Curriculum, Assessment, Instruction, Research, and Evaluation Group Leadership

Nominations for the Curriculum, Assessment, Instruction, Research, and Evaluation Group Steering Committee are solicited annually from within the group.

Chair

Matt Orr, PhD
Associate Dean for Continuous Professional Development and Strategic Affairs
The University of South Carolina, Floyd School of Medicine

Past Chair

Bill Cutrer, MD, MEd
Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Chair-Elect

Komal Kochhar, MBBS, MHA
Assistant Dean of Data Analytics, Educational Affairs
Director, Research in Medical Education
Associate Research Professor, Family Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine

Members-At-Large

Todd Bates, PhD, MSEd, MA
Senior Director of Medical Education and Learning
Associate Professor of Clinical Medical Education
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Raquel Belforti, DO, MED, RMME
Interim Chief Academic Officer, Baystate Health
Associate Dean of Education
University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine - Baystate

Deb Birnbaum, MBA
Director, Educational Affairs Innovations
Indiana University School of Medicine

Elizabeth Bradley, PhD, MEd
Associate Professor of Instruction
Director of Curriculum Evaluation
University of Virginia School of Medicine

Pablo Joo, MD
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
University of California, Riverside, School of Medicine

John Ragsdale, MD, MS
Associate Dean for Curriculum
University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Community Engagement Committee 

Chair

Todd Bates, PhD, MSEd,MA
Senior Director of Medical Education & Learning
Associate Professor of Clinical Medical Education
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Members

Arkene Levy Johnston, PhD
Associate Dean of Community Affairs
Nova Southeastern University College of Allopathic Medicine

Jeramia Ory, PhD
Assistant Professor, Education Specialist
Washington University Medicine

Julie Youm, PhD
Associate Dean, Education Compliance and Quality; Director, Educational Technology
University of California Irvine School of Medicine

Mariah Rudd, MEd
Director, Office of Continuing Professional Development
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Robert Barraco, MD, MPH, FACS, FCCP, CPE
SVP/Chief Academic Officer/Associate Dean for Educational Affairs
Lehigh Valley Health Network/USF Morsani MCOM

Rose Wedemeyer, PhD
Director, Assistant Professor
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Stefanie Carter, EdD
Interim Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs
Nova Southeastern University College of Allopathic Medicine

William Brooks, PhD
Professor and Assistant Dean for Pathway Programs
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Learning Continuum Committee 

Co-Chairs

Raquel Belforti, DO
Chief Academic Officer, Baystate Health; Regional Executive Dean, UMass Chan-Baystate
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School / Baystate Health

Pablo Joo, MD
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Members

Ron Ben-Ari, MD
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine

Beth Nelson, MD
Senior Associate Dean
Alice L Walton School of Medicine

Michelle Favreau Haight, PhD, MSEd, MACM, MLIS
Director CBME
University of Hawai'i John A. Burns School of Medicine

Sherine Salib, MD, MRCP, FACP
Associate Dean for Curriculum; Professor of Internal Medicine
Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin

Taranjeet Ahuja, DO, MSEd
Director, Humanism in Medicine and Communications Co-Leader; Chair of Pediatrics, Plainview Hospital Northwell Health
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Jennifer DiPace, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics; Designated Institutional Official
Weill Cornell Medicine; New York Presbyterian Hospital

Jamila Donnal, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Medical Education, Operations Leader, Graduate Medical Education; Course Director, Health Equity Curriculum
Mayo Clinic 

Robin Stiller, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Oregon Health Sciences University

Ruchi Gaba, MD, FACE, FEAA
Associate Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology
Baylor College of Medicine

Tim Murphy, PhD, MBA
Institutional Administrator, Accreditation
Baylor University Medical Center, Texas A&M Vashisht College of Medicine

Gayle "Hava" Heischer-Rollo, MD
Assistant Dean for Faculty Development
Uniformed Services University

Jennifer Schwartz, MD, FRCP
Associate Dean, Office of Continuing Education in Healthcare Professions
Indiana University School of Medicine

Kirsten Brown, PhD, MA
Associate Dean of Educational Affairs, Professor of Practice
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix

Miya Bernson-Leung, MD
Medical Director of Continuing Education; Child Neurology Residency Program Director; Assistant Professor of Neurology
Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

Stacey Pylman, PhD
Associate Professor, Director of Continuing Medical Education and Educator Development
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

Conference Program Planning Committee

Chair

John Ragsdale, MD
Associate Dean for Curriculum
University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Members

Colleen Hayden, EdD
Associate Dean for Program Evaluation and Assessment
University of Missouri School of Medicine

Clara Schroedl, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Medicine and Medical Education
Northwestern University Feinberg School oif Medicine

Jen Marks, EdD, MPA
Education Program Manager
Children's Mercy Hospital (Kansas City)

Laura Weingartner, PhD
Assistant Professor; Director of Research for Health Professions Education
University of Louisville School of Medicine

Marta Korytkowska, PhD, CCC-SLP
Director Educational Technology and Strategy
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Steve Rougas, MD
Director of the Doctoring Program, Assistant Dean of Alpert Medical School
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Toccara Houston
Curriculum Manager
Thomas Frist Jr College of Medicine at Belmont University

Toshi Uchida, MD
Associate Dean for Curriculum, Professor of Medicine
University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine

Research, Scholarship, and Evaluation Committee 

Chair

Elizabeth Bradley, PhD
Associate Professor of Instruction, Director of Curriculum Evaluation
University of Virginia School of Medicine

Members

Deborah Engle, EdD, MS
Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis
Professor

Doreen Olvet, PhD
Director of Medical Education Scholarship
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Holly Caretta-Weyer, MD, MHPE
Associate Dean for Admissions and Assessment
Stanford University School of Medicine

Julie Galliart, EdD
Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs and Development
University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita

Kelli Qua, PhD
Associate Dean of Accreditation, CQI, and Educational Analytics
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Rebekah Cole, PhD, MEd
Assistant Dean of Academic Success
Uniformed Services University School of Medicine

Sam Neher, MS, MEd
Assistant Professor, Director of Accreditation and Continuous Quality Improvement, and Director of Educational Scholarship
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

Staff Professionals Committee 

Chair

Deb Birnbaum, MBA
Educational Affairs Innovations Director
Indiana University School of Medicine

Members

Heather Hale, MS
Director, Humanities & Communication
Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at Texas Christian University

Jon Goforth, MBA
Director of Continuous Quality Improvement
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Kamilla Guinn, PhD, MEd
Senior Curriculum Developer
Houston Methodist

Keith Hembree, PhD
Director of Medical Education
University of Tennessee Heath Sciences College of Medicine

Melody Alijani, MS
Director of Graduate Medical Education
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

Sarita Martinez-Moran
Director of Curricular Affairs
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons

Tanya Biscardi, MS
Director of Accreditation and Quality Improvement
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo

Tiffany Mills, MHA, MLS(ASCP)
Director of Assessment
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine