The Medical Education Senior Leaders (MESL) is an AAMC-convened community whose focus is the continuing improvement of education in the nation's medical schools. All MESL members are encouraged to join the group's standing committees, task forces, and rapid action teams. Learn more about these committees and their leadership.
To reach a member of the MESL team, please contact mesl@aamc.org.
2025 Steering Committee
The MESL Steering Committee is elected from the membership of MESL and manages the affairs of the community. Terms of service begin at the MESL Annual Meeting each January. The Steering Committee consists of three officers serving two-year terms and three members-at-large serving three-year terms.
Chair
Loretta Jackson-Williams, MD, PhD, FACEP
Vice Dean for Medical Education
University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Chair-Elect
Abbas A. Hyderi, MD, MPH
Vice Dean for Education
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Past Chair
Richard Baker, MD
Senior Vice Dean, Vice Dean of Medical Education
Wayne State Universitye
Alumni Advisor
Lyuba Konopasek, MD
Senior Vice President, Intealth
Executive Director, FAIMER
Canadian Liaison
Patricia Houston, MD, MEd, FRCPC
Vice Dean Medical Education, Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Members-At-Large
April O. Buchanan, MD, FAAP
Associate Dean for Medical Education
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Priya Sinha Garg, MD
Associate Dean, Office of Medical Education
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Jeremy J. Laukka, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education
University of Toledo School of Medicine
2024-2026 Nominations Committee
The collective mission of the Nominations Committee is to ensure continued excellence and leadership within MESL by identifying and nominating highly qualified candidates for various MESL leadership positions. The chair of MESL appoints a Nominations Committee chair who leads a group of at least five voting members of MESL.
Chair
Paul Wallach, MD
Executive Associate Dean for Educational Affairs
Indiana University School of Medicine
Committee Members
Lisa Auerbach, MD, MS-HPEd
Associate Dean for Clinical Medical Education
CUNY School of Medicine
Bernard S. Chang, MD, MMS
Dean for Medical Education
Harvard Medical School
Arthur G. Gomez, MD, FACP
Senior Associate Dean of Medical Education
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Karen Hauer, MD, PhD
Vice Dean for Education
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
Melissa R. Held, MD
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Student Education
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Nadia Ismail, MD, MPH, MEd
Vice Dean, School of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Meg G. Keeley, MD
Senior Associate Dean for Education
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Rebecca L. Toonkel, MD
Associate Dean for Curriculum and Medical Education
FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Survey Committee
Co-Chairs
Irene Alexandraki, MD, MPH
Senior Associate Dean – Undergraduate Medical Education
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Michael E. Busha, MD, MBA
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Chief Academic Officer, and Chair, Department of Medical Education
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine
Mentoring Committee
Co-Chairs
Stephen Scott, MD, MPH
Senior Associate Dean for Education
Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine
Sonia Nagy Chimienti, MD, FIDSA
Dean of Educational Affairs
Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine
Program Planning Committee
Committee Members
April O. Buchanan, MD, FAAP
Associate Dean for Medical Education
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Loretta Jackson-Williams, MD, PhD, FACEP
Vice Dean for Medical Education and Professor of Emergency Medicine
University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Giulia A. Bonaminio, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Judith Brenner, MD
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine
Mary A. Furlong, MD
Senior Associate Dean of Curriculum & Director of the Office of Medical Education
Professor and Director of Medical Education
Department of Pathology
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Stephanie Mann MD, MS HPEd
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Methodist University College of Medicine/Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine
Professor
Department of Academic Clinical Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Ruth Stewart, MD
Associate Dean of Medical Education
Office of Medical Education
Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine
David C. Thomas, MD, MHPE
Dean for Medical Education
Chair, Leni and Peter May Department of Medical Education
Professor of Medicine, Medical Education and Rehabilitation and Human Performance
System Vice Chair for Education, Department of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
MESL/Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) Women’s Reproductive Health Task Force
Co-Chairs
Samara Ginzburg, MD (MESL)
Vice Dean and Dean for Education
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Amy S. Gottlieb, MD (GWIMS)
Principal and Founder
Grays West Advisors LLC
Committee Members
Irene Agostini, MD (GWIMS)
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, and Chief Medical Officer Liaison
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Libby Ellinas, MD (GWIMS)
Director, Center for the Advancement of Women in Science and Medicine; Associate Dean, Women's Leadership; and Professor, Anesthesiology
Medical College of Wisconsin
Anamaria Lopez, MD, MPH, MACP (GWIMS)
Professor, Vice Chair, and Medical Director, Department of Medical Oncology
Thomas Jefferson University
Courtney A. Schreiber, MD, MPH (GWIMS)
Stuart and Emily B.H. Mudd Professor in Human Behavior & Reproduction; Chief, Division of Family Planning, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; and Executive Director, FOCUS on Health and Leadership for Women
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Stephanie Mann, MD, MS HPEd (MESL)
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Methodist University College of Medicine/Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine
Elizabeth M. Petty, MD (MESL)
Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs; Professor, Department of Pediatrics; and Medical Director, Master of Genetic Counselor Studies Program
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Ngozi F. Anachebe, MD, PharmD, FACOGAssociate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Academic Administrator
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Laura Baecher, MD, MPH (MESL)
Dean of Education Affairs, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Tufts University School of Medicine