UTSA/UTHSCSA Joint Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering
(February 10, 2006)

An appointment to the Associated Faculty entitles the faculty member to serve as a dissertation committee member for a BME Ph.D. student, but not chair the dissertation committee. The faculty member must also participate in some other aspect of the program, such as occasional lectures in BME courses or instruction in various procedures or use of specialized equipment.

Criteria that will be considered for appointment to the Associated Faculty will include evidence of an emerging or developing interest in some area of bioengineering or biomedical engineering. Each request for appointment will be considered on its own merit, but the faculty member's past and current grant funding, newly submitted grants that include work in biomedical engineering, abstracts and publications of work in the developing area, giving lectures in courses taken by BME students, membership in biomedical engineering-related professional societies, and prior successful mentorship of graduate students in other programs will be considered.

Faculty will be encouraged to supplement their request with any information they believe is relevant and which supports their application for appointment to the Associated Faculty.

The BME Committee on Graduate Studies is responsible for reviewing each application and then forwarding a recommendation to the Program Director and Graduate Deans at UTSA and UTHSCSA for approval. The BME COGS will review applications two times per year, in June and December. Upon appointment to the BME Faculty, a separate application for appointment to the Graduate Faculty, if not currently a member, must be submitted to the appropriate Dean's office.

The BME Committee on Graduate Studies will also review the performance of existing BME Core and Associated faculty every three years based on the criteria above and then recommend appropriate reappointment action.