The Faculty Council at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai shares the faculty perspective with the Dean, taking under consideration matters of importance to the School and making recommendations as appropriate. The Council serves provides an essential link between the faculty at large and the Dean. School faculty of all the departments and institutes elect their peers as Council representatives.
The Council fulfills specific functions through its four standing committees—Executive, Faculty Resources, Professionalism, and Faculty Discipline—that report to the Faculty Council that reviews and approves committee recommendations before they go to the Dean.