Diversity Overview

The chair is the Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. A vice chair is elected by a majority vote of the Diversity Consortium.

The senior associate dean for faculty affairs and faculty development, the senior associate dean for education, the associate dean for diversity and inclusion, a dean from the Regional Campus (designated by the dean of the School), and the University vice president and chief officer for diversity, equity, inclusion and community partnerships serve as voting ex officio members. In addition, a fourth-year medical student serves as an ex officio member; this student is a representative from School of Medicine diversity and inclusion student organizations.

Meg Keeley, MD Senior Associate Dean for Education
Susan Pollart, MD  Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development; Ruth E. Murdaugh Professor of Family Medicine
Craig Cheifetz, MD Associate Dean for Education for the Regional Campus
Kevin McDonald, JD, PhD Vice President for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Community Partnerships

The Diversity Consortium consists of individuals who represent students, residents, faculty, and staff throughout the Health System. The Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion solicits nominations from department chairs and the faculty at large and recommends members to the Dean for appointment. A minimum of 20 and a maximum of 30 voting members are appointed by the Dean, in consultation with the Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development, and the Senior Associate Dean for Education, for three-year terms, which may be renewed once. A member who has served two terms may be reappointed after rotating off of the Diversity Consortium for a full year. Student and Graduate Medical Education trainees may serve for less than three years.

Janet Cross, PhD; Assistant Dean, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program; Associate Professor, Pathology
Nassima Ait-Daoud Tiouririne, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
Laurie Archbald-Pannone, MD Dean of Dunglison College, Associate Professor of Medicine
Lois Davis, UVA SNMA
Diane Farineau  Director of Graduate Medical Education
Martha Getachew, UVA SNMA
Myron Gibert, BIMS Graduate Student
Rose Gonzalez, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Max Luna, MD Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
Carol Manning, PhD Professor of Neurology
Allison Martin, MD Chief Resident
Gabrielle Marzani, MD Assistant Dean for Admissions; Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences
Jennifer Penberthy, PhD Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
Shikha Prasad, MD Pediatrics
Jose Javier Provencio, MD Professor of Neurology
Dana Redick, MD Dean of Pinn College, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Preston Reynolds, MD Professor of Medicine
Nina Solenski, MD Associate Professor of Neurology
Souraya Torbey, MD Resident
Michael D. Williams, MD Associate Professor of Surgery; Director of Center for Health Policy
Jeanne Young, MD Assistant Professor of Dermatology

Diversity Consortium meetings are held monthly and as often as necessary to carry out its missions assuming an agenda to be discussed. The Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Administrative Generalist keep minutes and works with the Diversity Consortium Chair to set and distribute the meeting agenda, and to inform members of meeting dates, times and locations.