Governance and Committee Structures
The council’s activities are led by a 15-member administrative board. Ad Board candidates self-nominate, are evaluated by the Nominating and Engagement Committee, and are confirmed by a vote of the CFAS membership at every other CFAS Spring Meeting.
All CFAS representatives are welcome to join our committees to help translate the mission and values of CFAS into action.
Administrative Board, 2026-2027
The CFAS Administrative Board (ad board) consists of 15 members, including the chair, chair-elect and immediate past chair, and 12 society and medical school representatives selected by their fellow CFAS reps. The ad board develops programs and initiatives for the full council and acts on its behalf with regard to AAMC business and policy initiatives.
Chair: Arthur Derse, MD, JD
Association of Bioethics Program Directors (ABPD)
Julia and David Uihlein Chair in Medical Humanities
Medical College of Wisconsin
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Chair-Elect: Monica Baskin, PhD
Deputy Director, Research; Associate Dean for Cancer Innovation; Professor of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
VCU School of Medicine
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Immediate Past Chair: Nita Ahuja, MD
William H. Carmalt Professor of Surgery; Chair, Department of Surgery; Interim Director, Yale Cancer Center; Interim Physician-in-Chief, Smilow Cancer Hospital
Yale School of Medicine
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Administrative Board Members
Adam Franks, MD
Professor and Associate Residency Director of Family Medicine
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
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Kimberly Lumpkins, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Maryland Medical School
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Lily Belfi, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology
Weill Cornell Medical College
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Deanna Sasaki-Adams, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine
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Neil Osheroff, PhD
John G. Coniglio Chair in Biochemistry, Professor of Biochemistry and Medicine
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
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Valencia Walker, MD, MPH
Vice Dean for Health Equity and Inclusion
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
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Jon Courand, MD, FAAP
Professor, Vice Chair of GME for Pediatrics
Assistant Dean for Wellbeing for Graduate Medical Education
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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Laura Shaffer, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics, Director of Pediatric Psychology and Behavioral Health
Developmental Pediatrics Clinic
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Robert (Bob) T. Brodell, MD, FAAD, FRCP Edin
Tenured Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology
Professor and Past Founding Chair, Department of Dermatology
Billy S. Guyton, MD Distinguished Professor
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Yoshimi Anzai, MD, MPH, FACR
President – American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR); R.C. Wiley endowed Chair and Professor Professor of Radiology; Vice Chair of Quality and Safety
University of Utah
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Charles S. Day, MD, MBA
System Medical Director, Value Specialty Care; Vice Chair of Academics & Value Integration; Chief, Orthopaedic Hand Surgery; Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Service Line
Henry Ford Health
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Kelly M. Quesnelle, PhD, FAAPE
Professor & Chair, Department of Biomedical Sciences; Assistant Dean for Foundational Sciences Curriculum
Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine
Ex-Officio Member: Group on Faculty Affairs (GFA) Chair
Johnson George, MBA, PMP, CAHIMS
Assistant Dean – Administration and Faculty Affairs
McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
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