The Biomedical Science Graduate
Program for the School of Medicine follow the general academic
regulations of the Graduate School as described in the
University
of South Carolina Studies Bulletin. In addition, specific
requirements of the Biomedical Science Graduate Program are
described in this manual.
1. Program Administration
Within the School of Medicine, the
Biomedical Science Graduate program is administered by the
Director for the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program. The
Director for the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program is also
responsible for developing and maintaining the curriculum and
managing admission. The Biomedical Science Graduate Advisory
Committee consists of one representative from each of the
participating departments and the Director for the Biomedical
Sciences Graduate Programs. This committee is responsible for
establishing policies and procedures consistent with University
and School guidelines and for ensuring that program requirements
are met. Substantive changes in program policy or curriculum are
referred to the Biomedical Science Graduate Faculty at annual
faculty meetings. The Office of Graduate Studies maintains student
files and required graduate forms and is located in room B-39 of
Basic Science Building
| Director
the Biomedical Graduate Program |
Dr.
Richard Hunt |
(803) 733 3100 |
rhunt@med.sc.edu |
| Program
Coordinator |
Ansley Roberts |
(803)
733-3100 |
ar@med.sc.edu |
| Assistant
Director for Student Services |
Jerel Arceneaux |
(803)
733-3135 |
jerela@med.sc.edu |
2.
Departmental Administration
The Chairman of each participating
department selects one faculty member to serve as its departmental
representative to handle graduate affairs to serve on the
Biomedical Science Graduate Committee. Departments may also elect
to have a graduate committee to formulate departmental policies
and to screen students for admission.
Department Coordinator(s)
| Cell and
Developmental Biology and Anatomy |
Dr Wayne
Carver |
| Pathology, Microbiology
and Immunology |
Dr Kim
Creek |
| Pharmacology,
Physiology, and Neuroscience |
Dr
Marlene Wilson |
3. Academic Responsibility,
Carolina Community and The Office of the Ombudsperson
The USC Student Handbook and Policy
Guide, Carolina Community, is located at this website
In addition to describing
aspects of student life, this publication also contains the Carolinian
Creed and associated policy on Academic Responsibility to
which all students must adhere. Students in the Biomedical Science
Graduate Program are expected to adhere to the University Rule of
Academic Responsibility. This Rule is concerned with infractions
of academic discipline or ethical conduct and prohibits
plagiarism, cheating, and falsification of data.
The educational program in the School
of Medicine has been developed to support and encourage the
collegiality and professionalism essential to an effective
learning environment. Students who believe that they have been
punitively assessed or mistreated because of religion, race,
ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age or other factors have
access to the School of Medicine Ombudspersons who are empowered
to receive and investigate reports of mistreatment in a completely
confidential manner, to mediate between the parties involved and,
in the event mediation is not successful, to make recommendations
directly to the Dean of the School of Medicine regarding
appropriate resolution of any complaints. The use of the
Ombudspersons’ services to resolve a complaint represents a form
of alternate dispute resolution. For this reason the services of
the Ombudsperson will no longer be available to a student once
that student engages an attorney to initiate legal action against
the School of Medicine, the University of South Carolina, or the
employees of those institutions. The current Ombudspersons are:
Dr. Gene Mayer, 733-3281;
