Executive Committee

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Charge and Responsibilities

The Executive Committee shall serve as the primary advisory body to the Dean and shall be responsible for reviewing and providing recommendations to matters related to faculty governance, academic policies, and strategic initiatives of BSOM.

Members

Elected term is one year.

Member

Category

Term ends June 30

Gregory Toussaint, M.D.  Interim Dean

 

Sherman Alter, M.D.

Interim Chair, Pediatrics

 

Eric Bennett, Ph.D.

Interim Chair, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Chair, Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology

 

David Dhanraj, M.D.

Obstetrics and Gynecology

 

A. Peter Ekeh, M.D.

Surgery

2024
Julie Gentile, M.D. Psychiatry  
Katherine Hertlein, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development  

R. Michael Johnson, M.D.

Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery

 

Miriam Lader, M.D.

Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Admissions

 

Jennifer Lee, D.O.

Orthopaedic and Family Medicine

2024

Bryan Ludwig, M.D.

Chair, Department of Neurology

 

Robert Mott, Jr.,  M.D.

Chief of Staff, VAMC

 

Marietta Orlowski, Ph.D.

Population and Public Health Sciences

 
Kimberly Rex, M.H.A.

Chief Administrative Officer

 

Glen Solomon, M.D.

Internal Medicine; Neurology

 

Robert Smith, M.D.

Kettering Medical Center

 

Brian Springer, M.D.,

Interim Chair, Emergency Medicine

 

Jeffrey Travers, M.D., Ph.D. Pharmacology and Toxicology  

Julian Trevino, M.D.

Dermatology

 

Randy Woods, M.D.

Surgery

 

Teresa Zryd, M.D. Associate Dean  
Angela Clements (non-voting member) Advancement  
Drew Dieckman (recorder, non-voting member) Assistant to the Dean  

Joanna Anderson (non-voting member)

Reference and Instruction Librarian

 

Organization

  • Voting. All members of the Executive Committee shall be eligible to vote, except for the Vice President of Advancement and medical reference and instruction librarian, who shall be non-voting members.
  • Quorum. A quorum shall be at least 50% of voting membership present. A quorum is required for all decisions requiring a vote of the committee.
  • Term. Those with administrative appointments shall serve until their administrative role expires; elected officers of the Faculty Assembly shall likewise serve until their elected term expires.
  • Chair. The Executive Committee shall be chaired by the Dean of Medicine.
  • Reporting. The Executive Committee reports to the Dean of Medicine.

Meetings

The Executive Committee shall meet at least six times per year. Additional meetings may be called by the chair as necessary to fulfill the charge and responsibilities of the committee.