Committees
Exploring Faculty Committee Opportunities
VCHS-AA has created a list of faculty committees within Health Sciences, focusing on those with broad impact and advancing the mission across units. The purpose of this document is to help faculty identify committee involvement opportunities and to inform reviewers about the committee functions, scope, impact, and estimated time commitments for meetings.
Faculty are encouraged to consult with their leadership or mentors for guidance on getting involved. Academic Senate members can also participate in standing committees, with more information available through the UCSD Academic Senate Standing & Special Committees website.
Committee Review Process for Academic Files
Many academic files, depending on review action, rank, and series must be reviewed by a committee of faculty with the expertise to ensure that the work of their colleagues supports the Health Sciences mission of exceptional teaching, research, and patient care. For all Health Sciences Academic Affairs Dean's Office's File Submission Deadlines by Action, please review the Deadlines webpage.
In order for files to be reviewed in the most efficient manner, they should be submitted by specific deadlines in order to receive necessary committee review. Health Sciences faculty are reviewed by one or even two of the following four committees.
Effective the 2025-26 Academic Year UC San Diego has retired PSSRP and AARP and are no longer required layers of review.
Please see below for committee announcements, dates, scheduled deadlines for each committee:
SOMCAP - School of Medicine Committee on Academic Personnel
SOMCAP Meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month beginning October 2025 through July 2026. The Committee does not meet on scheduled University holidays. Committee meeting dates may be found on the VCHS Deadlines page.
Please contact Jesse Hurtado with any questions at vchsaa@health.ucsd.edu.
Committee Member Roster
| Last Name | First Name | Membership |
|---|---|---|
| Leu | Amy | Chair |
| Schlaepfer | David | Chair |
| Ramos | Pedro | Vice-Chair |
| Dummer | Kirsten | Member at Large |
| Galasko | Doug | Member at Large |
| Hinds | Brian | Member at Large |
| Hsiao | Albert | Member at Large |
| Jak | Amy | Member at Large |
| Kalunian | Kenneth | Member at Large |
Committee Members (2024-2025)
Committee Members (2023-2024)
Committee Members (2022-2023)
Committee Members (2021-2022)
Committee Members (2020-2021)
Committee Members (2019-2020)
Where SOMCAP Stood (2022-2023)
This is a report summarizing issues and topics that occupied the School of Medicine Committee on Academic Personnel (SOMCAP) during the 2022 - 2023 academic year.Please provide your feedback here.
CAP - Committee on Academic Personnel
Every Wednesday, CAP reviews appointments, promotions, and other review actions for the Professor, Professor In Residence, Clinical X, Adjunct, and Research Scientist series. The CAP Meeting schedule can be found on the UC Academic Senate Website here.
CAP will not meet on the following dates:
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11/23/22
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12/21/22
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12/28/22
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01/04/23
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03/22/23
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06/14/23
PSSRP - Project Scientists and Specialists Review Panel
Effective the 2025-26 Academic Year UC San Diego has retired PSSRP
PSSRP reviews appointments, promotions, and other review actions for the Project Scientist and Specialist series. The PSSRP Meeting Schedule can be found here.
AARP - Academic Administrator and Academic Coordinator Review Panel
Effective the 2025-26 Academic Year UC San Diego has retired AARP.
AARP reviews appointments, promotions, and review actions for the Academic Administrator and Academic Coordinator series. The AARP Meeting Schedule can be found here.