# Teaching Policy This policy outlines the conditions under which MD-PhD students can take on roles as Teaching Assistants (TAs) or join committees while maintaining their academic and research commitments. MD-PhD students may take on roles as Teaching Assistants or join committees under the following conditions: * Students must be in good academic standing. All academic and research milestones must be up to date at the time of application for the role. * Students must obtain approval from their primary research mentor. * Students can commit up to 10 hours per week to supplemental activities, including TA roles and committee memberships. * These commitments should not interfere with their primary academic and research responsibilities. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://ismms-gs.gitbook.io/graduate-student-handbook/chapter-2-1/md-phd-program/program-policies/teaching-policy.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.