# Faculty Leadership, Standing and Administrative Committees ## expand\_more The Harvard Faculty of Medicine includes both Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine faculty. The faculty is organized into basic science and social science departments, departments based at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and clinical departments at affiliated hospitals. The Faculty of Medicine operates under the direct responsibility of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. Over the years, the Faculty of Medicine has established various executive leadership, standing, and administrative/advisory committees. ## **HMS Executive Leadership Committees** Executive Leadership Committees represent the dean’s leadership team, the chief academic officers of the affiliated hospitals, the leaders of quad-based department chairs, and the leaders of hospital-based departments. These committees, whose members are derived from medical school and hospital leaders, advise the dean of the faculty of medicine in carrying out the academic policies of the school. - [The Dean's Leadership Council](https://hms.harvard.edu/about-hms/leadership) - [Council of Academic Deans (CAD)](https://hms.harvard.edu/about-hms/leadership) - [Council of Preclinical Chairs (PCC)](/preclinical-and-clinical-departments#overlay-context=preclinical-and-clinical-departments) - [Council of Department Heads](/preclinical-and-clinical-departments#overlay-context=preclinical-and-clinical-departments) - [Executive Committee Heads, Clinical Departments](/preclinical-and-clinical-departments#overlay-context=preclinical-and-clinical-departments) - [Social Science Council (SSC)](/sites/g/files/omnuum4521/files/2025-12/AY25-26%20HMS%20Exec%20Leadershp%20Committee%20-%20Social%20Science%20Council%20SSC.pdf "AY25-26 HMS Exec Leadership Comte - Social Science Council (SSC)") ## **HMS Standing Committees** Standing Committees are defined as those committees that are necessary for the governance of the faculty—essential for discharging the responsibilities of the faculty for the execution of the Program on Medical Education; these are the committees that oversee undergraduate medical students and MD Medical education as well as faculty in their roles as the teachers of our medical students. Standing committees consider and recommend actions and propose policies in the functional areas under their jurisdictions, subject to final approval by the Faculty Council and the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. HMS monitors the charge and selection process of each standing committee and ensures that adequate opportunities exist for faculty participation in, including self-nomination for, committee membership and institutional governance. Faculty participate in school governance activities through standing committee service. - [Admission of Students](/sites/g/files/omnuum4521/files/2026-02/AY25-26%20HMS%20Standing%20Committee%20-%20Admission%20of%20Students.pdf "AY25-26 HMS Standing Comte - Admission of Students") - [Conflicts of Interest and Commitment (COI)](/sites/g/files/omnuum4521/files/2026-02/AY25-26%20HMS%20Standing%20Committee%20-%20Conflicts%20of%20Interest%20and%20Commitment%20%28COI%29.pdf "AY25-26 HMS Standing Comte - Conflicts of Interest and Commitment (COI)") - [Educational Policy and Curriculum (EPCC)](/resource/ay25-26-hms-standing-committee-educational-policy-and-curriculum-committee-epcc "AY25-26 HMS Standing Committee - Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee (EPCC)") - [Faculty Conduct](/resource/ay25-26-hms-standing-committee-faculty-conduct "AY25-26 HMS Standing Committee -Faculty Conduct") - [Faculty Council](/resource/ay25-26-hms-standing-comte-faculty-council-updated-dec2025 "AY25-26 HMS Standing Comte - Faculty Council (updated Dec2025)") - [Learning Environment Committee (LEC)](/resource/ay25-26-hms-standing-committee-learning-environment-committee-lec "AY25-26 HMS Standing Committee - Learning Environment Committee (LEC)") - [Longer Service Promotions Committee (LS)](/resource/ay-25-26-hms-standing-committee-longer-service-committee-0 "AY 25-26 HMS Standing Committee - Longer Service Committee") - [Medical Student Promotion & Review Board (PRB)](/sites/g/files/omnuum4521/files/2026-02/AY25-26%20HMS%20Standing%20Committee%20-%20Medical%20Student%20Promotion%20Review%20Board%20%28PRB%29.pdf "AY25-26 HMS Standing Comte - Medical Student Promotion Review Board (PRB)") - [Professor of Clinical X Committee (PCX)](/resource/ay25-26-hms-standing-committee-prof-clin-x-committee-0 "AY25-26 HMS Standing Committee - Prof of Clin X committee") - [Promotions, Reappointments and Appointments Committee (P&R)](/resource/ay25-26-hms-standing-committee-promotions-reappointments-and-appointments-committee-pr-2 "AY25-26 HMS Standing Committee - Promotions Reappointments and Appointments Committee (P&R)") - [Rights and Responsibilities Committee (SCRR)](/resource/ay25-26-hms-standing-committee-rights-responsibilities-committee-scrr "AY25-26 HMS Standing Committee - Rights & Responsibilities Committee (SCRR)") - [Subcommittee of Professors (SOP)](/resource/ay25-26-hms-standing-committee-subcommittee-professors-sop-0 "AY25-26 HMS Standing Committee-Subcommittee of Professors (SOP)") ## **HMS Administrative Committees** Administrative committees carry out the on-going policies and programs of the Faculty of Medicine. Advisory and/or ad hoc committees are convened as required by duly approved policies of the Faculty of Medicine, or as the Dean and/or the Faculty Council requires, for advice on matters related to the operation of the Faculty of Medicine and the activities of its faculty, staff, and students pursuing other degree programs. These committees oversee vital HMS-specific programs and policies. Their charges and selection processes adhere to HMS policies, guidelines and professional standards. - Animals in the Medical Area (*contact the Office for Faculty Affairs with questions)* - [Continuing Professional Development, Advisory Committee (ACCPD)](/sites/g/files/omnuum4521/files/2026-02/AY25-26%20HMS%20Administrative%20Committee%20-%20Advisory%20Committee%20on%20Continuing%20Professional%20Development%20%28ACCPD%29.pdf "AY25-26 HMS Administrative Committee - Advisory Cmte on Continuing Prof Devtt (ACCPD)") - [Financial Aid for Medical Students](/sites/g/files/omnuum4521/files/2026-02/AY25-26%20HMS%20Administrative%20%20Committee%20-%20Committee%20on%20Financial%20Aid%20for%20Medical%20Students.pdf "AY25-26 HMS Admin Comte - Financial Aid for Medical Students") - [Foundation Funds](/sites/g/files/omnuum4521/files/2026-02/AY25-26%20HMS%20Administrative%20Committee%20-%20Foundation%20Funds.pdf "AY25-26 HMS Admin Comte - Foundation Funds") - [Global Projects and Sites](/sites/g/files/omnuum4521/files/2026-02/AY25-26%20HMS%20Administrative%20Committee%20-%20Committee%20on%20Global%20Projects%20and%20Sites.pdf "AY25-26 HMS Admin Comte - Global Projects & Sites") - [Harvard Faculty of Medicine IRB (Institutional Review Board)](/resource/ay26-27-hms-admin-comte-harvard-fac-med-irb-comte "AY26-27 HMS Admin Comte - Harvard Fac of Med IRB Comte") - [Joint Committee on the Status of Women](/sites/g/files/omnuum4521/files/2026-02/AY25-26%20HMS%20Administrative%20Committee%20-%20Joint%20Committee%20on%20the%20Status%20of%20Women.pdf "AY25.26 HMS Admin Comte - Joint Committee on the Status of Women (JCSW)") - [Master’s Degree Programs, Academic Progress & Review Board](/sites/g/files/omnuum4521/files/2026-02/AY25.26%20HMS%20Administrative%20Committee%20-%20Academic%20Progress%20and%20Review%20Board%20for%20the%20Master%27s%20Degree%20Programs.pdf "AY25.26 HMS Admin Cmte - Academic Progress and Review Board for the Master's Degree Programs") - [Master’s Degree Programs, Governance & Oversight](/sites/g/files/omnuum4521/files/2026-02/AY25-26%20HMS%20Administrative%20Committee%20-%20Committee%20on%20Governance%20and%20Oversight%20of%20Master%27s%20Degree%20Programs.pdf "AY25-26 HMS Admin Cmte - Cmte on Governance and Oversight of Master's Degree Programs") - [MD-PhD Programs, Harvard/MIT Program Board of Overseers](/sites/g/files/omnuum4521/files/2026-03/AY25-26%20HMS%20Administrative%20Committee%20-%20Board%20of%20Overseers%20Harvard-MIT%20MD-PhD%20Program.pdf "AY25-26 HMS Admin Comte - Board of Overseers Harvard MIT MD PhD Program") - [Microbiological Safety](/sites/g/files/omnuum4521/files/2026-02/25-26%20HMS%20Administrative%20Committee%20-%20Committee%20on%20Microbiological%20Safety%20%28COMS%29.pdf "AY25-26 HMS Admin Comte - Microbiological Safety (COMS)") - [Oversight of HMS Initiatives, Programs, Centers and Institutes](/sites/g/files/omnuum4521/files/2026-02/AY25-26%20HMS%20Administrative%20Committee%20-%20Committee%20on%20Oversight%20of%20HMS%20Initiatives%20Programs%20Centers%20and%20Institutes.pdf "AY25-26 HMS Admin Comte - Oversight of HMS Initiatives Programs Ctrs and Institutes") ## Questions? Regarding current rosters or to provide updates: **Gail Williams** Director of Administration & Finance 617-432-1138 [Gail\_Williams@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:Gail_Williams@hms.harvard.edu).