Faculty Governance
Spring 2023 Voting
The Nominating Committee is seeking faculty nominations for open positions on both permanent and standing committees. Please consider nominating yourself or a colleague for one or more of these open positions.
Please confirm in advance that your nominee can commit to full participation on the committee if elected and be aware, faculty who hold an administrative position with Dean, Chair, or Head in their official title are not eligible to serve. The deadline for nominations is May 5, 2023.
For self-nominations, we are requesting a brief candidate statement (maximum 300 characters) on your values, goals, and vision for how to achieve shared strategic and mission goals on this committee as part of faculty governance. For colleague nominations, please include a brief candidate statement on how they would contribute to the committee.
Full descriptions of committees, current lists of committee members and terms can be reviewed here: 2023 2024 committee vacancies and details
Faculty Governance Bylaws
The purpose of these Bylaws is to provide the basic organizational structure by which the Faculty of The University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson (COM-Tucson) will function within the scope of its authority and responsibility. These Bylaws provide procedures by which the Faculty of the COM-Tucson will function as a professional organization, exercising its authority and responsibilities subject to the constitution and statutes of the State of Arizona, and the policies and regulations of the Arizona Board of Regents and the University. Within the COM-Tucson, the purpose of these Bylaws is to ensure close and harmonious working relationships among the Faculty, the student body, and the Administration toward the accomplishment of common goals. These bylaws will become effective when approved by a vote of a majority of the Voting Faculty.
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Faculty Bylaws COM-T
These Bylaws provide procedures by which the faculty committees of the College of Medicine, Tucson will function.Revised October, 2022.
Committees
College of Medicine faculty committees create programs, allocate resources, review faculty appointments and promotions, admit students, advise the administration, and formulate and implement policies.
Serving on a committee provides an excellent opportunity to engage in important work on behalf of the College and allows for interaction with peers, information sharing, and development of leadership abilities.
A call for nominations to open faculty committee positions is circulated to the faculty of the College of Medicine each spring. You may nominate yourself or a colleague. (Please confirm in advance that your nominee is willing and able to commit to full participation on the committee if elected.)
The faculty elects committee members after the General Faculty Meeting held each May. Committee appointments commence on July 1st.
Permanent Committees
The COM-Tucson Faculty will elect its own members to the Admissions Committee. The Admissions Committee will consist of eleven (11) Faculty members and five (5) students. The Admissions Committee will be responsible to consider applicants and select students to the M.D. program for the College. The Admissions Committee’s decisions regarding such selections will be final and not subject to administrative or other review.
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*Salma Patel, MD, MPH – Medicine (2nd term) |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Jeffrey Lochhead, PhD- Pharmacology |
6/22 |
6/23 |
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Jeffrey Pu, MD, PhD – Medicine |
6/22 |
6/23 |
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Zoe Cohen, PhD – Physiology (2nd term) |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Patricia Harrison-Monroe, PhD – Psychiatry (2nd term) |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Paul Gignac, PhD – Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Alejandra Zapien Hidalgo, MD, MPH – Family & Community Medicine (2nd term) |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Julie Armin, PhD – Family and Community Medicine |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Susan Hadley, MD – Family and Community Medicine |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Geetha Gopalakrishnan, MD – Pediatrics |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Juan Ortiz, MD – Surgery |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Students |
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Hamza Ghannam, Class of 2025 |
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Kenneth Silvestro, Class of 2025 |
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Natalie Demirjian, Class of 2025 |
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Bobbie Anne Alcanzo, Class of 2025 |
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Adam Carl, Class of 2025 |
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++Tejal Parikh, MD, Assistant Dean & Emily Leyva, Director - Admissions |
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*Chair ++Ex-Officio |
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Note: Membership on the Admissions Committee requires a heavy service commitment. Attendance at the meetings is critical and members are expected to give notification prior to missing a meeting. Absence from three full meetings could result in loss of membership.
The COM-Tucson Faculty will elect the Appointments, Promotion, and Tenure Committee, which will include a minimum of three (3) tenured full professors. Additional tenured professors and non-tenure eligible professors may be added to expand committee knowledge about criteria for promotion on the clinical, research, and educator tracks. Per UHAP 3.3.02, in promotion or tenure matters, recommendations will be made only by faculty members holding rank superior to the rank of the faculty member being considered, except in the case of full professors, where recommendations can only be made by faculty members holding the same rank. The same will apply to faculty title series. Only tenured members of the Committee may vote on issues concerning tenure track Faculty. This Committee will review and advise the Dean regarding each proposed Faculty appointment, promotion, or award of tenure.
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Term Exp |
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Nafees Ahmad, PhD – Immunobiology (2nd term) |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Rui Chang, PhD – Neurology |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Xiaoguang Sun, MD, PhD – Medicine |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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*Unni Udayasankar, MD – Medical Imaging |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Robert Harland, MD – Surgery |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Belinda Sun, MD, PhD – Pathology |
10/21 |
6/24 |
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Zong-Ming Li, PhD – Orthopedic Surgery |
10/21 |
6/24 |
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Saif Mashaqi, MD – Medicine |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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*Cynthia Miranti, MD – Cellular and Molecular Medicine (re-elect) |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Brett Colson, PhD – Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Salma Patel, MD, MPH, FACP – Medicine |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Bekir Tanriover, MD, MBA, FAST – Medicine |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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***Christina Kalel, Faculty Affairs |
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*Co-chairs *** Staff/Advisor ++Ad Hoc |
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Note: Membership on the Appointments, Promotions and Tenure Committee requires a heavy service commitment year-round. Attendance at meetings is critical and members are expected to give notification prior to missing a meeting. Unreported absence from multiple meetings could result in loss of membership.
The COM-Tucson Faculty may, but is not required to, elect a Committee of Ten, which will consist of ten (10) members of its Faculty. This Committee may initiate and study any issue or matter of interest to the College and may consider any academic or administrative matter brought to its attention by a Dean, any other Committee of the Faculty, or any member of the Faculty, or refer such issues/matters to an appropriate University committee or office that is charged with addressing such issues/matters directly. The Committee of Ten may make recommendations to the person or group that consulted it and may also at its discretion make recommendations to the Dean, other Committees, and to the Faculty.
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Term Exp |
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Matthew Gretzer, MD, FACS – Surgery |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Julie Ledford, PhD – Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Jarrod Mosier, MD – Emergency Medicine |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Unni Udayasankar, MD – Medical Imaging |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Erika Bracamonte, MD – Pathology |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Amy Mitchell, MD – OB/GYN |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Cameron Hypes, MD – Emergency Medicine |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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*Vivienne Ng, MD, MPH – Emergency Medicine |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Deepak Acharya, MD – Medicine |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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*Anthony Bosco, PhD - Immunobiology |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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***TBD |
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The COM-Tucson Faculty may, but is not required to, elect a Continuing Medical Education Committee, which will consist of ten (10) clinical Faculty members. The Continuing Medical Education Committee will set policy for continuing medical education, provide oversight of continuing medical education activities, and assure that the approved policies and activities meet accreditation standards for continuing medical education.
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Term Exp |
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Nicholas Stea, MD – Emergency Medicine |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Bijin Thajudeen, MD – Medicine (2nd term) |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Truc-Anh Nguyen, MD – Anesthesiology |
6/22 |
6/23 |
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Gurusaravanan Kutti Sridharan, MD – Medicine |
6/22 |
6/23 |
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Garrett Pacheco, MD – Emergency Medicine |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Helene Felman, MD – Pediatrics |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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**Adrienne Yarnish, MD – Emergency Medicine |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Nicholas Hurst, MD, MS – Emergency Medicine |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Rajesh Kotagiri, MD – Medicine |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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*Margaret Wat, MD, PhD – Medicine |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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++Randa Kutob, MD, MPH, Director - Continuing Medical Education |
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***Denise Garrett/Cheryl Novalis-Marine/Robert Amend – Continuing Medical Education |
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*Chair **Co-Chair ***Staff/Advisor ++Ex-Officio |
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The COM-Tucson Faculty may, but is not required to, elect a Dean’s Faculty Advisory Committee, which will consist of six (6) members of its Faculty. A Dean's Faculty Advisory Committee will advise the Dean on matters related to the mission of the College or that are of interest to the Faculty. It will meet with the Dean at least quarterly. The Chairperson may attend monthly meetings of the Department Heads’ Council and represent the COM-Tucson Faculty at these meetings.
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Term Exp |
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Emmanuel Katsanis, MD – Pediatrics |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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**Michael Ditillo, DO – Surgery (2nd term) |
1/22 |
6/23 |
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Edita Navratilova, PhD – Pharmacology |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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*Marlys Witte, MD – Surgery |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Tanya Anand, MD, MPH – Surgery |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Richard Ablin, PhD – Pathology |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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***Eva Ybarra, MBA, Faculty Affairs |
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*Chair **Co-Chair ***Staff/Advisor |
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The Tucson Educational Policy Committee will consist of twelve (12) Faculty and four (4) medical students. The Faculty will be elected from the COM-Tucson. The students will elect four (4) students representing their class year for 4-year terms. The Tucson Educational Policy Committee will work with the Dean, Vice Dean, Education, and COM-Tucson Administration to oversee the undergraduate medical curriculum, advance educational goals, and ensure the College meets its curricular accreditation standards. The committee has responsibility for the overall design, management, integration, evaluation, and enhancement of the undergraduate medical curriculum. The committee has authority over education and curricular decisions. This includes the process, implementation, and delivery of the curriculum (e.g., instruction), and the overall content. The Committee will develop policies and a single set of core standards for all medical students regarding advancement and graduation requirements to receive an M.D. degree. The Tucson Educational Policy Committee will generally meet at least once per month to evaluate the curriculum and educational experience and develop improvements for the curriculum and changes in educational and curricular policy as needed.
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Term Exp |
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Saman Nematollahi, MD – Medicine |
6/22 |
6/23 |
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Alan Bedrick, MD – Pediatrics |
6/22 |
6/23 |
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Rachel Munn, DO – Emergency Medicine |
6/22 |
6/23 |
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Marie-Pierre Hasne, PharmD, PhD – Chemistry and Biochemistry |
6/22 |
6/23 |
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Dalian Mikhael, MD – Medicine |
6/22 |
6/24 |
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Serena Scott, MD, MBA – Medicine |
6/22 |
6/24 |
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Patrick Ronaldson, PhD – Pharmacology |
6/22 |
6/24 |
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Nafees Ahmad, PhD – Immunobiology |
6/22 |
6/24 |
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Barbara Eckstein, MD – Family and Community Medicine |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Cori Daines, MD – Pediatrics |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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*Dale Woolridge, MD, PhD, FACEP – Emergency Medicine |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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John Bloom, MD – Pharmacology |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Students |
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Anthony McCoy, Class of 2023 (Secondary: Dieter Mohty, Class of 2023) |
6/19 |
6/23 |
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Colin Fields, Class of 2024 (Secondary: Katie Pulling, Class of 2024) |
6/20 |
6/24 |
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Isabellyana Dominguez, Class of 2025 (Secondary: Jasmine Lock, Class of 2025) |
6/21 |
6/25 |
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***Travis Garner & Lindsey Epperson, Curricular Affairs *Chair **Vice Chair *** Staff/Advisor |
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http://medicine.arizona.edu/education/curricular-affairs/educational-policy-committee |
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The medical students of the COM-Tucson will elect three (3) medical student representatives from each class to serve on its Honor Code Committee. The COM-Tucson Faculty will elect two (2) members of its Faculty, one (1) from a basic science department and one (1) from a clinical science department, to serve on this Committee. The Associate Dean for Student Affairs may attend an Honor Code Committee’s formal meetings, and act as an advisor to the Committee, but will not vote. The Honor Code Committee will investigate and issue a finding of facts regarding alleged violations of the Honor Code Policy. The Honor Code Committee will recommend disciplinary action up to and including dismissal; the Vice Dean, Education will make a final decision based on the recommendation. The Honor Code Committee also will conduct a periodic review of the Honor Code Policy and make recommendations to change the Policy.
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Term Exp |
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Brian Smith, MD – Psychiatry |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Fei Yin, PhD – Pharmacology (2nd term) |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Students |
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Amanda Ruiz, Michelle Anthony (alternate John Rynak) c/o 2023 |
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Katie Simms, David Ghobrial (alternate Sheyda Mesgarzadeh) c/o 2024 |
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Ben Litmanovich, Zak Webber (alternate Jordan Gotwalt) c/o 2025 |
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Eddie Vargas, James Rozelle (alternate Dylan Barash) c/o 2026 |
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***TBD |
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*Chair ***Staff/Advisor |
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The COM-Tucson Faculty will elect nine (9) Faculty and select one (1) MD/PhD student to serve on the MD/PhD Committee. All applications to the dual MD/PhD program will be reviewed concurrently by the MD/PhD Committee and by the regular Admissions Committee or a subset of that Committee. The MD/PhD Committee will select applicants for the MD/PhD program from those accepted by the Admissions Committee for admission to the MD program. Decisions regarding admission to the dual MD/PhD program will be final and not subject to administrative or other review.
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Term Exp |
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*Katalin Gothard, MD, PhD – Physiology |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Jeffery Pu, MD – Medicine |
6/22 |
6/23 |
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Keith Joiner, MD – Medicine |
6/22 |
6/23 |
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Trent Anderson, PhD – Pharmacology |
8/22 |
6/23 |
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Belinda Sun, MD, PhD – Pathology |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Saad Sammani, MD, MS – Medicine |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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David Margolis, MD, PhD – Orthopedic Surgery |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Charles Hsu, MD, PhD – Radiation Oncology |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Marvin Slepian, MD – Medicine |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Students |
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Hannah Korah |
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Kevin Cheng |
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Colin Fields |
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++Todd Vanderah, PhD |
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++Tejal Parikh, MD |
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***Andrea Monazzami |
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***TBD *Chair ++Ex-officio ***Staff/Advisor |
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The COM-Tucson Faculty will elect the Nominating Committee, which will consist of six (6) of its Voting Faculty members. The Nominating Committee will nominate candidates for membership on all Permanent Committees except the Nominating Committee, which will be done as described in Section V.D. in the COM-T bylaws.
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Term Exp |
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Jeffrey Lochhead, PhD – Pharmacology |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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*Vivienne Ng, MD, MPH – Emergency Medicine |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Ramesh Karra, MD – Emergency Medicine |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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An additional member will be identified shortly |
6/22 |
6/24 |
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Brett Colson, PhD – Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Ealaf Al Rabia, MD – Neurology |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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***Gracialinda Colmenero |
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*Chair ***Staff/Advisor |
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The COM-Tucson Faculty will elect the Student Appeals Committee, which will consist of at least five (5) Faculty members. Such members should, but are not required to, have served on the Student Progress Committee prior to serving on the Student Appeals Committee. The Student Appeals Committee will consider appeals from students dismissed or required to repeat a year by the Vice Dean, Education. Decisions of this Committee are binding within the COM-Tucson and cannot be appealed further within the College. No member of the Student Progress Committee or Honor Code Committee will serve simultaneously as a member of the Student Appeals Committee. Current society mentors, block directors, clerkship directors, and any faculty member whose participation on this Committee would constitute a conflict of interest are not eligible to serve on this Committee.
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Term Exp |
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Cameron Hypes, MD – Emergency Medicine |
6/21 |
6/23 |
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Paulo Pires, PhD – Physiology |
6/21 |
6/23 |
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*Lourdes Castanon, MD – Surgery |
6/21 |
6/23 |
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Nicholas Hurst, MD, MS – Emergency Medicine |
6/22 |
6/24 |
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Rachel Darche, MD – OB/GYN |
6/22 |
6/24 |
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*Jacob Schwartz, PhD – Pharmacology |
6/22 |
6/24 |
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***Travis Garner |
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The COM-Tucson Faculty will elect its own members to the Student Progress Committee, which will consist of at least eight (8) Faculty members and one (1) student from each class year. The Student Progress Committee will have jurisdiction to review and monitor the academic progress of students; grant non-medical leaves of absence; review the performance or professional conduct of any student brought to the Committee’s attention by a faculty member or administrator; recommend remedial action to improve student performance; recommend a student be placed on academic probation; and recommend a student be dismissed for academic or conduct-based reasons. The Student Progress Committee will conduct a hearing if a student is recommended for dismissal for conduct reasons and will make a recommendation to the Vice Dean, Education. Current society mentors, block directors, clerkship directors, and any faculty member whose participation on this Committee would constitute a conflict of interest are not eligible to serve on this Committee.
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Term Exp |
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E. Fiona Bailey, PhD – Physiology |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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*Tally Largent-Milnes, PhD – Pharmacology |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Xiaoguang Sun, MD, PhD – Medicine |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Steven Dudick, MD – OB/GYN |
10/22 |
6/25 |
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Emmanuel Apostol, MD - Pediatrics |
1/23 |
6/25 |
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Nicola Baker, MD – Emergency Medicine |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Jason Lowe, MD – Medicine |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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David Lieberman, MD – Medicine |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Students |
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Smita Armstrong, Class of 2023 |
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Charis Royal, Class of 2024 |
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Martin Garcia, Class of 2025 |
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Student TBD, Class of 2026 |
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***Travis Garner |
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Standing Committees
The Dean’s Council on Faculty Affairs is a Standing Committee of the College of Medicine which: 1) develops and implements programs that will enhance faculty life (related to, for example, career development, mentoring, leadership, etc.); 2) develops policies pertinent to the faculty at the College of Medicine; and 3) advises the Dean on faculty affairs matters at the College of Medicine (e.g., promotion and tenure, recruitment and retention, etc.). The work of the Council is supported and disseminated by the College of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs.
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Mari Ricker, MD – Family and Community Medicine |
6/19 |
6/23 |
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Haley O’Brien, PhD – Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
8/22 |
6/23 |
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Allison Huff Macpherson, DHEd, Family and Community Medicine |
8/22 |
6/23 |
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Kimberly Gerhart, MD – Pediatrics (2nd term) |
6/20 |
6/24 |
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Julie Ledford, PhD – Cellular & Molecular Medicine |
6/20 |
6/24 |
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*Erika Bracamonte, MD – Pathology |
6/21 |
6/25 |
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Chad Viscusi, MD – Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics |
6/21 |
6/25 |
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Jordana M. Smith, MD – Ophthalmology |
6/21 |
6/25 |
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Indu Partha, MD – Medicine |
6/22 |
6/26 |
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Bradley Dreifuss, MD – Emergency Medicine |
6/22 |
6/26 |
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Tally Largent-Milnes, PhD – Pharmacology (2nd term) |
6/22 |
6/26 |
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Cindy Chin, MD – Pediatrics |
6/22 |
6/26 |
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++ Allie Min, MD, Associate Dean, Career Development |
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*** Eva Sanchez, Faculty Affairs |
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The Dean’s Research Council is a Standing Committee, which advises the Dean of the College of Medicine on matters pertaining to the research programs of the College of Medicine (e.g., space, faculty career development awards, core facility funding, faculty start- up funds, conflict of interest, legislation, animal welfare/animal rights, indirect cost recovery policy, technology transfer, interdisciplinary programs, and future strategies). The Council develops research policy for the College of Medicine that is disseminated to the research community via the Research Office.
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*Janet Funk, MD – Medicine |
6/18 |
6/23 |
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Maria Altbach, PhD – Medical Imaging (2nd term) |
6/18 |
6/23 |
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Rui Chang, PhD – Neurology |
10/21 |
6/23 |
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Erika Eggers, PhD – Physiology |
6/19 |
6/24 |
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Patrick Ronaldson, PhD – Pharmacology (2nd term) |
6/19 |
6/24 |
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Marlys Witte, MD – Surgery (2nd term) |
6/19 |
6/24 |
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Fei Yin, PhD – Pharmacology |
6/22 |
6/24 |
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**Katalin Gothard, MD, PhD – Physiology |
6/20 |
6/25 |
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Tolga Turker, MD – Orthopaedic Surgery (2nd term) |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Alicia Allen, PhD, MPH – Family and Community Medicine |
6/21 |
6/26 |
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Edita Navratilova, PhD – Pharmacology |
6/21 |
6/26 |
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Zong-Ming Li, PhD – Orthopaedic Surgery |
2/22 |
6/26 |
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Marvin Slepian, MD – Medicine |
6/22 |
6/27 |
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John Purdy, PhD – Immunobiology |
6/22 |
6/27 |
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David Margolis, MD, PhD – Orthopaedic Surgery |
6/22 |
6/27 |
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++ Lauren Zajac, Assoc VP Res Admin UAHS |
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++ Jason A. Wertheim, MD, PhD, Vice Dean, Scientific Initiatives |
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*** Deanna Clary |
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The Faculty Diversity Advisory Committee (FDAC) is a standing committee which: 1) identifies strategies, tactics and priorities for improving faculty diversity and inclusivity at the COM; 2) assists in determining how to integrate diversity and inclusion, broadly defined, into everything we do at the college; 3) provides a line of communication between faculty and administration; and 4) supports development and implementation of programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion that enhance faculty life (related to career development, mentoring, leadership, community outreach, etc.). The committee interacts closely with similar committees for students, staff and other groups.
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Josie Acuna, MD – Emergency Medicine (2nd Term) |
6/19 |
6/23 |
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Jenny Mendelson, MD – Pediatrics |
6/19 |
6/23 |
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Indu Partha, MD – Medicine |
6/19 |
6/23 |
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Joao De Souza, DVM, PhD – Physiology |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Nancy Casanova, MD, MPH, PhD – Medicine |
6/20 |
6/24 |
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Patricia Lebensohn, MD – FCM (2nd Term) |
6/20 |
6/24 |
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Helene Felman, MD – Pediatrics |
6/21 |
6/25 |
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*Sangeetha Murugapandian, MD – Medicine, Nephrology |
6/21 |
6/25 |
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Lourdes Castanon, MD – Surgery |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Priti Rawani-Patel, MD – Emergency Medicine |
6/22 |
6/26 |
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++Allie Min, MD, Associate Dean, Career Development |
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++Celia Valenzuela, MD, Interim Vice Dean, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion |
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The Honors and Awards Committee is a Standing Committee of the COM reporting to the Deputy Dean for Education and the Dean of the College of Medicine. It has 6 faculty members representing the COM Departments voted on by the Faculty and 4 student members, one from each class. It is responsible for selecting a series of awards presented to medical students. It will also review external requests for nominees for faculty awards. Most of the awards will be nominated directly by a Department or Center. When only one nominee can be submitted by the COM, the Honors & Awards committee will review the nominees (if more than one) and provide a recommendation to the Dean.
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Emmanuel Apostol, MD - Pediatrics |
1/23 |
6/23 |
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Alicia Allen, PhD – Family and Community Medicine (2nd term) |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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*Michael Ditillo, DO – Surgery |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Meenakshi Dagar, MD – Medicine |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Dawn Coletta, PhD – Medicine |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Andreia Chignalia, PharmD, PhD – Anesthesiology and Physiology |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Student TBD, Class of 2023 |
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Student TBD, Class of 2024 |
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Natalie Demirijan, Class of 2025 |
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Isaac Zarif, Class of 2026 |
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++Richard Amini, MD, Assistant Dean, Student Affairs |
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*** Anesa Castillo, Student Affairs |
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The Medical Student Research Committee (MSRC) composed of leading basic and clinical faculty as well as students active in research, meets in person or electronically on a regular basis to stimulate student and faculty interest, monitor progress of the program, recommend intramural and extramural funding for student research, evaluate activities of program components, and assist in setting priorities and long-range planning.
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Joao De. Souza, DVM PhD - Physiology |
6/22 |
6/23 |
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Karen Lutrick, PhD - Family & Community Medicine |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Laurent Martin, PhD – Anesthesiology |
9/22 |
6/23 |
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Franz Rischard, DO – Medicine |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Josh Gaither, MD – Emergency Medicine |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Keith Joiner, MD – Medicine |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Taylor Cox, Class of 2023 |
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***Grace Wagner, Assistant Program Director, Administrative |
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***Graceann Thompson, Program Coordinator |
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This council represents the faculty’s voice within the AAMC leadership structure. It typically involves a stand-alone two-day meeting in the spring and sessions in conjunction with the AAMC Annual Meeting in November. There are other issue-based task force and committee meetings, but most of the work is completed via webinars, conference calls, and email. Faculty from the senior leadership ranks (such as chair, division director, program director, center director) but without a dean’s office appointment are eligible to serve.
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Brian Smith, MD, Associate Professor - Psychiatry |
6/22 |
6/25 |
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Margaret Wat, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor – Medicine |
6/22 |
6/25 |
The Graduate Council provides a forum in which matters of concern to graduate education are discussed and the mission of the Graduate College fulfilled. The Council works with the Graduate College to review, establish, and update policies affecting graduate education. Among its roles, the Council is a part of the University process for creating or changing graduate degree programs in the planning and implementation stages, leading to ultimate approval by the Arizona Board of Regents. The Council recommends and reviews the policies and procedures of the Graduate College, including but not limited to admission requirements, degree certification, graduate teaching and research assistantships and recommends priorities for graduate education and supports efforts to achieve them. All instruction, curriculum, and policy action items approved by the Graduate Council are forwarded to the College Academic Administrators Council, Team Provost, and the Senate Executive Committee before advancing to the Faculty Senate for approval. https://emailarizona.sharepoint.com/sites/gradcouncil (UA log in required)
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Term Exp |
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Dawn Coletta, PhD - Medicine |
6/22 |
6/26 |
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Nam Lee, PhD – Pharmacology |
6/19 |
6/23 |
Faculty Governance Committee List Details
- We are working on updating our list, please check back later.
A complete list of all committees at the College of Medicine – Tucson for 2022-2023, including membership and information about duties and activities.
Note: this list will be updated with the committee chair information once the information has been received from all the committees.