Governance
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Medical School constitution (approved July 2021)
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Medical School bylaws (approved July 2021)
These documents can be found on the University's College Constitutions & Bylaws site.
2021 Elected Faculty
Faculty members elected to councils and committees in the 2021 election:
- Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Council (APTC)
- Clifford J. Steer, MD, Medicine (Tenure/Tenure-Track Seat)
- Andrew Zinkel, MD, MBA, Emergency Medicine (Clinician Track Seat)
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council (DEIC)
- Sarah Lacher, PhD, Biomedical Sciences
- Jordan Lewis, PhD, MSW, Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
- Rahel Nardos, MD, MCR, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health
- Elizabeth Rogers, MD, MAS, Medicine
- Carrie Ann Terrell, MD, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health
- Duluth Scholastic Standing Council (DSSC)
- Sarah Beehler, PhD, Family Medicine & Biobehavioral Health
- Medical Student Admissions Committee (MSAC)
- Anna Wirta Kosobuski, EDD, Biomedical Sciences
- David Hamlar, MD, DDS, Otolaryngology
- Benjamin Clarke, MD, Biomedical Sciences
- Mark Bixby, MD, Family Medicine & Community Health
- Thomas Griffith, PhD, Urology
- Janet Fitzakerley, PhD, Biomedical Sciences - Duluth Campus
- Eduardo Medina, MD, MPH, Family Medicine & Community Health
- Deborah Powell, MD, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- Mirna Boumitri, MD, Medicine
- Aaron Corfield, DPPM, Orthopedic Surgery
- Rachel Poeppelman, MD, Pediatrics
- Medical Student Education Committee (MSEC)
- Anthony Baughn, PhD, Microbiology and Immunology (MSTP Representative Seat)
- Carl McGary, MD, PhD, Biomedical Sciences (Duluth Campus Seat)
- Medical Student Scholastic Standing Committee (MSSSC)
- William Robiner, PhD, Medicine
- Tseganesh Selameab, MD, Medicine
- Aubie Shaw, PhD, Biomedical Sciences
- Research Council (RC)
- Kris Hogquist, PhD, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- Peter Kang, MD, Neurology
- Nichole Klatt, PhD, Surgery
- Genevieve Melton-Meaux, MD, PhD, Surgery
- Sara Zimmer, PhD, Biomedical Sciences - Duluth Campus
Governance Committees
View council and committee rosters.
Links to council and committee websites will be added as they are developed.
- 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 Council (BSC)
- Clinical Science Council (CSC)
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council (DEIC)
- Faculty Advisory Council (FAC)
- Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC)
- Graduate Programs Council (GPC)
- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Programs Committee (BSGPC)
- 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)
- Duluth Scholastic Standing Committee (DSSC)
- Twin Cities Scholastic Standing Committee (TCSSC)
- Research Council (RC)
- Duluth Faculty Council (DFC)
Resources for Committees
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.
2021 Faculty Assembly & Vote
2020 Faculty Assembly & Vote
2019 Faculty Assembly & Vote
2018 Faculty Assembly & Vote
Past Assemblies
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
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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 2019-2020 include:
- Alessandro Bartolomucci - Departmenr of Integrative Biology and Physiology
- Jerica Berge - Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
- Eric Bomberg - Department of Pediatrics (co-chair)
- 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
- 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 - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine (co-chair)
- 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
- Steven Stovitz - Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
- Guisheng Song - Department of Medicine
- Christopher Staley - Department of Surgery
- Clifford Steer - Department of Medicine
- 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 2020-2021 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 Group