Student academic records
Michael ensures that course grades are entered in an accurate and timely manner and that grade changes are processed appropriately. As the Registrar, hracks students’ statuses in the University registration system, SRS (AAMC database), and Pritzker School of Medicine student management database. He also rack students’ progress toward a degree, audit student transcripts, and change projected graduation dates when necessary. Michael collaborates with University Registrar’s office to process the conferral of degrees to graduating students. He also responds to requests for verification of medical education from alumni of the Pritzker School of Medicine.
Course catalogs
Determines PSOM’s annual academic calendars with other deans and directors in the medical school. Creates entries for new courses approved by Curriculum Steering Committee and annually update course offerings in the course catalog. Sets up the PSOM course catalog and scheduling in the university’s registration system on an annual basis and as needed
MS3 and MS4 clinical placement lotteries
Collaborates annually with programmers to set up clinical placement lottery software for students to utilize. Prepares course data and various chronological pathways for lottery-based clinical placement and course selection for third- and fourth-year students
Budget
Informs the school’s budget creation by projecting student statuses for the upcoming academic year, reflecting expected tuition revenue. Prepares yearly budget document with actual revenue compared with projections. Regularly reviews medical students’ registration statuses to ensure progression through the medical education program
Visiting students
Provides supervision for the visiting student process. Reviews and confirms documentation for PSOM students seeking to enroll in away rotations at outside institutions
Reporting
Analyzes and reports descriptive statistics to accreditation committees, grant renewal bodies, and review organizations (AAMC, LCME, U.S. News and World Report, etc.). Prepares reports for ad hoc requests from the Biological Sciences Division Dean’s Office and the Pritzker School of Medicine Dean’s Office