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The Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, along with the Nominating Committee, is delighted to announce the results of the 2019 School of Medicine Standing Committee Elections.


The Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, along with the Nominating Committee, is delighted to announce the results of the 2019 School of Medicine Standing Committee Elections.

The Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, along with the Nominating Committee, is delighted to announce the results of the 2019 School of Medicine Standing Committee Elections.

Additionally, on behalf of the Dean’s Office, we thank the Nominating Committee, each of you who stood for election, and each of you who voted. We saw a 30% increase in faculty participation in voting this year – thank you for recognizing the importance of the elections in medical school governance!

SOM Education Committee

Kathleen Barnhouse, MD (Family Medicine)

Lindsay Wilson, MD, MPH (Medicine)

SOM Committee to Review Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure – Associate Professor

Anne Lyerly, MD (Social Medicine)

Cherie Kuzmiak, DOM (Radiology)

Karen Stitzenberg, MD (Surgery)

Carlton Zdanski, MD (Otolaryngology/Pediatrics)

SOM Committee to Review Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure – Full Professor

Wendy Brewster, MD, PhD (Obstetrics and Gynecology)

Aravinda DeSilva, PhD (Microbiology & Immunology)

SOM Committee to Review Promotions on the Fixed Term

Lynn Damitz, MD (Surgery)

Cheryl Jackson, MD (Pediatrics)

Ben Haithcock, MD (Surgery)

Kimberley Nichols, MD (Anesthesiology)

Please join us in congratulating our colleagues for their service. If you are interested in future service on one of the UNC School of Medicine Standing Committees, please reach out to Morgan Resnick-Kahle, Coordinator for the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development (morgan_resnick-kahle@med.unc.edu).