The SSLC provides a Faculty-level forum for communication between postgraduate students (Master’s and PhD), academic staff, Faculty leaders of postgraduate strategy, and Graduate School representatives. This Committee is serviced by the student-facing Postgraduate Education Administrator.

The committee's remit includes:

• To encourage representation in the postgraduate student community of the Faculty of Medicine.
• To inform the design of and monitor Faculty of Medicine results of college-wide postgraduate student surveys (including PTES & PRES).
• To encourage and inform the development of world-leading postgraduate taught curricula and research supervision.
• To encourage community building for Faculty of Medicine postgraduate students through feedback to the Postgraduate Strategy Committee (PGSC).
• To encourage and inform development of world-leading professional development programmes relevant to Faculty of Medicine Master’s and PhD students through feedback to Postgraduate Professional Development Committee (PPDC)
• To ensure feedback about academic and welfare matters is given to the executive committee of the Graduate Students’ Union and the Deputy President (Education, DPE) of Imperial College Union.