospective students.
- Organize MID Program efforts to recruit students, including during GSBS student interview weekends.
- 重击op and distribute recruitment materials.
- Organize events to inform first year GSBS students of opportunities in the MID program. This includes any program specific events in the GSBS orientation, as well as a social event for Program faculty and students during GSBS orientation or near the beginning of the academic year.
E. Student Advisory Council
The Student Advisory Committee (SAC) is composed of the student representative on the Program Steering Committee and two additional MID Program Students. The two at large SAC members will be elected by Program students to serve a one-year term. The standing SAC members will nominate candidates to serve on the SAC and the Program will solicit additional nominations from Program students. To be eligible to serve, students must be in good academic standing and have completed the first year of training at GSBS. Once the slate of candidates has been approved by the Program Director, the Program will conduct the election and report the results to the Program faculty and students. The student representatives may serve a maximum of two consecutive terms.
The SAC will:
- Have one member serve as the Student Representative on the MID Program Steering Committee.
- Coordinate organization of the yearly Graduate Student Seminar (GraSS) program with voluntary help from additional MID Program students as needed.
- Invite at least one national seminar speaker for the MMG department Seminar Series, and an optional local seminar speaker each year, pending available funding from the MMG department.
- 根据需要的其他计划学生的自愿帮助协调并编写年度中期计划新闻通讯。
- Assist with MID Program recruitment by participating in GSBS interview weekend activities.
- Provide feedback to the Program Director concerning Program Student opinions on prospective MID students interviewing with GSBS.
- Assist with MID Program recruitment for prospective students by including first- year students rotating with program faculty as Program Members for the duration of their rotation.
- Nominate student representatives or officers to other GSBS, Medical School or UTHealth committees and organizations, including the Graduate Student Association (GSA), the Student InterCouncil (SIC), and the GSEC when called for.
3Program Faculty
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Applications for membership in the MID Program are submitted to the Program Director. Applications should include the applicant’s CV and a letter stating the applicant’s reasons for requesting to join the Program. This letter should indicate what the applicant expects to gain from membership in the Program and what the applicant can contribute to the Program. Applications are reviewed by the MID Steering Committee with input from the MID Program faculty.
The Steering Committee reviews the contributions of Program faculty in conjunction with review by the GSBS Membership Committee. Faculty participation reports provided by GSBS should be augmented by reports/statements of Program-specific activities. The Program sends GSBS a list of faculty members who are inactive. Faculty determined to be inactive in MID program activities are subject to losing their affiliation with MID upon recommendation of the MID Program Steering Committee. The Program will notify GSBS Faculty Affairs of any new or terminated faculty members. Faculty whose program membership is not renewed or whose application for program membership is denied may appeal the decision to the GSBS Membership Committee.
中期项目教师的要求:
- Membership in the GSBS, including Regular Members, Associate Members and Distinguished Senior Lecturers as determined by the GSBS Membership Committee
- Scientific independence
- Active funded research in an area relevant to the MID Program
- A willingness to participate in Program activities as outlined
Program faculty are expected to participate in one or more of the following activities:
- 中间的主持教程学生
- Serve as a thesis advisor for MID
- Serve on MID program committees and sub-committees.
- Represent MID in GSBS
- Serve on student
- Direct and/or teach Program
- Attend thesis defenses of program students, the annual retreat, journal club and student summer
- 参加中级教师会议并参加计划的制定
- Participate in MID student recruitment and new student orientation
- Help organize and/or attend social events involving MID
IV. Program Students – Admission to the Program
GSBS PhD students who elect to perform thesis research in the laboratory of a MID Program faculty member can be considered for membership in the Program (termed “Affiliated Students”). If a student joins the lab of a GSBS but non-MID Program faculty member and wishes to join the MID Program, an arrangement can be made at the Director’s discretion in consultation with the Steering Committee. All Program students are required to fulfill all Program and GSBS requirements. Exceptions regarding completion of required Program courses may be made by the Director on a case-by-case basis. PhD and MS Students in Program faculty laboratories who are not formally in the Program may, by common agreement of the Director, the student, and the student’s faculty advisor, participate in Program activities (termed “Participating Students”).
V. Website
The MID Program website contains all the essential information concerning the MID Program curriculum, course requirements, and other requirements. The Program Director consults with the Steering Committee concerning any changes to the website and is responsible for updating the website annually. The Director alerts students to any substantive changes.
VI. Amendments to Bylaws
An amendment to the Bylaws of the MID Program may be accomplished by a majority vote of the Program faculty after the following procedure has been followed. The proposed amendment will be submitted to the Program Director who will send it to the GSBS Deans Office for review to ensure that it meets GSBS guidelines. The Program Director will then send the amendment electronically to the Program Faculty for consideration at least two weeks before a vote is to be taken. If the amendment is to be discussed at a faculty meeting, a final vote may be taken at the meeting. If the amendment is to be approved electronically, GSBS will send the final version of the amendment to the Program Faculty to approve by electronic ballot.