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
Sheila Crow, PhD
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Professional Development
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Program Planning Committee Chair
Kimara Ellefson
Interim Vice President, Human Resources and Faculty Affairs
National Director for Partnerships, Kern National Network for Caring and Character in Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Research & Scholarship Committee Chair
Guadalupe (Lu) Federico, PhD
Assistant Dean, Faculty Affairs and Development
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Members-At-Large
Jennifer Apps, PhD
Assistant Dean, Faculty Affairs
Associate Professor, Psych. & Behavioral Med.
Medical College of Wisconsin
Johnson George, MBA, PMP, CAHIMS
Executive Director, Administration & Faculty Affairs
McGovern School of Medicine
Jacqueline Hill, PhD, MPH, CHES
Director, Office of Faculty Development
Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Michael Rowland, PhD
Associate Dean, Faculty & Professional Development
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
COD Liaison
Deborah C. German, MD
Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
CFAS Liaison
Aviad “Adi” Haramati, PhD
Professor of Integrative Physiology in the Departments of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Medicine (Nephrology)
Georgetown University Medical Center