Governance
The Medical School's shared governance model is outlined and defined in the constitution and bylaws (See University's College Constitutions & Bylaws site).
This constitution establishes a framework for communication and collaboration among Medical School faculty members, students, professionals-in-training, administrators, and staff members by defining the roles, responsibilities, and organization of these various parties. It gives all members of the Medical School a voice in the affairs of the School, and defines the mechanisms for shared governance.
Governance Committees
Visit council and committee webpages via links below.
- Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Council (APTC)
- Clinician Track Promotion Committee (CTPC)
- Promotion and Tenure Committee (PandTC)
- Council of Graduate Students (CGS)
- Department Heads Council (DHC)
- Basic Science Heads Council (BSHC)
- Clinical Science Heads Council (CSHC)
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council (DEIC)
- Duluth Faculty Council (DFC)
- Faculty Advisory Council (FAC)
- Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC)
- Graduate Programs Council (GPC)
- Medical Student Admissions Committee (MSAC)
- Duluth Admissions Committee (DAC)
- Medical Scientist Training Program Steering Committee (MSTPSC)
- Twin Cities Admissions Committee (TCAC)
- Medical Student Education Committee (MSEC)
- Clinical Education Committee (CEC)
- Education Advisory Council (EAC)
- Assessment Committee (AC)
- Duluth Scientific Foundations Committee (DSFC)
- Twin Cities Scientific Foundations Committee (TCSFC)
- Medical Student Scholastic Standing Committee (MSSSC)
- Research Council (RC)
Faculty Assembly
The Faculty Assembly is an integral part of the Medical School. It opens doors for faculty to be engaged in its diverse affairs. Through the Faculty Assembly, faculty work collectively to pursue excellence and achieve the Medical School’s mission: to enhance the health of people by educating skilled, compassionate and socially responsible physicians.
The Faculty Assembly is responsible for all academic affairs and internal policies of the Medical School, including entrance requirements, curricula, instruction, examinations, grading, degrees and disciplinary matters not within the jurisdiction of the All-University Disciplinary Committee.
Meeting at least once a year, the Faculty Assembly also receives reports and recommendations from the various councils and committees established in the Medical School’s Constitution and Bylaws.
Faculty Assembly Dates:
- 2022 Faculty Assembly - Tuesday, June 14, 12-1pm | RSVP by May 31 | Add to calendar
- 2023 Faculty Assembly - Thursday, May 18, 12-1pm
2022 Faculty Assembly & Vote
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
12-1pm
Mayo Auditorium & Zoom Webinar
Agenda (coming soon)
Zoom Webinar Link
Committee election ballots will be sent electronically following the Faculty Assembly.
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018
- Past Assemblies
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2021
Video Recording
2021 Faculty Assembly Notes
State of the Medical School Presentation
Faculty Assembly Business Items
Presentation of Faculty Advisory Council MessageFaculty members elected to councils and committees in the 2021 election are listed in the 2021 Faculty Assembly Election Results
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2018
Faculty Advisory Council
A subset of faculty serves on the Faculty Advisory Council. It advises the dean—frequently and often on short notice—on strategic planning, short and long-term goals, Medical School programs and more.
Members of the council are Medical School faculty members from the Twin Cities and Duluth campuses who were elected by their peers to the All-University Senate. Currently, more than 40 faculty from across the Medical School and its affiliates serve on the council.
- Responsibilities
- Members
- Meetings
- Notes
- Reports
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Responsibilities
Through the dean, the Faculty Advisory Council makes recommendations to the Medical School’s Department Heads Council, the Executive Faculty, and/or the Faculty Assembly. The council is responsible for joint consideration and implementation of educational, research and clinical programs. However, the council has no budgetary or fiscal authority, except when granted by the dean.
Council members serve as liaisons between research and clinical faculty and the Medical School leadership. They provide guidance, support and advocacy for the Medical School’s research and clinical missions. In addition, the council guides and advises the dean in these areas:
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Strategic planning
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Developing and implementing short- and long-term goals
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Developing methods of advocating for the Medical School in external communities
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Providing the vision and support needed to improve the Medical School for its faculty, staff, students and alumni
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Monitoring evolving state, national and international healthcare needs and identifying emerging directions for research, educational and clinical programs at the Medical School
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Serving as a conduit between the dean and Faculty Advisory Council to each Medical School department
Faculty Advisory Council Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
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Members
For questions related to Medical School governance, please reach out to your departmental representative or the chair or vice chair of the Faculty Advisory Council for more information. Members of the Faculty Advisory Council for 2021-22 include:
- Alessandro Bartolomucci - Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology
- Jerica Berge - Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
- Eric Bomberg - (FAC Chair) - Department of Pediatrics
- Christina Boull - Department of Dermatology
- Lihsia Chen, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development
- Aaron Corfield (DEI Subcommittee Chair) - Department of Orthopedic Surgery
- Marija Cvetanovic - Department of Neuroscience
- Erhan Dincer - Department of Medicine
- Justin Drake - Department of Pharmacology
- Christen Ebens - Department of Pediatrics
- Tim Emory - Department of Radiology
- Mary Garry - Department of Medicine
- Rahel Ghebre - Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health
- Andrew Grande - Department of Neurosurgery
- Raluca Gray - Department of Otolaryngology
- Ryan Hunter - Department of Microbiology & Immunology
- Kristina Krohn (Education Subcommittee Chair) - Department of Medicine
- Christophe Lenglet - Department of Radiology
- Glenn P. Lobo (Research Subcommittee Chair) - Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Neurosciences
- Paula Ludewig - (FAC Vice Chair) - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
- Pawel Mroz - Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- Taj Mustapha - Department of Medicine
- Shanti Narasimhan - Department of Pediatrics
- Elizabeth Neil - Department of Neurology
- Douglas Ohlendorf - Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics
- Mary Owen - Department of Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
- Emilian Racila - Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- Margaret Reynolds - Department of Radiation Oncology
- Kyriakie Sarafoglou - Department of Pediatrics
- Guisheng Song - Department of Medicine
- Christopher Staley - Department of Surgery
- Clifford Steer - Department of Medicine
- Steven Stovitz - Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
- Carrie Ann Terrell (Clinical Enterprise Subcommittee Chair) - Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health
- Phu Tran - Department of Pediatrics
- John Wagner - Department of Pediatrics
- Alexandra Zagoloff - Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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Meetings
All upcoming FAC meetings for the 2021-2022 academic year can be found on the Events and Deadlines page. -
Reports
2021 Brief Report on Holiday Clinic Operations Policy
2021 Recommendations: What the Medical School Should Look Like Post-COVID
Tenure SubcommitteeFAC Diversity/Inclusion Working GroupDEI SubcommitteeEducation Subcommittee