{"id":257,"date":"2017-12-18T21:13:30","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T21:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/physiology\/?page_id=257"},"modified":"2026-08-18T13:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T18:15:08","slug":"student-oversight-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/physiology\/education\/phd\/student-oversight-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Oversight Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Physiology & Pharmacology Discipline<\/h2>\n

The\u00a0Student Oversight Committee (SOC)<\/strong>\u00a0of the\u00a0Physiology & Pharmacology discipline\u00a0administers and coordinates the policies of the Integrated Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, and reports directly to the Executive Committee on Graduate Studies (eCOGS) of the IBMS Program. This committee is comprised of members of the Physiology and Pharmacology graduate faculty. The SOC is responsible for coordinating activities in the P^P discipline. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, defining the curriculum, establishing procedures, evaluating students, and other pertinent policy matters.<\/p>\n

In addition, the SOC is responsible for local monitoring of the progress of students, for advising students on their overall curriculum plans and their compliance with IBMS guidelines, and for facilitating two-way communications between students and the IBMS eCOGS.<\/p>\n

The eCOGS is responsible for creating guidelines, requirements, and expectations of the program. The eCOGS consists of representatives of each discipline, acts on such matters as:<\/p>\n