The Faculty of Medicine is one of six faculties within the School of Health Sciences at the University of Iceland. The Head of Faculty is its director and works under the authority of the Dean of the School of Health Sciences. Administration of the Faculty of Medicine is in the hands of the Head of Faculty and the Faculty meeting. The Head of Faculty is elected by the Faculty meeting and hired by the Dean of the School of Health Sciences for two years at a time. The Head of Faculty sits on the Governing Board of the School. The Head of Faculty is the academic leader of the Faculty and is responsible, in consultation with the Dean of the School, for formulation of faculty policy, organisation of study, quality of teaching and research, relations with collaborating partners and ensuring that the Faculty and its units operate in conformity with the School's budget. The Head of Faculty calls for Faculty meetings 2-4 times a year. Administrators Head of Faculty: Þórarinn GuðjónssonProfessor5254827tgudjons [at] hi.is Vice Head of Faculty: Sædís SævarsdóttirProfessor5701900saedis [at] hi.is Faculty Administrative Officer: Magnús Ragnar GuðmundssonAdministrative Officer5255928magnusrg [at] hi.is Faculty Head of Education: Þórdís Jóna HrafnkelsdóttirAssociate Professor8245762tjonah [at] hi.is Head of the Department of Biomedical Science: Ásbjörg Ósk SnorradóttirAssistant Professorasbjorgosk [at] hi.is Head of the Department of Radiography: Guðlaug BjörnsdóttirAssistant Professor5255996gub [at] hi.is Head of the Department of Physiotherapy: Sólveig Ása ÁrnadóttirProfessor5254074saa [at] hi.is Head of the Speech Pathology programme: Jóhanna Thelma EinarsdóttirProfessor5255569jeinars [at] hi.is Faculty Board The Faculty Board is elected at the Faculty meeting in May and sits for one year. Teacher representatives for the Faculty Board should be chosen so that they teach on as many levels of the programme as possible. The Icelandic Medical Student's Association elects two representatives for the Board. No board member should sit longer than six years in a row. Two faculty board meetings should be held each month, except for in July. Permanent representatives: Head of the Faculty of Medicine: Þórarinn GuðjónssonProfessor5254827tgudjons [at] hi.is Vice Head of the Faculty of Medicine: Sædís SævarsdóttirProfessor5701900saedis [at] hi.is Executive Director of Medical Education: Þórdís Jóna HrafnkelsdóttirAssociate Professor8245762tjonah [at] hi.is The Head of the Department of Biomedical Sciences: Brynhildur Ósk PétursdóttirAdjunct Lecturer5254898brynhildurosk [at] hi.is The Head of the Department of Physiotherapy: Sólveig Ása ÁrnadóttirProfessor5254074saa [at] hi.is The Head of the Department of Radiography: Guðlaug BjörnsdóttirAssistant Professor5255996gub [at] hi.is Members 2023-2024: Engilbert Sigurðsson, professor Jóhanna Gunnarsdóttir, assistant professor Kristín Briem, professor Magnús Gottfreðsson, professor Sigurdís Haraldsdóttir, associate professor Sveinn Hákon Harðarson, associate professor Students nominate two representatives Observing representatives: The educational managers for undergraduate studies Curriculum Council The Curriculum Council is one of the permanent committees of the Faculty of Medicine and takes care of the implementation and supervision of medical education in the Faculty. The Council is an independent entity and combines the forces of employees who have been involved in parts of this project in different places. The Council is expected to coordinate the operation of other committees and councils that work on related projects, e.g. the Postgraduate Council and the Postgraduate Committee. General policy-making council meetings are held twice a year. The Curriculum Council is the executive of approved changes in the teaching arrangement of the Faculty. The Chairman of the Curriculum Council: Þórdís Jóna HrafnkelsdóttirAssociate Professor8245762tjonah [at] hi.is Other Curriculum Council members: Þórarinn Guðjónsson, head of the Faculty of Medicine Sædís Sævarsdóttir, vice head of the Faculty of Medicine Inga Sif Ólafsdóttir Kristín Ólafsdóttir, representative of years 1-3 Marta Guðjónsdóttir, representative of years 1-3 Elsa Björk Valsdóttir, representative of years 4-6 Engilbert Sigurðsson, representative of years 4-6 Six Students, one from each year Committee for BSc Research Projects The Committee for BSc Research Projects (NURL) is appointed for two years at a time. The role of the Committee is to evaluate propositions/applications for 3rd-year research projects in Medicine. The committee is made up of a chairman and twelve other committee members. Chairman: Sæmundur RögnvaldssonResearch Specialistsrognvald [at] hi.is Representatives 2022-2024: Anna Margrét Jónsdóttir Bjarni Geir Viðarsson Dóra Lúðvíksdóttir Guðbjörg Jónsdóttir Helga Eyjólfsdóttir Jóhanna Gunnarsdóttir Lena Rós Ásmundsdóttir Magnús Karl Magnússon Óttar Rolfsson Sigurður Ingvarsson Viðar Örn Eðvarðsson Þórarinn Guðjónsson Postgraduate Committee The Postgraduate Committee (RNN) serves two faculties: the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Odontology. Chairman of the Postgraduate Committee: Ingibjörg HarðardóttirProfessorih [at] hi.is Other members of the Postgraduate Committee: Medicine representative: Martin Ingi Sigurðsson, Kristín Ólafsdóttir, Valtýr Stefánsson Thors og Sigríður Klara Böðvarsdóttir Biomedical Sciences representative: Berglind Ósk Einarsdóttir Radiography representative: Guðlaug Björnsdóttir Odontology representative: Aðalheiður Svana Sigurðardóttir Public Health Sciences representative: Kristjana Hrönn Ásbjörnsdóttir Department of Physiotherapy representative: Haraldur Björn Sigurðsson Master's and doctoral student representative: Tinna Reynisdóttir Project Manager for Postgraduate Studies: Heiðrún HlöðversdóttirProject Manager5254864heidrunh [at] hi.is facebooklinkedintwitter
