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Accreditation Leadership Team

LCME Executive Committee

Natalie Bauer, Ph.D. profile picture Natalie Bauer, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Admissions
Timothy Gilbert, Ed.D. profile picture Timothy Gilbert, Ed.D.
Associate Dean, Accreditation and Planning
T.J. Hundley, M.D. profile picture T.J. Hundley, M.D.
Associate Dean, Medical Education
Laventrice Ridgeway, Ed.D. profile picture Laventrice Ridgeway, Ed.D.
Associate Dean, Student Affairs

 

David Weber, Ph.D., profile picture David Weber, Ph.D.,
Assistant Dean, Medical Education
David S. Williams, Ph.D., MPA profile picture David S. Williams, Ph.D., MPA
Assistant Dean, Institutional and Academic Success
Anna Foust, M.D. profile picture Anna Foust, M.D.
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
 
Melisa Pierce, Ed.D., MPA profile picture Melisa Pierce, Ed.D., MPA
Executive Director, Accreditation and Continuous Quality Improvement

 

Russell Cantrell, MSCIS, MBA profile picture Russell Cantrell, MSCIS, MBA
Director, Data Administration and Strategic Initiatives
Angie O’Neal, M.Ed. profile picture Angie O’Neal, M.Ed.
Director, Learning Support Services
Wendy Wheeler profile picture Wendy Wheeler
Program Coordinator, Accreditation and Planning
 

 

Independent Student Analysis (ISA) Student Committee

Bailee Price profile picture Bailee Price
Class of 2027, ISA Chair
 
Nia Booth profile picture Nia Booth
Class of 2027
Anne Elizabeth Crowell profile picture Anne Elizabeth Crowell
Class of 2028
  
Eliott Franklin profile picture Eliott Franklin
Class of 2029

 

Phoebe Garcia profile picture Phoebe Garcia
Class of 2027
 
Caroline Lloyd profile picture Caroline Lloyd
Class of 2029
  
Seth McClendon profile picture Seth McClendon
Class of 2028
Connor Posey profile picture Connor Posey
Class of 2026

 

Thomas Robinson profile picture Thomas Robinson
Class of 2026
Abigail Remick profile picture Abigail Remick
Class of 2029
Shelby Singleton profile picture Shelby Singleton
Class of 2028
 

 

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Committee 

  • Natalie Bauer, Ph.D., Chair, CQI Committee (2027)
  • Walker Plash, M.D., Chair, Admissions Committee
  • Maria Roca Garcia, M.D., Chair, Interprofessional Medical Education Advisory Committee
  • Laura Boatright, M.D., Chair, Curriculum Committee
  • Rosemary Klecker, M.D., Chair, Faculty Assembly
  • David Weber, Ph.D., Chair, Faculty Committee on Appointments, Promotions and Evaluations
  • Judy Blair-Elortegui, M.D., Chair, Graduate Medical Education Committee
  • Jonathan Audia, Ph.D., Chair, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee  
  • Kevin Macaluso, Ph.D., Chair, Institutional Biosafety Committee
  • Hamayun Imran, M.D., Chair, Institutional Review Board
  • Gregory Brower, DVM, Ph.D., Chair, Medical Student Affairs Committee
  • Shikha Gupta, M.D., Chair, Radiation and Laser Safety Committee
  • Michele Schuler, DVM, Ph.D., Chair, Student Promotion and Evaluation Committee
  • Wito Richter, Ph.D., Chair, MD Summer Research Committee
  • Robert Barrington, Ph.D., Chair, Basic Medical Sciences Executive Committee

Members-at-Large

  • T.J. Hundley, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine (2027)
  • Ananthasekar Ponnambalam, M.D., Department of Pediatrics (2027)
  • Kathryn Williams, D.O., Department of Pediatrics (2027)
  • Anna C. Foust, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine (2027)
  • Laura Boatright, M.D., Division of Medical Education (2028)
  • Michele Schuler, D.V.M., Ph.D., Department of Microbiology and Immunology (2028)
  • Omar Sanchez Villanueva, M.D., Department of Pediatrics (2028)
  • Franklin Trimm, M.D., Department of Pediatrics (2028)
  • Nita Davis, M.D., Department of Pediatrics (2029)
  • Vaughn Lee, Ph.D., Division of Medical Education (2029)
  • Laventrice Ridgeway, Ed.D., Office of Student Affairs (2029)
  • Diksha Shrestha, M.D., Department of Pediatrics (2029)

Student Representatives

  • Bailee Price, Class of 2027
  • Shelby Singleton, Class of 2028
  • Eliott Franklin, Class of 2029
  • TBD – Class of 2030
  • Brianna Mitchell, Ph.D. student

Ex Officio, non-voting members

  • Russell Cantrell, MSCIS, MBA, Director, Data Administration and Strategic Initiatives
  • Timothy Gilbert, Ed.D., Associate Dean, Accreditation and Planning
  • Melisa Pierce, Ed.D., MPA, Executive Director, Accreditation and Continuous Quality Improvement
  • David S. Williams, Ph.D., MPA, Assistant Dean, Institutional and Academic Success
  • Emily Wilson, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development

* Chairs of Standing COM Committees and the Faculty Assembly President will automatically hold membership in CQI for the term of their chair appointment.