The senior associate dean of basic sciences provides academical and fiscal oversight for the first two years of the SOM program, and reports to the Dean of the SOM. The senior associate dean of basic sciences is responsible for the management of the basic sciences academic departments, and administration of the programs and faculty supported by those departments. The senior associate dean is charged with curriculum and assessment development; course and faculty evaluations, budget preparation; faculty adequacy for the curriculum; program development based on academic data; and the management and administration of the academic advisory service dedicated to students enrolled in the SOM during their basic science studies.