About
The GSA Steering Committee is the executive committee for the Group on Student Affairs and is comprised of the executive leadership, the chairs of the GSA National Committees, the GSA regional chairs, as well as liaisons from the Council of Deans (COD), Organization of Student Representatives (OSR) and National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP). The areas represented by the GSA encompass a wide range of issues, policies, and operational characteristics that require study and deliberation on an ongoing basis. In order to provide a mechanism for the study of issues and problems associated with this full range of complex and diverse issues, the GSA Steering Committee established national committees in the areas of admissions, student affairs, student diversity affairs, student financial assistance, and student records.
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Steering Committee Members
Chair
Anita Pokorny, MEd (November 2019 – November 2020)
Assistant Dean of Students
Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine
College of Medicine
Office of the Dean and Medical Education
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Chair-Elect
Charles A. Pohl, MD (November 2019 – November 2020)
Vice Provost for Student Affairs
Vice Dean for Student Affairs and Career Counseling
Professor of PediatricsÂ
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Vice-Chair
Kathleen Kashima, PhD (November 2019 – November 2020)
Senior Associate Dean for Students
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Immediate Past Chair
Wanda Dean Lipscomb, PhD (November 2019 –November 2020)Â
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Senior Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Previous Past Chair
Donna Elliott, MD, MSEd, EdD (November 2019Â - November 2020)
Vice Dean for Medical Education and Chair, Department of Medical Education
Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Education
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Committee on Admissions (COA) Chair
Tanisha N. Price-Johnson, PhD (November 2017 – November 2020)
Executive Director of Admissions
Research Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Committee on Student Affairs (COSA) Chair
Hilit Mechaber, MD (November 2019 – November 2020)
Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Committee on Student Diversity Affairs (COSDA) Chair
Ann-Gel S. Palermo, MPH, DrPH (November 2018 – November 2021)
Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion in Biomedical Education
Associate Professor of Medical Education and Pediatrics
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Committee on Student Financial Assistance (COSFA) Chair
Damien Jackson, MEd (November 2018 – November 2021)
Assistant Dean for Student Finances
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Yeshiva University
Committee on Student Records (COSR) Chair
Teresa Cook, MEd (August 2016 – November 2020)
Director of Student Affairs/Registrar
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Central Region (CGSA) Chair
Terri Blevins, EdDÂ (April 2020 - April 2021)
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford
Northeastern Region (NEGSA) Chair
Katherine Chretien, MD, FACPÂ (April 2020 - April 2021)
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Professor of MedicineÂ
George Washington University
Southern Region (SGSA) Chair
Marcia Verduin, MD (April 2020 – April 2021)
Associate Dean, Students, and Professor of Psychiatry
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Western Region (WGSA) Chair
Teresa A. Vigil, MD Â (July 2020 - April 2022)
Professor, Department of PediatricsÂ
Assistant Dean of Students, Office of Medical Student Affairs
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Council of Deans (COD) Liaison
Scott Strome, MD (July 2020 – July 2021)
Vice Chancellor for Clinical Affairs
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP) Liaison
Francie Cuffney, PhDÂ (June 2020 - June 2022)
President-Elect, NAAHP
Professor of Biological Sciences
Department Head, Biology
Meredith College
Organization of Student Representatives (OSR) Liaison
Alex Lindqwister (November 2018 – November 2020)
MD Candidate
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
AAMC Staff Liaison
Irena Tartakovsky, MD, MS
Director, Constituent Engagement
Association of American Medical Colleges