I.介绍和任务
微生物学和传染病(中)计划的目的是通过在微生物模型系统中提供激烈和现代的学生培训来促进科学卓越,以及微生物发病机理的分子基础。微生物特别适合研究生培训,因为它们的固有快速增长和多种方法的可用性使个人可以为科学理解做出重大贡献。分子和细胞生物学的大多数现有知识都是基于对微生物模型生物的分析。微生物还负责各种各样的传染病,这些传染病在其一生中影响每个人,并引起明显的发病率和死亡率。在UT MD安德森癌症中心Uthealth生物医学科学研究生院(GSB)中,这种对微生物系统的关注是独一无二的。该程序与GSB合作起作用。课程教师是GSB的成员,有望成为GSB活动的正式参与者。
ii。计划组织
所有委员会任务将于9月1日至8月31日举行。中期计划的行政组织如下:
A.导演
The director is responsible for organizing all program activities or delegating the organization of specific activities to other faculty, students and/or staff. The Director will be elected by the Program faculty. The Steering Committee will submit the names of nominees for Director to the GSBS Deans’ Office. GSBS will then solicit nominations, including self-nominations, from the Program faculty at-large to serve as Director. Once the slate of candidates has been approved by the GSBS Deans’ Office, GSBS will conduct the election and report the results to the program members. 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 starting July 15th of the first year of their term.
董事的职责包括:
- 协调其他计划委员会的活动。
- 咨询和建议第一年GSBS学生。
- 评估和监视该计划中每个学生的整体进度。
- 每年与所有学生会面,以帮助保持学生的士气和保留。
- Assist in the coordination of laboratory rotations.
- 为每个必需课程的课程任命课程董事。
- 至少每半年组织计划教师会议,并及时分发议程和会议记录。
- Receive applications for faculty membership in the Program and distribute the applications to the Steering Committee.
- 在医学院的研究生教育委员会(GSEC)和GSBS计划董事委员会(PDC)和任何其他适当的场所中,代表课程教师和学生的利益。
- 建议中级学生中间计划要求的任何变化以及这些变化是否适用于当前的课程学生和/或未来的课程学生。
- 根据学生的书面要求,并与指导委员会协商,批准了个人学生的计划课程要求或委员会组成。
- 批准该计划中学生会员的申请。
- 审查和批准学生咨询和考试委员会,并将这些建议转发给GSBS学术标准委员会以供审查和批准。
- 与GSB协调以及时更新MID计划网站。
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. This arrangement ensures continuity between directors' terms. 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.计划指导委员会
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.大型教职员工中至少有三名将是常规计划成员。微生物学和分子遗传学(MMG)部门的主席将作为一个前任计划指导委员会的未投票成员
The four at-large MID faculty members on the Steering Committee will be elected by the Program faculty and each will serve a single four-year term. The terms will be staggered by one year such that each year one member is replaced. GSBS will solicit nominations, including self-nominations, from the Program faculty at-large to serve on the Steering Committee. Once the slate of candidates has been approved by the Deans’ Office, GSBS will conduct the election and report the results to the program members.
学生成员将由课程学生选举成一年。GSB将征求计划学生的志愿者在指导委员会中任职。为了符合服务的资格,学生必须处于良好的学术地位,并完成了在GSB的第一年。一旦计划主任和院长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。学生代表最多可以连续两个任期。
The Steering Committee will:
- 至少每半年见面。
- Empanel小组委员会根据需要就计划事项提供建议。
- 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.
- 批准对程序的更改。
- Develop student recruitment and admissions policies.
- Appoint a program faculty member each year to coordinate the Annual Program Retreat.
- 就所有计划职能的董事提供建议,包括任命课程董事和计划资金的分配。
- 及时分发会议活动的摘要。
- 定期评估课程并开发并推荐课程更改。
D.计划录取委员会
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:
- Provide comments to the GSBS Admissions Committee concerning the suitability of GSBS applicants with an interest in the MID Program.
- 与有兴趣的潜在学生交流。
- Organize MID Program efforts to recruit students, including during GSBS student interview weekends.
- 开发和分发招聘材料。
- 组织活动以告知第一年GSBS学生中期课程的机会。这包括GSB导向中的任何特定计划活动,以及在GSBS导向期间或学年开始时计划教职员工和学生的社交活动。
E. Student Advisory Council
学生咨询委员会(SAC)由计划指导委员会的学生代表和另外两个中级课程学生组成。大型SAC成员将由课程学生选举成一年。常设SAC成员将提名候选人在SAC上任职,该计划将征求计划学生的其他提名。为了符合服务的资格,学生必须处于良好的学术地位,并完成了在GSB的第一年。一旦计划主任批准了候选人的板块,该计划将进行选举,并将结果报告给课程教师和学生。学生代表最多可以连续两个任期。
囊将:
- 让一名成员担任中期计划指导委员会的学生代表。
- Coordinate organization of the yearly Graduate Student Seminar (GraSS) program with voluntary help from additional MID Program students as needed.
- 每年至少邀请MMG部门研讨会系列的至少一名全国研讨会发言人,以及每年可选的本地研讨会演讲者,等待MMG部门的可用资金。
- Coordinate and write the annual MID Program Newsletter with voluntary help from additional Program Students as needed.
- 通过参加GSBS访谈周末活动,协助中期计划招聘。
- 向计划主任提供有关计划学生对GSB面试的潜在中级学生的意见的反馈。
- 在轮换期间,包括与课程教师一起轮换为计划成员的第一年学生,协助为潜在学生提供中期课程招聘。
- 提名其他GSB,医学院或UTHealth委员会和组织的学生代表或官员,包括研究生协会(GSA),学生Intercouncil(SIC)和GSEC。
iii。Program Faculty
The goal of the MID Program is to provide rigorous training in the study of bacterial and eukaryotic microorganisms and to foster scientific interactions among students and faculty. In accordance with these goals, MID strives for enthusiastic Program faculty who are dedicated to graduate student education and have vigorous and well-funded research programs.
中等计划中的会员申请已提交给计划主任。申请应包括申请人的简历和一封信,说明申请人要求加入该计划的原因。这封信应表明申请人期望从该计划的会员资格中获得什么以及申请人可以为该计划做出什么贡献。中型指导委员会审查了申请,并通过中央课程教师的意见进行了审查。
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.
中期课程教师的要求:
- 由GSBS成员委员会决定
- 科学独立性
- 积极资助的研究相关的领域beplay苹果手机能用吗MID Program
- 愿意参加概述的计划活动
预计课程教师将参加以下一项或多项活动:
- Host tutorial students with MID
- 担任中期论文顾问
- 在中期计划委员会和小组委员会中任职。
- 代表GSB中的中间
- 服务学生
- 直接和/或教学计划
- 参加课程学生的论文辩护,年度务虚会,期刊俱乐部和学生夏季
- Attend MID faculty meetings and participate in the formulation of Program
- 参加学生招聘和新学生培训
- 帮助组织和/或参加涉及中间的社交活动
iv。课程学生 - 该计划的入学
可以考虑在课程教职员工的实验室中进行论文研究的GSB博士学位学生可以考虑该计划的会员资格(称beplay苹果手机能用吗为“附属学生”)。如果一名学生加入GSB的实验室,但非中间课程教职员工并希望加入中期计划,则可以在与指导委员会协商下根据董事的酌情决定安排。所有课程学生都必须满足所有计划和GSB的要求。董事可以逐案进行有关完成课程课程的例外。计划教师实验室的博士和MS学生不正式参加该计划,可以通过董事,学生和学生的教职顾问的共同协议参加课程活动(称为“参与学生”)。
V.网站
MID计划网站包含有关MID计划课程,课程要求和其他要求的所有基本信息。该计划主管就网站的任何更改咨询了指导委员会,并负责每年更新该网站。导演提醒学生进行任何实质性更改。
vi。修正案的修订
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.