Curriculum Development Committee
Established in May 2001 the Curriculum Development Committee is a sub-committee of the Faculty of Medicine Education Committee.
Membership 2009
| Presiding Member - Associate Dean (Education) (ex officio) | Associate Professor Phil Jones |
| Dean or Senior Associate Dean(ex officio) | Professor Rakesh Kumar (nominee) |
| Chairs or nominees of the following |  |
| Phase 1 Committee | Dr Chris Hughes |
| Phase 2 Committee | Associate Professor Michael Grimm |
| Phase 3 Committee | Associate Professor Phil Jones |
| Clinical Learning and Assessment Committee | Dr Tony O'Sullivan |
| Independent Learning Project Committee | Dr Karen Gibson |
| Program Evaluation and Improvement Group | Professor Patrick McNeil |
| Assessment Working Group | Dr Peter Harris |
| Admissions and Re-enrolment Committee | Associate Professor Andrew Cole |
| Invited members (to be determined by CDC) | |
| Prince of Wales Clinical School | Professor Les White |
| Rural Clinical School | Dr Lesley Forster |
| School of Medical Sciences | Dr Gary Velan |
| School of Medical Sciences | Dr Liz Tancred |
| School of Psychiatry | Professor Gavin Andrews |
| School of Public Health and Community Medicine | Dr Barbara Booth |
| South Western Sydney Clinical School | Professor Jeremy Wilson |
| St Vincent's Clinical School | Associate Professor Eva Segelov |
| Office of Medical Education | Dr Rachel Thompson |
| Student Representatives (for 2009) | |
| Phase 1 | Pramudie Gunaratne |
| Phase 2 | David Ma |
| Phase 3 | Sam Hwang |
| Secretarial Support | |
| Office of Medical Education | Ms Elena Mankovskaia |
Terms of Reference and Responsibilities
The Curriculum Development Committee (CDC) is the coordinating body for development of the new Medicine 3802 program at UNSW. It develops policy and considers proposals recommended by various curriculum working parties, and curriculum committees and presents these to Faculty Education Committee, the Dean and Faculty Standing Committee for consideration. The membership evolves in response to changes to working parties during ongoing development of the program.
Frequency of Meetings
Approximately every 2-4 weeks for 2 hours, averaging ~16 meetings per year.
Structure and Review
- The number of Committee members should not exceed 18.
- The term of membership for each category of member is 2 years.
- The composition of the Committee may be reviewed if new working parties or other bodies involved in developing and/or oversight of the new curriculum are established. To ensure smooth operation of the Committee, the Education Committee requests the Dean to have responsibility for on-going appointment and relinquishment of appointment of membership as appropriate.