Faculty Council

The Faculty Council (FC) is the legislative body of the college. The FC is the steward of the college bylaws. The FC is responsible for reviewing and revising the bylaws, when needed.

The Faculty Council holds at least one meeting, annually. The FC conducts annual elections for standing committees and for senators who represent the college to the university. 

Faculty Council Executive Committee

Committee Members

Questions? Contact facultycouncil.medicine@wsu.edu

College of Medicine Faculty Senators

The Faculty Council elects members of the college faculty to serve as representatives to the WSU Faculty Senate. Per Faculty Senate rules, elected senators will include tenure/tenure-track faculty members and non-tenure-track faculty members.

Subconstiutency	Name	Faculty Rank	Start Term	End Term
Tenure Track At Large	Michael McDonell	Professor	2021	2024
Tenure Track At Large	Georgina Lynch	Associate Professor	2023	2026
Career Track	Lonika Sood	Associate Professor	2018	2024
Career Track	Saima Ahmad	Assistant Professor	2020	2026

College of Medicine Standing Committees

Equity Committee

The equity committee advises the Dean on policies and practices that promote diversity and inclusion in the college, including identifying underrepresented and underserved populations and developing initiatives to facilitate an environment conducive to diversity and inclusion.

Committee Chair

Judith Marcin
judi.marcin@wsu.edu

Committee Administrator

Brenna Kingsbury
brenna.kingsbury@wsu.edu

Committee Members

• Irene Ahmed
• Naomi Bender
• Lisa Burch-Windrem
• Katheryn Cabbage
• Luisita Francis
• Kelli Frederick
• David Garcia
• Anna Gisselman
• Leila Harrison
• Lori Hunt
• Jae Kennedy
• Natalia Luera
• Thomas May
• Oladunni Oluwoye
• Lucia Peixoto
• Nicole Rodin
• Rachel Ryan
• Iralda Saavedra
• John Vassall
• Kelsey Yenney

Admissions Committee

The admissions committee, in concert with the Dean, establishes the criteria and procedures for the admission of medical students based upon the mission of the college. Members of the Admissions Committee should not be contacted individually about their roles in or knowledge about applicants to the College of Medicine MD Program.

Committee Chair

Radha Nandagopal
radha@wsu.edu
509-358-7665

Committee Administrator

Chris Booker Sarwine
bookerc@wsu.edu
509-368-6829

Committee Members

• Chris Anderson
• Jaime Bowman
• Cindy Chipman
• Charlotte Correll
• Anna Crowley
• Dawn DePriest
• Jennifer Ford
• Nick Freeburg
• David Garcia
• Erin Griffin
• Bailey Hall
• Leila Harrison
• Kevin Hodges
• Erick Isaacson
• Judi Marcin
• Kashish Mehra
• Natalie Morimoto
• Henry Mroch
• Hinah Parker
• Dinesh Ratti
• Vijay Reddy
• Jaswinderpal Sandhu
• Subeeh Ahmed Siddiqui
• Ben Small
• Lonika Sood
• Emma Stucki
• Eva Szentirmai
• Sue Winger
• Michelle Yan
• Kevin Zhou

Faculty Rank, Promotion and Tenure Committee

The faculty rank, promotion and tenure committee considers rank and promotions to faculty rank as well as recommendations for tenure, as described in the committee’s policies and procedures.

Committee Chair

Jae Kennedy
jjkennedy@wsu.edu
509-368-6971

Committee Administrator

Kimberly “KC” Cufley
kimberly.cufley@wsu.edu
509-368-6664

Committee Members

• Jaime Bowman
• Franck Carbonero
• Gail Chermak
• Marcos Frank
• Anjali Kumar
• Julie Larsen
• Thomas May
• Nancy Potter
• Jingru Sun
• Mark VanDam

Scholarship Committee

The scholarship committee establishes criteria and procedures for the awarding of college-directed scholarships to undergraduate, graduate, bridge, and medical students.

Committee Chair

Kimberly Honn
kimberly.honn@wsu.edu
509-358-7750

Committee Administrator

Catherine “Caty” Warden
catherin.warden@wsu.edu

Committee Members

• Jaime Bowman
• Lisa Burch-Windrem
• Nancy Fike
• Yool Lee
• Leila Harrison
• Carl Heine
• Karen Janout
• Courtney Kurinec
• Judi Marcin
• Farion Williams

Student Evaluation, Promotion and Awards Committee

The student evaluation, promotion and awards committee makes recommendations regarding the standards and procedures for student evaluation, advancement, graduation, and disciplinary action.

Committee Chair

Frank Andersen
harold.andersen@wsu.edu

Committee Administrator

Alex Geiger
medicine.sepac@wsu.edu

Committee Members

• Chris Anderson
• Jaime Bowman
• Lisa Burch-Windrem
• Marina Chavez
• Dawn Cooper
• Heather Fox
• Ben Goodwin
• Leila Harrison
• Carl Heine
• Shannon Helbling
• Judi Marcin
• Ken Roberts
• Jennifer Troiano
• John Vassall
• Farion Williams

Undergraduate Medical Education Committee

The undergraduate medical education committee has full and centralized responsibility and authority to design, manage and oversee the curriculum and assessment program for the MD education program.

Committee Chair

Saima Ahmad
saima.ahmad@wsu.edu

Shannon Helbling
shannon.helbling@wsu.edu

Committee Administrator

Shannon McCarthy
shannon.r.mccarthy@wsu.edu

Committee Members

• Gabriel Alemayehu
• Chris Anderson
• Kimberly Beine
• Jaime Bowman
• Marina Chavez
• Amy Cheng
• Dave Conley
• Dawn Cooper
• David Garcia
• Erin Griffin
• Anne Grossman
• Matthew Hansen
• Carl Heine
• Kevin Hodges
• Dawn Kopp
• Anjali Kumar
• Mary Lacy
• Chris Martin
• Susan Matthew
• Skye McKennon
• Natalie Morimoto
• Henry Mroch
• Santiago Toro Posada
• Ken Roberts
• Sara Scott
• Lonika Sood
• Molly Thompson
• Adithya Vegaraju
• Tao Wang

Dean’s College Executive Cabinet

Although not part of the Faculty Council, the Dean’s College Executive Cabinet (herein referred to as the Dean’s Cabinet) is an entity listed in the bylaws of the College of Medicine. Any changes to the functions or the composition of the Dean’s Cabinet would require a bylaws amendment passed by the Faculty Council. In addition, the Dean’s Cabinet provides reports to the annual meetings of the Faculty Council on all policy and procedural changes, and on all issues that require a vote of the full faculty. 

Committee Members

• Ofer Amram
• Jaime Bowman
• Lisa Burch-Windrem
• Naomi Chaytor
• Darin Chhing
• Dawn Cooper
• Dawn DeWitt
• Glen Duncan
• Stephanie Engle
• Erika Fleck
• Luisita Francis
• David Garcia
• Jeff Haney
• Leila Harrison
• Carl Heine
• Judi Marcin
• Chris Martin
• Sterling McPherson
• Amy Meredith
• Radha Nandagopal
• Brett Oglesbee
• Ken Roberts
• John Roll
• Lawrence Schecter
• Lonika Sood
• Lisa Tyran
• Farion Williams