List of Abbreviations

AA 

Academic Advisor 

AADS 

Academic Advising, Development and Support Department 

AEP 

Academic Enhancement Program 

APRC 

Academic Progress Review Committee 

ARSC 

Academic Resources Subcommittee Committee 

BPM 

Basic Principles of Medicine (i.e., BPMI, BPMII) 

BSCE 

Basic Sciences Comprehensive Exam 

BSCSC 

Basic Sciences Curriculum Subcommittee 

BSFCR 

Basic Sciences Foundation for Clinical Reasoning 

CAAPS 

Committee for Academic Progress and Professional Standards 

CBSE 

Comprehensive Basic Sciences Exam 

CC 

Curriculum Committee 

COG 

Change of Grade 

CD 

Course Director (Basic Sciences) or Clerkship Director (Clinical) 

CEAD 

Curriculum Evaluation and Assessment Division 

CLINED 

Office of Clinical Education Operations 

CR 

Credit Remediation 

CSC 

Clinical Student Coordinator 

CCSC 

Clinical Curriculum Subcommittee 

CQA 

Continuous Quality Assurance 

CM 

Content Manager (Discipline area) 

CME 

Continuing Medical Education 

CSSA 

Clinical Student Support Advisor 

CSU 

Clinical Support Unit 

CTM 

Clinical Training Manual 

DC 

Department Chair 

DEI 

Diversity Equity and Inclusion 

DES 

Department of Educational Services 

DES/LEAD 

Department of Educational Services/Leadership and Excellence in Academic Development 

DLA 

Directed Learning Activity 

DME 

Director of Medical Education 

DOBS 

Dean of Basic Sciences Office 

DOS 

Dean of Students 

DPS 

Department of Public Safety and Security 

ECFMG 

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates 

ET 

Enterprise Team (Provosts Office) 

ERAS 

Electronic Residency Application Service 

FAPS 

Faculty Affairs Subcommittee for Promotion 

FAO 

Financial Aid Office 

FTE 

Full Time Equivalent 

FPAP 

Faculty Panel on Academic Professionalism 

FPDC 

Faculty Professional Development Committee 

FRI 

Faculty Research Institute 

FSSC 

Faculty Student Selection Committee 

GAB 

Graduation Assessment Board 

GHHS 

Gold Humanism Honor Society 

HR 

Human Resources 

IMCQ 

Interactive Multiple Choice Question sessions 

IT 

Information Technology 

ITI 

Interactive Team Instruction 

IRB 

Institutional Review Board 

LEC 

Learning Environment Committee 

LLD 

Live Lecture Delivery 

LOA 

Leave of Absence 

KBTGSP 

Keith B. Taylor Global Scholars Program 

MAS 

Monitored Academic Status 

MC 

Module Coordinator 

MCQ 

Multiple Choice Question 

MEC 

Medical Education Coordinator 

MREO 

Marketing, Recruitment and Enrollment Operations 

MSPE 

Medical Student Performance Evaluation 

MSRI 

Medical Student Research Institute 

NBME 

National Board of Medical Examiners 

NRMP 

National Resident Match Program 

OCG 

Office of Career Guidance 

OEP 

Office of Enrollment Planning 

OIA 

Office of Institutional Advancement 

OSCE 

Objective Structured Clinical Examination 

OSPE 

Objective Structured Practical Examination 

OUR 

Office of the University Registrar 

PAF 

Period of Academic Focus 

PBE 

Performance Bonus Evaluation 

PCM 

Principles of Clinical Medicine (i.e., PCM1, PCM2) 

PCP 

Professional Communication Program 

PGCME 

Post Graduate Certificate in medical Education 

PSC 

Psychological Services Center 

RM 

Residency Mentor 

SAAS 

Student Accessibility and Accommodation Services 

SADOBS 

Senior Associate Dean of Basic Sciences 

SADOCS 

Senior Associate Dean of Clinical Studies 

SAPESC 

Student Assessments and Program Evaluation Subcommittee 

SASSC 

Supplemental Academic Support Committee 

SGA 

Student Government Association 

SGU 

St. George's University 

SIM 

Simulation 

SOM 

School of Medicine 

SOMFAC 

School of Medicine Faculty Affairs Committee (senate) 

SOMSA 

School of Medicine Student Affairs Committee (senate) 

SP 

Strategic Planning 

USMLE 

United States Medical Licensing Exam 

UNITED 

Understanding the Need for Inclusion, Transparency, Equity and Diversity (SGU organization) 

USS 

University Support Services 

VHISC 

Vertical and Horizontal Integration Subcommittee 

VP 

Visiting Professor 

VP-A 

Vice President for Accreditation 

WMPG 

Weighted Mean Percentage Grade