Section I. General Provisions.

1. Functions
   1. The Faculty (1) of the School of Medicine shall govern and supervise the School in accordance with San Francisco Division Bylaw 95.
   2. The officers and committees of the Faculty shall take appropriate steps to inform the entire teaching staff (2) about the affairs of the School. They shall encourage expression by the entire teaching staff of their views on matters of policy affecting the School.
2. Membership and Voting Privileges
   1. When the Faculty is functioning as a Committee of the Division of the Academic Senate, the membership of the Faculty is as specified in Division Bylaw 100, namely:
      1. The President of the University,
      2. The Chief Campus Officer at San Francisco,
      3. The Dean of the School,
      4. All members of the Senate who are members of departments assigned to the School of Medicine.
         Only members of the Faculty who are voting members of the Academic (Am. 6/93) Senate are eligible to vote.
   2. All members of the teaching staff of the School, including those holding titles in the Adjunct (Am. 6/93), Clinical, Lecturer, and Research series, may attend meetings of the Faculty, may make and second motions, and may have the privilege of the floor for discussion.
3. Officers
   1. The Chair and Vice Chair of the Council of the Faculty are Chair and Vice Chair of the Faculty.
   2. The Vice Chair shall act as Secretary of the Council of the Faculty and of the Faculty.
      1. Members of the Academic Senate.
      2. Senate members plus persons with titles in the Clinical, Lecturer and Research Series.
   3. Duties of Officers
      1. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Faculty and of the Council of the Faculty. The Chair shall serve as liaison officer of the Faculty to the Dean.
      2. The Vice Chair shall preside in the absence of the Chair at meetings of the Faculty and of the Council of the Faculty. The Vice Chair shall act as Secretary of the Faculty and of the Council of the Faculty; shall prepare the Call and the Minutes for each Faculty meeting; shall conduct all elections which require mail ballots; shall keep a permanent record of all the proceedings of all Faculty meetings, and shall distribute a copy to each member of the Faculty and all other authorized recipients within fifteen days of the meeting. The Vice Chair shall maintain a valid roster of names of the voting members of the Faculty.
4. 4. Meetings
   1. Frequency - The Faculty shall meet at least once during each Fall, Winter, and Spring academic term and at the call of either of its officers, the Dean, the Faculty Council, or upon written request of ten members of the Faculty.
   2. Quorum - Twenty members of the Faculty constitute a quorum.
   3. Order of Business - The order and conduct of business of Faculty meetings shall be guided by the provisions of the Bylaws of the San Francisco division, Chapter IV, Sections I, II, and III.
   4. General Conferences - The Dean or the Chair of the Faculty may call conferences of the entire teaching staff to discuss matters of general concern. Legislation shall not be adopted at such conferences.

Section II. Committees

1. Council of the Faculty
   1. Members. There shall be seven elected members of the Academic Senate, three ex officio members, two elected representatives from the clinical Faculty, and one elected representative from the adjunct Faculty. (Am. 9/91, 4/92 & 6/93)
      1. Academic Senate Members - At the time of election, at least one member must be at the rank of Assistant Professor, one must be a Full Professor, and at least one must be a member of the Basic Science faculty. No more than two members from one department and its divisions may serve simultaneously. (Am. 9/91 & 4/92)
      2. Ex Officio - The ex officio members shall be: The Dean, the Associate Dean of Student and Curricular Affairs, and the Chair of the Committee on Curriculum and Educational Policy.
      3. Representatives - Two representatives shall be elected by faculty in the clinical series (who are not members of the Academic Senate) and one representative shall be elected by Faculty in the adjunct series (who are not members of the Academic Senate); and these representatives shall be entitled to participate in the deliberations of the Council, but without the right to vote. (A.S. Bylaws 50 A. and 45 and Legislative Ruling 4.67) These elected representatives must hold at least half-time appointments in the clinical or adjunct series in the School of Medicine (also see Section II. 1. C. 2). (Am. 9/91, 4/92, & 6/93)
   2. Terms of Office
      1. The elected members of the Academic Senate are each to have a three-year term, staggered such that two members shall be elected every year.
      2. The representatives shall serve three-year terms (Am. 6/93).
      3. No elected Senate member or representative may serve more than two consecutive elected terms. (Am. 9/91 & 4/92)
   3. Nominations and Elections
      1. Procedures for nominating and electing the Council of the Faculty shall be guided by those described in the Division Manual, Ch. V, Bylaw 65, and shall be conducted by the Vice Chair of the Faculty, except that the first election shall be held immediately after the adoption of these Bylaws under the supervision of the Secretary of the San Francisco Division and those elected shall take office forthwith.
      2. Representatives - The procedures for nominating and electing the representatives (Section II, 1. A. 3.) shall be the same as above except that the procedure shall be restricted to faculty members in the clinical and the adjunct series who are not members of the Academic Senate and who hold at least a half-time appointment in the School of Medicine. (En. 9/91, Am. 4/92 & 6/93)
   4. Officers - The Council of the Faculty shall select from its elected members a Chair and a Vice Chair, subject to confirmation by the Faculty.
   5. Replacements - If an elected Senate member or a representative is unable to serve for four months or longer, the Council of the Faculty shall appoint a replacement member from the appropriate constituency to serve during that period subject to confirmation by the Faculty. (Am. 9/91 & 4/92)
   6. Meetings - The Council of the Faculty shall meet at least once in each academic term. Meetings may be called by the Chair, the Dean, or any three members of the Council of the Faculty.
   7. Quorum - A quorum shall consist of any five elected members provided that one of the officers or the Dean is present.
   8. Duties and Powers
      1. In accordance with Division Bylaw 95, the Council of the Faculty shall have authority to act for the Faculty, or to delegate to the Dean authority to act, in the following matters:
         1. in approving petitions of students to graduate under suspension of the Regulations;
         2. in approving the awarding of degrees, certificates and honors at graduation;
         3. in exercising its jurisdiction over scholastically disqualified students;
         4. in dismissing students for causes other than scholastic disqualification.
            All actions carried out under these provisions shall be reported to the Faculty at least once annually.
      2. The Council of the Faculty may act for the Faculty with respect to any subject delegated to it by the Faculty and may advise the Dean upon his request.
      3. The Council of the Faculty shall appoint the Standing Committees of the Faculty established by these Bylaws. New Standing Committees of the Faculty shall be authorized by vote of the Faculty. Special committees of the faculty may be authorized by the Council of the Faculty or by the Faculty. Such special committees shall be appointed by the Council of the Faculty.
      4. The Council of the Faculty may establish and maintain liaison with the Faculties of the other Schools of the Division and of other Divisions of the Senate.
      5. The Council of the Faculty shall report to the Faculty at least once each Fall, Winter, and Spring academic term.
2. Standing Committees
   1. General Provisions
      1. The Chair and the members of the Standing Committees established herein shall be appointed by the Council of the Faculty, subject to confirmation by the Faculty at the Fall meeting of the Faculty.
         1. Elected Academic Senate members of the Council of the Faculty are eligible to Chair Standing Committees. (Am. 9/91)
      2. Standing Committees serve terms of one year beginning with the first day of instruction of the Fall academic Term.
      3. Each Standing Committee may appoint such subcommittees as it deems necessary to conduct its business.
      4. All members of the teaching staff of the School who hold titles in the Adjunct (Am. 6/93), Clinical, Lecturer, or Research series may be Advisors or Consultants to any Standing or Special Committees. Such appointees shall be eligible to vote on matters being considered by the Committee except when the Committee chair rules that the subject at issue requires restriction of voting privileges in order to comply with the Standing Orders of The Regents or the Regulations of the Senate.
      5. Each Standing Committee shall formulate standards and policies designed to secure prompt, continuous, uniform fulfillment of its duties. Standards and policies so formulated shall be subject to review by the Faculty.
      6. Each Committee is responsible to and is obligated to report its actions to the Faculty of the School at least yearly except when a Committee makes recommendations and gives advice to the Dean or to other Administrative officers. In this instance, the Committee shall report its recommendations to the Faculty if this action is consistent with the original charge to the Committee and serves the best interests of the University and the School. Committees may also communicate with other Committees of the School or the Division. If a Committee desires advice or approval of an action, it may consult the agency which established it.
   2. Committee on Curriculum and Educational Policy
      1. Membership
         1. This Committee shall consist of the following ex officio members: the Chair of the Faculty; the Dean of the School; the Associate Deans of: Curricular Affairs; Clinical Education and Academic Affairs; the Assistant Dean of Student Research; a volunteer clinical faculty representative; a volunteer adjunct faculty representative (Am. 6/93); and the Chairs of the Course Committees for years I, II, and III. Six other members will be chosen to provide, so far as possible, liaison with the Graduate Council, the Basic Science Departments, the Clinical Departments, the Executive Committees at the affiliated teachings centers and the Division CEP. (Am. 9/91)
         2. The Chair and Vice Chair shall be appointed by the Council of the Faculty.
         3. The Chair is an ex-officio member of the Council of the Faculty and expected to attend all meetings of the Council of the Faculty.
      2. Duties
         1. It shall be the duty of the Committee to consider and report in accordance with Bylaw II.2.A (6) and upon matters which may be referred to it by:
            The President
            The Chancellor
            The Dean
            The Chair of the Division
            The Chair of the Faculty Council
            or by any Committee of the School
         2. The Committee is authorized to initiate such studies and to make such reports in accordance with Bylaw II.2.A. (6) as it may deem appropriate upon:
            the establishment or disestablishment of:
            curricula
            departments
            divisions
            organized research units;
            affiliations with community and other hospitals for academic programs;
            and upon legislation or administrative policies of a fundamental character involving questions of educational policy.
   3. Committee on Student Welfare
      1. This Committee shall consist of the Chairman of the Faculty, ex-officio, the Dean of the School, ex-officio, or the Associate Dean for Students, (n)* other members of the Faculty, and (n)* students in good standing.
      2. It shall be the duty of this Committee to study and investigate any specific matter concerning the academic, social, and civil freedoms of a student or a group of students registered in any of the curricula of the School of Medicine, upon the request of the Dean, the Council of the Faculty, or upon petition by the student(s) concerned.
      3. The Committee shall advise the Dean, the Faculty Council, and the student petitioner(s) regarding its findings and may make recommendations concerning them.

Section III. Modification of Bylaws

1. Except for Bylaw Section 1.2.A., these Bylaws may be modified at any meeting of the Faculty in accordance with the procedures prescribed in Division Bylaw 35.

Adopted by the Faculty of the School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Medical Center - January 19, 1967. Revised December 1981; September 1991 and April, 1992.

*(n) = appropriate number to be determined by the Council of the Faculty.

REGULATIONS OF THE FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
(University of California, San Francisco)

I. ADMISSIONS

1. GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL
   Curriculum leading to the degree of Doctor of Medicine.
   1. Admission to Regular Status. To be admitted to the School of medicine, an applicant must:
      1. Be eligible for admission to the University of California (SR*418-480). (Am. 4/90)
      2. Complete the college subject requirements; take the medical College Admission Test or whatever entrance examination is required by the School of Medicine Bulletin.
      3. Meet the minimum grade point average and complete the required number of units as approved by the Faculty of the School of Medicine and published annually in the School of Medicine Bulletin.
      4. Be evaluated and recommended for acceptance by the Committee on Admissions, the Executive Board of the Committee on Admissions and the Dean of the School of Medicine. (Am. 4/90)
   2. Admission to Advanced Standing. The School of Medicine does not accept students into advanced standing except for those students who are admitted to the DDS/MD program. An applicant must:
      1. Be eligible for admission to the University of California (SR* 418-480).
      2. Complete the college subject requirements; take the Medical College Admission Test or whatever entrance examination is required by the DDS/MD program.
      3. Be evaluated and recommended for acceptance by the Associate Dean of Admissions or his/her designate and the Associate Dean of Student and Curricular Affairs.
         Students who are accepted to the DDS/MD program will be admitted into advanced standing. Their previous education in the basic sciences will be reviewed and they will be placed in the appropriate year of medical school. (En. 4/90)
2. POSTGRADUATE PROFESSIONAL
   1. Internship and Residency. To be admitted to the programs leading to a Certificate of Completion of Postgraduate Professional Education, an applicant must be evaluated and recommended for acceptance by the appropriate internship or residency committee.

* SR - Academic Senate Regulations (statewide)

II. REGISTRATION

1. Students must register and meet the requirements for registration as defined in the Academic Senate Regulations 540-546**.
2. Study lists must be approved by the Associate Dean and filed in the Office of the Registrar by the published deadline date (ASR 542).

** ASR - Academic Senate Regulations
Regulations (campus)

III. DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS AND CURRICULA

1. DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
   1. The candidate must have completed with a passing grade all required courses, or their equivalents, as prescribed in the curriculum of the UCSF School of Medicine, and must be registered in the quarter preceding graduating from the School of Medicine. (Am. 4/90)
   2. All required courses or their equivalents as prescribed by the School of Medicine at San Francisco must be completed with a passing grade.
   3. Off-campus elective courses taken by a registered student may be approved for credit toward the M.D. degree only when the Department Chairman has knowledge of the institution or program and can certify that the quality of the program meets the standards of the School of Medicine at San Francisco.
   4. Students who wish to receive unit credit for such courses taken prior to entering the School of Medicine are required to complete satisfactorily an oral and/or written examination approved by the Chairman of the Department. Petitions for course credit by examination must be approved by the course director and associate dean. (Am. 4/90)
   5. Waiver of any of the above requirements for the degree of Doctor of medicine in individual cases must be approved by the Council of the Faculty upon the recommendation of the Committee on Curriculum and Educational Policy and the associate dean. (Am. 4/90)
   6. The candidate shall be recommended for the degree by the Faculty of the School of Medicine through action by the Council of the Faculty (S.F. By-law 95D).
2. DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MEDICAL SCIENCES
   (Am. 4/90)
   1. The candidate must have successfully completed at least 90 semester units or 135 quarter units before entering the School of Medicine at San Francisco, including within these units the courses required by the Faculty of the School of Medicine for regular admission to the curriculum leading to the M.D. degree.
   2. As a registered student for four consecutive quarters, the candidate must complete satisfactorily 70 quarter units of course work, including all required courses, with a grade point average of 2.0 or better.
   3. The candidate must satisfy the University residence requirement and the general University requirements for the Bachelor's degree.
   4. The candidate must have satisfactory professional qualifications and be recommended for the degree by the Council of the Faculty, School of Medicine.
3. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDY
   1. The candidate must have completed one or more years of postgraduate academic and/or clinical study at the School of Medicine, San Francisco or at affiliated hospitals, while a registered student in the University of California for a minimum of 4 quarters per year.
   2. The candidate must have performed his/her work satisfactorily.
   3. The candidate must be recommended by the Chairman of the appropriate Department(s).
   4. The form of the Certificate will be as follows:
      UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
      SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
      SAN FRANCISCO
      THIS CERTIFIES THAT (NAME)
      has served as a resident in (Am. 4/90)
      IN __________________________
      (beginning and ending dates)
      Chairman of Department
      SEAL: Dean
      (signatures of other appropriate individuals may be added)

IV. CLASSIFICATION OF COURSES

1. GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL
   The courses in the curriculum leading to the degree Doctor of Medicine are classified as follows:
   1. Required Core Courses.
      1. Non-clinical, non-block core courses are to be numbered 100-109 within a given department.
      2. Clinical block core courses are to be numbered 110-119 within a given department.
      3. Non-clinical block core courses are to be numbered 120-129 within a given department.
      4. Clinical non-block core courses are numbered 130-139 within a given department.
   2. Elective Courses
      1. Clinical, block elective courses are to be numbered 140.___ within a given department, with a number in the tenths and hundredths digit to delineate the specific course.
      2. Non-clinical block elective courses are to be numbered 150.___ within a given department, with a number in the tenths and hundredths digit to delineate the specific course.
      3. Clinical, non-block elective courses are to be numbered 160.___ within a given department, with a number in the tenths and hundredths digit to delineate the specific course.
      4. Non-clinical, non-block elective courses are to be numbered 170.___ within a given department, with a number in the tenths and hundredths digit to delineate the specific course.
      5. The course number 198 within a given department is reserved for independent supervised study.
      6. The course number 199 within a given department is reserved for supervised laboratory projects.
      7. Interschool courses are to be numbered 180-189 within a given department.
2. GRADUATE ACADEMIC
   Courses designed primarily for graduate academic students are identified by numbers 200-299 in accordance with Graduate Division convention, even when elected by professional students
3. UNDERGRADUATE PROFESSIONAL
   1. The courses in the curriculum leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Medical Sciences are classified in the same manner as those leading to the M.D. degree. (Am. 4/90)
4. POSTGRADUATE PROFESSIONAL
   The courses in the curriculum leading to a Certificate of Postgraduate Medical Study are designated by three digits, with a 4 in the hundreds digit.
   1. The numbers 400-449 designate interns' and residents' research, lectures, and seminars.
   2. The numbers 450-489 designate residents' section work.
   3. The numbers 490-499 designate interns' section work.

V. GRADES AND CREDIT

1. The work of all professional students who are candidates for the M.D. degree shall be reported as follows:
   1. honors: H -- [paragraph (B) below]; (En. 9/91)
   2. passing: P (passed);
   3. not passing: E [provisional -- see paragraph (C) below], F (failure);
   4. undetermined: I (incomplete, IP (in progress) [see paragraphs (D) and (E) below].
2. The honors grade rewards a student for outstanding performance. The honors grade will not be assigned in any first or second-year course, but may be assigned in all required courses of more than two units in the third and fourth years. Honors will be assigned in each academic quarter or at the end of each clerkship rotation. Instructors will determine the criteria for honors and publicize these to the class at the beginning of the course. The honors grade will be recorded in the Office of the of the Registrar as part of the student record. (En. 9/91) [Am. 11/20/95]
3. The E grade is assigned as an initial non-passing provisional grade. It may be converted to a passing grade when the requirements for the course are satisfactorily met as determined by the course instructor. It will be converted to an F grade by the course instructor, after consultation with the Screening Committee, if a student fails to complete satisfactorily the course requirements within a period of time to be determined by the Screening Committee.
4. The grade I may be assigned when a student's work is of passing quality but is incomplete for good cause. The student may replace the Incomplete grade by a final grade and receive appropriate credit provided the student completes the work of the course in a way authorized by the appropriate faculty. (See paragraph (E) below).
5. All grades except I, IP and E are final when filed by an instructor in his end-of-term course report. However, the correction of clerical or procedural errors may be authorized by the appropriate faculty concerned. No term grade except I or E may be revised by examination. A student may repeat only those courses in which the student has received a grade of E. An exception to this rule may be authorized by the appropriate faculty for a student who receives the grade of I.
6. When a student is required by the Faculty or its designated agent to repeat a year, or a term, or specifically named courses, the units will be counted only once.
7. For courses extended over more than one quarter where evaluation of the student's performance is deferred until the end of the final quarter, undetermined grades of In Progress shall be assigned in the intervening quarters in courses so authorized by the appropriate faculty. The undetermined grades shall be replaced by the final grades if the student completes the full sequence. The Faculty of the School of Medicine is authorized to regulate the award of credit in cases where the full sequence is not completed.

VI. DISQUALIFICATION

1. ACADEMIC PROBATION
   1. A student may be placed on probation if he/she has 6 or more units of E in any quarter or 10 or more units of E or F in 3 consecutive quarters.
   2. A student may be removed from probation following one quarter of satisfactory performance and removal of all E or F grades.
2. PROFESSIONAL DISQUALIFICATION
   In order for Faculty to act under variance 3A, ASR 900 (A), provisions governing the use of professional disqualification of students in the Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy must be prescribed in the regulations of these respective Schools (SFR 905). Also, each faculty must make imposition of any final action under this provision of ASR 900 (a) contingent upon a fair hearing guaranteeing at least procedural minima of due process of the student. (Procedural minima of due process may be taken as containing the elements spelled out in Campus Regulations Relating to Students and Student Organizations, Use of University Facilities, and Non-Discrimination.) (This document is published by the Chancellor and is made available to all students.)
   In accordance with the provisions of ASR 900 (a), Variance 3A and SFR 905 (approved June 4, 1970) shall be subject to professional disqualification in the School of Medicine if, after a hearing by the Council of the Faculty (By-law 23 d) of alleged charges, it is found that the student:
   1. has manifested or threatened violence against a patient, fellow professional, or staff personnel, or against others in carrying out professional assignments, and/or
   2. has abused professional privileges by taking improper advantage of professional relationships with patients or others, or has abused other privileges of the profession, such as access to drugs or equipment, and/or
   3. is physically, or mentally incompetent to carry out professional responsibilities, and/or
   4. has been negligent in carrying out professional responsibilities to patients.
3. STUDENT DISMISSAL
   A student shall be subject to dismissal if:
   1. he/she receives a non-passing grade while on probation.
   2. his/her performance is unsatisfactory as defined in paragraphs VI, B.
4. SCREENING & ACADEMIC STANDARDS COMMITTEE
   The Screening Committee will assess the performances of all students at the end of each quarter and recommend one of the following actions to the Dean of the School of Medicine for final action and approval by the Council of the Faculty:
   1. Promotion to the next quarter.
   2. Promotion to the next quarter subject to certain conditions, or on a probationary status (see VI, A, 1).
   3. Formal repetition of one or more quarters of work on a probationary status (see VI, A, 1).
   4. Dismissal from the School of Medicine (see VI, C). All Screening Committee recommendations for dismissal will be reviewed by the Academic Standards Committee. (Am. 4/90)
5. OTHER
   If the grade E, F or I in a course required for graduation is not removed within the time limitations described in V-C and V-D above, the student is thereby subject to academic probation or dismissal.
6. EXAMINATIONS
   Faculty responsibility for fair conduct of examinations.
   1. Supplementary to other procedures and responsibilities shared mutually by Faculty and students, the instructor who is responsible for the conduct of an examination must inform the students prior to the examination what materials are necessary and may be in their possession or vicinity and what conduct is required while taking the examinations. Access to all other materials or information which may act as an unauthorized aid in the examination is expressly prohibited.
   2. Violation of this rule or other substantive evidence of academic misconduct shall subject the student to academic disqualification. Procedural minima are those specified in VI-B. The preliminary hearing shall be before the Committee on Student Welfare.
7. APPEALS
   A student who wishes to appeal any action taken under the regulations described in VI-C should first petition the Council of the Faculty for review. But in any case he/she has the right of appeal to the Academic Senate. The Academic Senate is the final appeal. (Am. 4/90)

VII. WITHDRAWAL

1. LEAVE OF ABSENCE
   Subject to the approval of the Dean of the School, a student wishing to withdraw from classes may petition to do so by requesting a leave of absence or an honorable withdrawal.
   1. Brief Leave of Absence. Permission to be absent for a brief period may be granted to a student in case of illness or other emergency. Such leaves may not exceed six weeks in any one academic year. A brief leave of absence will not exempt a student from satisfactorily completing all work in progress for each course.
   2. A student in good standing is entitled to a statement of honorable withdrawal (SR 910B).
   3. Reinstatement as a student into the School of Medicine after an absence of more than one year requires approval of the Council of the Faculty.
2. DISCONTINUANCE WITHOUT NOTICE
   A student is considered to have terminated connection with the School if he or she:
   1. withdraws from the School of Medicine without notice.
   2. fails to report after a brief leave of absence.
   3. fails to register for any required term within one month after its beginning date.

Revised by the Faculty, April 1990; Divisional approval, June 1991.

Revised by the Faculty, September 1991; Divisional approval, December 1991.