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, 2018-2019
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: Scott D. Gitlin, MD
American Society of Hematology
Professor of Hematology and Oncology
University of Michigan Medical School
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Chair-Elect: Gabriela K. Popescu, PhD
Professor of Biochemistry; Anesthesiology; Neuroscience
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo
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Immediate Past Chair: Vincent D. Pellegrini, MD
American Orthopaedic Association
Professor and Chair, Orthopaedics
Medical University of South Carolina
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Administrative Board Members
Mona Abaza, MD
Society of University Otolaryngologists — Head, Neck and Throat Surgeons
Associate Professor, Otolaryngology
University of Colorado School of Medicine
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Arthur Derse, MD, JD
American Society for Bioethics and Humanities
Director, Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities
Medical College of Wisconsin
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J. David Warren, PhD
Associate Professor, Biochemistry
Weill Cornell Medicine
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Vera Donnenberg, PhD
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Catherine Florio Pipas, MD
Professor, Department of Community and Family Medicine
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)
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Alan W. Dow, III, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
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Robin McGoey, MD
Associate Professor, Pathology
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
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Steven Angus, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Designated Institutional Official
UConn Health
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Carolyn Meltzer, MD
Association of University Radiologists
Chair, Dept. of Radiology; Associate Dean for Research
Emory University School of Medicine
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Nita Ahuja, MD
Chair, Dept. of Surgery
Yale School of Medicine
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VJ Periyakoil, MD
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Director, Palliative Care Education and Training
Stanford University School of Medicine
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Richard L. Eckert, PhD
Association of Medical and Graduate Departments of Biochemistry
Professor and Chair, Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Ex-Officio Member: Group on Faculty Affairs (GFA) Chair
Elza Mylona, PhD
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development and Professor of Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
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Committee Updates
- CFAS Advocacy Committee Report 2018 (PDF)
- CFAS Basic Science Working Group Report 2018Â (PDF)
- CFAS Communications Committee Report 2018 (PDF)
- CFAS Diversity Committee Report 2018 (PDF)
- CFAS Evaluation Committee Report 2017 (PDF)
- CFAS Mission Alignment Working Group Report 2017 (PDF)
- CFAS Faculty Resilience Working Group Report 2018 (PDF)