Faculty Council

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

The Faculty Council holds at least one meeting, annually. The Faculty Council 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

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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	Amanda Boyd	Associate Professor	2024	2027
Tenure Track at Large	Ofer Amram	Associate Professor	2025	2028
Career Track	Tadé Ayeni	Assistant Professor	2024	2027
Career Track	Luciana Hebert	Assistant Professor	2025	2028

College of Medicine Standing Committees

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.

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Committee Chair

Jaime Bowman
jaime.bowman@wsu.edu

Kevin Hodges
kevin.hodges@wsu.edu

Committee Administrator

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

Committee Members

• Aliyah Cleavland
• Tyler Everett
• Trevor Fingerle
• Nick Freeburg
• David Garcia
• Erin Griffin
• Leila Harrison
• Hans Haverkamp
• William “Bill” Heaton
• Izaskun “Melanie” Iglesias
• Erick Isaacson
• Peter Later
• Henry Mroch
• Jaswinderpal Sandhu
• Éva Szentirmai
• Kyle Warbis
• Sydney Wilcox

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

Lucia Peixoto
lucia.peixoto@wsu.edu

Committee Administrator

Kolloh Nimley
kolloh.nimley@wsu.edu

Committee Members

• Lisa Burch-Windrem
• Katy Cabbage
• Olivia Coiado
• Tamara Cooks
• David Garcia
• Lisa Heneghen
• Jae Kennedy
• Jamie Kennel
• Keith Klauss
• Thomas May
• Oladunni Oluwoye
• Izzy Westling

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

Pablo Monsivais
p.monsivais@wsu.edu
509-358-7685

Committee Administrator

Jewel Roach
jewel.roach@wsu.edu
509-368-6773

Committee Members

• Katy Cabbage
• Franck Carbonero
• Dawn DeWitt
• Jason Gerstner
• Devon Hansen
• Jae Kennedy
• Julie Larsen
• Amy Meredith
• Jingru Sun
• Doug Weeks

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

Gina Hoal
gina.hoal@wsu.edu

Committee Members

• Lisa Burch-Windrem
• Alison Haddock
• Leila Harrison
• Carl Heine
• Yool Lee
• Libby Manthei
• Judi Marcin
• Jessica Wells
• 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

Judi Marcin
Chair
judith.marcin@wsu.edu

Michael Lavin
Co-chair
michael.lavin@wsu.edu

Committee Administrator

Andrew Meyer
medicine.sepac@wsu.edu

Committee Members

• Frank Andersen
• Chris Anderson
• June Bredin
• Lisa Burch-Windrem
• Benjamin Caruso
• Ted Chauvin
• Erin Griffin
• Alison Haddock
• Leila Harrison
• Susan Hecker
• Carl Heine
• Rebecca Knuth
• Tina Lindquist
• Michael Lavin
• Judi Marcin
• Joel Moll
• Radha Nandagopal
• Sue Weeks
• 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

Hinah Parker
hinah.parker@wsu.edu

Committee Administrator

Shannon McCarthy
shannon.r.mccarthy@wsu.edu

Committee Members

• Chris Anderson
• Jaime Bowman
• Ted Chauvin
• Matthew Chen
• David Conley
• Chris Davis
• Emmett Findlay
• David Garcia
• Shruthie Gnaneswaran
• Erin Griffin
• Anne Grossman
• Matthew Hansen
• Carl Heine
• Shannon Helbling
• Kevin Hodges
• Sonam Kiwalkar
• Dawn Kopp
• Anjali Kumar
• Mary Lacy
• Michael Lavin
• Weimin Li
• Chris Martin
• Susan Matthew
• Natalie Morimoto
• Nicole Moses
• Sara Scott
• Lonika Sood
• Molly Thompson
• 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.