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    GSA Student Diversity Affairs

    The GSA student diversity affairs community is open to faculty and professional staff working in student diversity affairs at AAMC member medical schools. The work of the medical school admissions community is led by the Committee on Student Diversity Affairs (COSDA). COSDA provides guidance on medical student diversity and inclusivity on a local, regional, and national basis, with respect to student recruitment, admissions, retention, and graduation.

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    COSDA Committee Charge

    The strategic priorities of COSDA are defined under two overarching themes — increasing diversity in the physician workforce and professional development of its constituency. In order to meet the strategic priorities, COSDA advances the full cycle of student engagement and educational support spanning the K-12 through medical school educational continuum in order to increase diversity in the physician workforce. COSDA constituents provide programming and services to engage and support diverse learners in the K-12 pathway, premedical and postbaccalaureate programs, and medical school. They are involved in outreach, recruitment, admissions, retention, support, and graduation of diverse students in medicine. The committee is advisory to the GSA Steering Committee, makes regular reports to the GSA Steering Committee, and seeks approval of the GSA Steering Committee for special projects. 

    Donna H. Jackson, EdD [she/her/hers]
    Interim Senior Associate Dean, Admissions & Student Outreach
    Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

    COSDA Committee Roster

    Chair

    Donna H. Jackson, EdD 
    Interim Senior Associate Dean, Admissions & Student Outreach
    Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
    November 2022–November 2025

    GSA National Previous Past Chair

    Hilit Mechaber, MD
    Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs
    Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
    University of Miami College of Medicine
    November 2024–November 2025

    Central Region (CGSA) Representative

    Khalilah Gates, MD
    Assistant Dean of Learning and Academic Performance
    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    November 2024–November 2027

    Northeastern Region (NEGSA) Representative

    Daniel José Correa, MD, MSc, FAAN
    Associate Dean for Diversity Enhancement
    Associate Professor of Neurology
    University of Massachusetts T. H. Chan Medical School
    November 2024–November 2027

    Southern Region (SGSA) Representative

    Sekinat Kassim McCormick, MD 
    Assistant Dean, Office of Academic Opportunity and Educational Excellence
    Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
    University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine 
    November 2023–November 2026

    Western Region (WGSA) Representative

    Erik D. Malmberg, PhD, JD
    Assistant Dean for Equity and Medical Student Engagement
    Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Family Medicine
    University of Washington School of Medicine
    November 2024–November 2027

    Liaison to the Committee on Admissions (COA) 

    Robin Clay, MEd
    Associate Director of Admissions 
    Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science College of Medicine
    November 2024–November 2027

    Liaison to the Committee on Student Affairs (COSA) 

    Kristin Powell Reavis, MD, MBS 
    Assistant Dean for Student Diversity and Inclusion 
    Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
    University of Maryland School of Medicine
    November 2022–November 2025

    Liaison to the Committee on Student Financial Assistance (COSFA)

    Ranna Nash, PhD 
    Assistant Professor of Clinical Medical Education
    Assistant Dean for Student Development
    Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
    November 2022–November 2025

    Liaison to the Committee on Student Records (COSR)

    Laventrice Ridgeway, EdD, ALC 
    Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
    Whiddon College of Medicine, University of South Alabama
    November 2024–November 2027

    Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP) Liaison

    Mary J. Owen, MD 
    Associate Dean of Native American Health
    Director, Center of American Indian and Minority Health
    Associate   Professor, Dept. of Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
    University of Minnesota Medical School
    March 2023–March 2025

    AAMC Staff Liaison

    Irena Tartakovsky, MD, MS
    Director, Constituent Engagement