Academic Board of the School of Medicine is a collegial management body of the school. Statute of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University determines its competence, composition and term of office.
Academic Council of the School of Medicine:
▪ determines the prospects for the development of the School;
▪ solves the organization issues of the educational process at the School;
▪ defines the general directions of scientific activity of the School;
▪ elects by secret ballot for the posts of assistants, instructors, senior instructors, associate professors, full professors, dean of the School;
▪ recommends by secret ballot to the posts of heads of departments;
▪ coordinates the candidacy of the deputy deans of the School;
▪ considers, taking into account the positions of student self-government bodies of the School, educational programs and curricula, and also recommends them for approval by the academic council of the university;
▪ approves and submits for approval to the President of the university (VicePresident in the field of activity) work curricula;
▪ approves curriculum programs;
▪ recommends by secret ballot of scientific-pedagogical, scientific and pedagogical workers to assign them scientists and honorary titles;
▪ considers and recommends for approval by the academic council of the university the regulations on the School and its department;
▪ approves regulations on other structural units of the School;
▪ considers reports of scientific-pedagogical workers;
▪ submits to the President or meeting (conference) of the school staff a proposal to dismiss the dean;
▪ introduces to the President a justified view of the early termination of the contract with the head of the department;
▪ considers questions on the creation and development of training-production bases for professional training of students;
▪ considers proposals on the structure of the School, its renaming, reorganization and liquidation of its structural divisions;
▪ recommend research work for inclusion in the thematic plan of research and developments of the university;
▪ approves research reports;
▪ considers and recommends for approval by the academic council of the university the results of certification of scientists;
▪ gives recommendations to applicants for doctoral studies for consideration at a meeting of the academic council of the university;
▪ considers and recommends for approval by the academic council of the university the topics of doctoral dissertations;
▪ approves the topics and supervisors of dissertations for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.);
▪ considers and recommends for approval by the academic council of the university the candidatures of scientific consultants for doctoral dissertations;
▪ considers reports of postgraduate students and doctoral students;
▪ considers and recommends the provision of stamps for educational, scientific and other publications;
▪ hears and approves reports on the activities of specialized councils;
▪ recommends research projects for participation in competitions at various levels;
▪ hears the results of the research work of the School for the year;
▪ considers other issues that are within its competence and do not contradict the Charter of the University.