The Group on Faculty Affairs Steering Committee is responsible for the leadership and management of GFA affairs and for approving all committee appointments. The Committee consists of three officers (Chair, Chair-Elect, and Immediate Past Chair) and seven at-large members. In addition, liaisons may be appointed from other AAMC Groups and Councils with approval of the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee meets twice a year and convenes monthly for conference calls.
The Chair presides over all GFA and Steering Committee meetings, appoints committee chairs, and performs necessary duties and functions in order to provide appropriate leadership to the GFA. In the absence of the Chair, the Chair-Elect shall fulfill the functions of the Chair.
Committee Member Roles and Expectations
Chair
Elza Mylona, MD, MBA
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness
Professor of Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Chair-Elect and Communications Committee Chair
Lisa D. Cain, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Neurobiology and Anatomy, McGovern Medical School
Professor, Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences, School of Dentistry
Associate Dean for Professional Development and Faculty Affairs, School of Dentistry
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Past Chair and Nominating Committee Chair
Jeffrey Lyness, MD
Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Professor, Psychiatry and Neurology
University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
AAMC Director
Juan Amador, CAE
Director, Constituent Engagement
Association of American Medical Colleges
Professional Development Committee Chair
Christina Runge, PhD, CCC-A
Chief, Division of Communication Sciences
Director, Koss Cochlear Implant Program
Associate Professor
Medical College of Wisconsin
Program Planning Committee Chair
Amanda Termuhlen, MD
Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs
Professor, Clinical Pediatrics
University of Minnesota Medical School
Research & Scholarship Committee Chair
Kimberly Skarupski, PhD , MPH
Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Office of Faculty Development, School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
Members-At-Large
Erika T. Brown, PhD
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development
SACSCOC Liaison
Associate Professor, Pathology and Anatomy
Morehouse School of Medicine
Diana L. Gray, MD
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Radiology
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Kathy M. Pipitone, MS
Director of Faculty Affairs
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Kimara Ellefson
Interim Vice President, Human Resources and Faculty Affairs
National Director for Partnerships, Kern National Network for Caring and Character in Medicine
Jennifer Hagen, MD
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty
University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine
COD Liaison
Deborah C. German, MD
Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
CFAS Liaison
Scott D. Gitlin, MD
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School