Appointment Promotions and Advancement Committee

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Charge and Responsibilities

The APA Committee shall review all new faculty appointments to recommend an appropriate rank to the Dean for all new faculty appointments based on the then-current BSOM rank and promotion criteria. The committee is also responsible for evaluating applications for appointment renewal, faculty promotion, development leave, and faculty awards related to excellence in teaching and research in accordance with the Faculty appointment, promotion, and renewal policies.

Members

The APA Committee shall be composed of eight (8) members of the Faculty of Medicine elected by the Faculty Assembly.

Category

Name(s)

Term ends June 30

At least 3 members elected from clinical science departments (maximum of one member per department)
  1. Dean Bricker, M.D. (Internal Medicine)
  2. John Donnelly, M.D. (Family Medicine)
  3. Suzie Nelson, M.D. (Psychiatry)
  4. Jonathan Thackeray, M.D. (Pediatrics)
  1. 2026
  2. 2026
  3. 2026
  4. 2025
At least 3 members elected from basic science departments (maximum of one member per department)
  1. Ramzi Nahhas, Ph.D. (PPHS) (committee chair)
  2. Terry Oroszi, Ed.D. (Pharm/Tox)
  3. Mark Rich, M.D., Ph.D. (NCBP)
  4. Amber Todd, Ph.D. (Medical Education)
  1. 2025
  2. 2025
  3. 2026
  4. 2025
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development* Katherine Hertlein, Ph.D. -
Representative from the WSU Office of General Counsel* Sean Culley, J.D. -

* non-voting member

Organization

  • Voting. All members of the APA committee are eligible to vote except for the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and representative from the WSU Office of General Counsel, provided, however that:
    • Committee members may only vote on resolutions to recommend appointment to a faculty rank that is equivalent to, or lower than their own; and
    • Committee members may only vote on resolutions to recommend promotion to a faculty rank that is equivalent to, or lower than their own.
  • Quorum. A quorum shall be at least 50% of voting membership present, with the majority of the quorum being members of the Faculty of Medicine. A quorum is required for all decisions requiring a vote of the committee.
  • Term. Members shall serve a term of two (2) years and may serve up to two consecutive terms. After a one-year hiatus, members of the Faculty of Medicine are eligible for re-election. Membership will be staggered so that no more than one-half of the members will be replaced each year.
  • Chair. The chair of the APA committee shall be at the rank of Professor. The APA Committee will elect a Chair from the elected Faculty of Medicine members serving on the Committee by a majority vote of the voting members. The Chair of the APA Committee will serve a one (1) year, annually renewable term. The Chair may appoint another voting member of the Faculty of Medicine as Vice Chair to lead the APA Committee meetings when the Chair is unable to attend.
  • Recusal. A member of the APA Committee with a relationship/connection to any faculty member going up for appointment, renewal, promotion, development leave, and/or consideration for faculty awards must recuse themselves from any recommendations and votes regarding any such faculty member(s) for which the vote is directly related.

Meetings

Regular meetings of the APA Committee shall be held at least twice annually. Additional meetings may be called by the APA committee chair to review new appointments, and at scheduled intervals for faculty promotions and awards. Furthermore, upon request from the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, the chair shall promptly hold a special meeting to review and recommend faculty ranks for any new appointments.

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