Levels of GovernanceDepartment:
• Departmental faculty meetings• Department committees
School of Medicine:• Faculty Assembly• Faculty Affairs Committee• Executive Committee of the General Medical
Faculty• School of Medicine committees
University:• Faculty Senate• University committees
SOM Elected Positions
Faculty Affairs Committee
Faculty Assembly Executive Committee
Faculty Senate
Secretary of the General Faculty
At-large faculty representatives on the
Executive Committee of the Faculty
The School of Medicine Faculty Assembly• All general medical faculty are members • Represented by elected members of the Faculty Assembly
Executive Committee• Advisory to the Dean as outlined in the Faculty Manual• Addresses issues regarding academic policies
Executive Committee:Paul Schmitz, MD (Nephrology) PresidentBarbara Whitman, PhD (Pediatrics) Secretary
Mark Knuepfer, PhD (Pharm/Phys Sciences)Carmine Coscia, PhD (Biochem & Molecular Biochem)Florian Thomas, MD, MA, PhD (Neurology)Christine Hachem, MD (Internal Medicine)Jane McHowat, PhD (Pathology)
Faculty Affairs Committee“Committee on Committees”
• Work under the direction of the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development
• Request nominations of faculty members for elections or for committee memberships
• Nominate or recommend faculty members to the Dean for membership on SOM committees
• Nominate faculty members for awards• Receive grievances from faculty• Report to the Executive Committee of the Faculty• Review and propose revisions to the School of Medicine
Faculty Constitution and Bylaws
Executive Committee of the General Faculty at the School of Medicine
Meets ten times a year (closed meetings)• Voting members comprised of elected faculty (including
the Secretary of the Faculty), departmental chairpersons• Vote on appointments, rank and tenure, policies• Review reports from standing committees• Advisory and consultative body to the Dean
Three general faculty meetings a year • chaired by the Dean, all faculty encouraged to attend• Fall (Sept.)--President Biondi’s Annual Address• Winter (Feb.), Spring (May)• All start at 4:30pm in the Pitlyk Auditorium in the LRC
General Medical Faculty Meetings
• Three times per year
• Chaired by the Dean
• Fall (October 14) - President Biondi’s Annual Address
• Winter (Feb.), Spring (May)
• 4:30pm in LRC, Pitlyk Auditorium
All Faculty Encouraged to Attend
Faculty Representatives on the School of Medicine Executive Committee
Secretary of the Faculty--Barbara Whitman, PhD (Pediatrics)
At-large members:• Michael Temporal, MD (Family Community Med)• Randy Sprague, MD (Pharm Phys Sci)• Lia Lowrie, MD (Family and Community Medicine)• William Perman, MD (Radiology)
SOM Standing Committees Academic/Sabbatical Leave Committee Admissions Committee Committee on Continuing Medical Education Committee on Student Progress and Program Planning Credentials Committee Curriculum Management Committee Curriculum Oversight Committee Executive Committee of the Faculty Faculty Affairs Committee Graduate Medical Education Committee Graduate Program Advisory Council Research Planning Committee Research Space Review Committee
Terrance Egan, Ph.D.Pharmacological and Physiological Science
Gillian Stephens, M.D.Family and Community Medicine
Miguel Paniagua, M.D.Internal Medicine
Mary Mayo, M.D.Pathology
John Chibnall, Ph.D.Neurology & Psychiatry
Jacki Kornbluth, Ph.D.Chair-ElectPathology
Laurie Byrne, M.D.ChairEmergency Medicine
Faculty Affairs Committee
Faculty Senate Principal body and voice of the faculty in matters of University-wide
concern; concerned with matters as outlined in the Faculty Manual Senator representatives from each of the academic units
• Twelve full-time faculty from the School of Medicine, elected by the general medical faculty
Executive Committee (President, At-large members) Standing and ad hoc committees
• Professional Relations Committee• Compensation and Fringe Benefits Committee• Governance Committee• Academic Affairs Committee
Open meetings 5-6 times a year www.slu.edu/organizations/fs/
School of Medicine Faculty Senate RepresentativesSteve Bolesta, MD (Pathology)Lauren Schwarz, PhD (Neurology)John Martin, PhD (CASE)Mark Voigt, PhD (Pharm Phys Sci)Matthew Council, MD (Ophthalmology)Alexander Lin, MD (Surgery)Debra Zand, PhD (Pediatrics)Preeti Dalawari, MD, MSPH (Emergency Medicine)Al Nakanishi, MD, MPH (Pediatrics)Robin Chamberland, PhD (Pathology)Christine Hachem, MD (Internal Medicine)Daniela Salvemini, PhD (Pharmacological and Physiological
Science)Reema Syed, MD (Internal Medicine)
Jane Turner, MD, PhD (Pathology) President
University Committees
Faculty representatives to the Board of Trustees
Committee on Rank and Tenure Recognition Committee
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