Term: The term of office is three years.  Members may not serve on other standing committees (excluding Faculty Forum).  Members of these committees who have served two full consecutive terms must wait an additional two full terms before being eligible to serve again.

Membership: The committee consists of six elected executive faculty, three undergraduate medical students, three graduate students, three residents, and three post-doctoral fellows.  Faculty membership is equally divided between pre-clinical and clinical departments, with no department having more than one representative.  Undergraduate student members participate in cases of undergraduate medical student grievances, residents participate during resident grievance proceedings, graduate students participate in graduate student grievances, and post-doctoral fellows participate in cases of post-doctoral fellow grievances.

Responsibilities: The committee meets with students who believe they have been treated unfairly, discriminated against, or have had their rights abridged.

Meeting Dates: The committee meets on an "as needed" basis.  Pre-hearing meetings (2) last approximately 1 hour.  Hearings may last one to two days.

Student Academic Grievance Committee