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Committees
Get Involved!
There are 6 co-chair seats and 2 at-large Steering Committee positions open for next academic year. This is a great way to shape educational programming across the SOM!
Faculty can get involved in leading the Academy by serving on one of five committees: Educational Research, Teaching, Membership, Educator Advancement, and Innovation. Each committee consists of a two co-chairs and at-large members. Committee chair service will initially be for 3 year terms, with an option for one renewal. Academy members sign up for committees in which they have interest, however the selection of committee chairs and vice-chairs will is determined by the Steering Committee.
Multiple CEE leadership opportunities are open for 2026-2027! Apply now through April 15th.
The charges and rosters of current committee members are available below.
Get Involved!
There are 6 co-chair seats and 2 at-large Steering Committee positions open for next academic year. This is a great way to shape educational programming across the SOM!
Academy Programs & Activities
The Academy sponsors or endorses a variety of programs and activities each year. Members are invited to engage in these events as presenters/facilitators and participants. Academy members are also encouraged to spread the word about these programs in support of the Academy’s mission of building an inclusive learning community.
Examples of Academy Programs and Activities
- Educator development programs co-developed with the Center for Excellence in Education and the Office of Faculty Affairs and Development
- Mentoring talk and small-group discussion series with Academy Fellows
- Annual Innovation in Education Week
- New Member Induction (Spring)/Annual Academy Meetings (Fall)
- Academy-endorsed educator speakers or events sponsored by individual departments
- Funding for Collaborative Educational Projects
The Educational Scholarship Committee is charged with the promotion of dissemination of educational scholarship across the School of Medicine.
| Elizabeth Bradley, Co-Chair |
| Andrew Parsons, Co-Chair |
| Jean Eby |
| Evan Heald |
| Nicolas Ortiz |
| Karen C Johnston |
| Andrew Southerland |
| Erika Axeen |
| Fern R. Hauck |
| Katharine DeGeorge |
| Chris Ennen |
| Jim Martindale |
| Milad Memari |
| Chuanxi Cai |
| Victor Zaydfudim |
| Jess Dreicer |
| Rachel Kon |
| Anshu Gupta |
| Erin Hennessey |
| Charles Magee |
| Alissa Higinbotham |
The Teaching Committee is charged with advancing teaching expertise among faculty in the School of Medicine.
Current Members:
| Jennifer Louis-Jacques, Co-Chair |
| Heath Patel, Co-Chair |
| Jessica Greenfield |
| Nicholas Larkey |
| Guillermo Solorzano |
| Sarah Ewald |
| Zach Boggs |
| Bart Nathan |
| Sunny Chiao |
| Eryn Thiele |
| Arthi Venkat |
| Curt Tribble |
| Glenn Moulder |
| Amanda Kleiman |
| Shakun Gupta |
| E. Allison Lyons |
| Jessica Sheeran |
| Alexander Millard |
| Alex Dalrymple |
| Catherine Casey |
| Courtney Lattimore |
| Jeannine Engel |
| Renzo Figari Jordan |
| Sana Syed |
| Kathryn Xixis |
| Rahul Mehta |
| Greg Young |
| Janet V. Cross |
| Ifeyinwa Obiorah |
| Sarah M. Jones |
| Simon Lehtinen |
| Matthew Freedman |
| Kelly Wingerter |
| Brian Peterson |
| Emily Snavely |
| Eliza Holland |
The Membership Committee is charged with the recruitment and support of Members of the Academy.
| Neeral Shah, Co-Chair |
| Amy Doran |
| Paige Hornsby |
| Terri Babineau |
| Philip William Smith |
| Costi Sifri |
| Susan Walters |
| Mark Conaway |
| David Callender |
| Jeanetta Frye |
| Ashok Asthagiri |
| Peter Hallowell |
| Michael Ayers |
| Mohammad Abuannadi |
| Elizabeth Courville |
| Christopher Holstege |
| Anne Tuskey |
| Anna Smith |
| David Moyer |
| Priyanka Singla |
| Anthony Marino |
| Jose Posas |
The Advancement Committee is charged with promoting educators in their career development.
| Nora Kern, Co-Chair |
| Mary Kate Worden, Co-Chair |
| JoAnn Pinkerton |
| Victor Soukoulis |
| Lisa Rollins |
| Juliana Bueno |
| Jeffrey Jenkins |
| Lynn Kohan |
| Brian Uthlaut |
| Jaclyn Shepard |
| Michael Spaeder |
| Curtis Argo |
| Leora Yarboro |
| Donna Broshek |
| Jamieson Bourque |
| Monique Vaughan |
| Jennifer Burnsed |
| Jeremy Middleton |
| Pamela Mason |
| Mo Nadkarni |
| Megan Bray |
| Anna Smith |
| Sana Khan |
| Eric Dowling |
The Innovation Committee is charged with incorporating innovative practices to advance the educational enterprise.
| Chris Campbell, Co-Chair |
| Linda Waggoner-Fountain, Co-Chair |
| Dana Redick |
| Vicky Norwood |
| Jose Mattos |
| Ian Crane |
| John Gazewood |
| Robert Fuller |
| Laura Homewood |
| Donna Chen |
| Lori Urban |
| Jackie Wiggins |
| Laura Parsons |
| Tabor Flickinger |
| Margaret Sande |
| MJ Sacco |
| Robert Becker |
| Patrick Jackson |
Awards
Academy members may be nominated for SOM Dean’s Office teaching awards. Information about each award, including a list of past winners, is available here.