2018 School of Medicine Standing Committee Election Results

The Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, along with the Nominating Committee, is delighted to announce the results of the 2018 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 110% increase in faculty participation in voting this year – thank you for recognizing the importance of the elections in medical school governance!

SOM Advisory and Nominating Committee Faculty Representatives

Basic Science Representative: Carol Otey, PhD (Cell Biology& Physiology)

Clinical Representative: Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH (Psychiatry)

SOM Admissions Committee

Kawan Swain, MD (Medicine)

Kelly Evans, MD (Family Medicine)

Yee Lam, MD (Family Medicine)

Caroline Roberts, MD (Family Medicine)

Emily Vander Schaaf, MD (Pediatrics)

Samip Patel, MD (Otolaryngology)

SOM Student Progress Committee

Keisha Gibson, MD (Medicine)

Kathy Barnhouse, MD (Family Medicine)

SOM Education Committee

Basic Science Chair Representative – Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena, PhD (Genetics)

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

Lee Graves, PhD (Pharmacology)

Barbara Vilen, PhD (Microbiology & Immunology)

Brian Jensen, MD (Medicine)

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

Aysenil Belger, PhD (Psychiatry)

Nancy Chescheir, MD (Obstetrics & Gynecology)

Mike Meyers, MD (Surgery)

SOM Committee to Review Promotions on the Fixed Term

Scott Hammond, PhD (Cell Biology& Physiology)

Carla Ribiero, PhD (Medicine)

Michelle Floris-Moore, MD (Medicine)

Karen McCulloch, DPT (Allied Health Sciences)

Tom Belhorn, MD (Pediatrics)

Deb Bynum, MD (Medicine)

Please join us in congratulating our colleagues for their service.