There shall be three constitutional Curriculum Committees, in accordance with LCME standards, the Curriculum Oversight Committee, the Phase 1, 2 Curriculum Committee, and the Phase 3 Curriculum Committee.
The Curriculum Oversight Committee shall be chaired by the vice dean of Academic Affairs, ex-officio, non-voting. The vice chair of the committee shall be the senior associate dean for Curriculum, ex-officio, non-voting. The campus associate dean for Curriculum (Athens) will also sit ex-officio, non-voting.
Other members sitting ex-officio, voting, include; Phase 1, 2 and Phase 3 Curriculum Committee chairs, Phase 1 and 2 and year 3 and 4 curriculum coordinators, associate deans for Curriculum (Augusta), Evaluation, Faculty Development, and Regional Campus Coordination.
The Phase 1, 2 and Phase 3 Committees will nominate three members each and will serve two year, staggered, renewable terms.
Additional faculty members shall be recommended by the Vice Dean for Academic Affairs to the Committee on Committees and appointed in the customary manner.
There will be three (2 Augusta, 1 Athens) student representatives from each class, who will be the elected curriculum representatives.
The purpose of the Curriculum Oversight Committee (COC) is to ensure that the educational program of the Medical College of Georgia on each of its campuses achieves the school's overall educational objectives, meets accreditation expectations of the LCME, reflects national trends in medical education, and fosters congruence across campuses. The COC shall have the responsibility and authority relative to the undergraduate medical education program at MCG for the overall design, management, integration, and enhancement of the curriculum and shall advise the Dean in such matters.
Michael Brands, PhD, Vice Dean, Academic Affairs, ex-officio (non-voting), Chair
Shilpa Brown, MD, Associate Dean, Curriculum, Vice Chair, ex-officio (non-voting)
Andy Morris, MD, Campus Associate Dean AU/UGA Medical Partnership, ex-officio (non-voting)
Elizabeth Gray, MD, Campus Associate Dean, Curriculum, Southeast, ex-officio (non-voting)
Doug Blackburn, MS, Associate Vice President, IT, Academic and Research Technology,
ex-officio (non-voting)
Vishal Arora, MD, MCG Faculty Senate President, ex-officio (non-voting)
Erin Latif, MD, MCG 3+/PGY 1 Program Director, ex-officio (non-voting)
Leila Stallworth, MD, Assistant Dean of Career Advising, ex-officio (non-voting)
LaShon Sturgis, MD, Assistant Dean, Academic Advising, ex-officio
Andria Thomas, PhD, Senior Associate Dean, Evaluation, Accreditation, GQI, ex-officio
Jennifer Tucker, MD, Associate Dean, Student Affairs, ex-officio
Matt Lyon, MD, Associate Dean, Experiential Learning, ex-officio
Wanda Jirau-Rosaly, MD, Assistant Dean for Curriculum, Foundations of Medicine, ex-officio
TBA, Associate Dean, Faculty Development, ex-officio
Kathryn Martin, PhD, Associate Dean, Regional Campuses, ex-officio
A.J. Kleinheksel, PhD, MEd, Assistant Dean, Educational Simulation, ex-officio
Nicole Winston, PharmD, EdD, Chair, Pre-Clerkship Committee, ex-officio
Carolyn Zahler-Miller, MD, Chair, Clerkship & Enrichment Committee, ex-officio
Michelle Krupp, MD, Associate Dean for Faculty Development, ex-offico
Ned Pruitt, MD, Assistant Dean for Curriculum, Clinical Integration, ex-officio
Chris Fly, MD, Assistant Dean for Curriculum, Enrichment, ex-officio
Bryson Greenwood, MD, Campus Phase 1 and 2 Curriculum Director, AU/UGA Medical Partnership,
ex-officio
Dale Peeples, MD, Student Promotions Chair, ex-officio
Puttur Prasad, PhD, Pre-Clerkship Committee Representative
Kathy Davies, MLS, Associate Professor, Library
Michael Groves, MD, Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
Paul C. Mann, MD, Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Dave Mattson, PhD, Chair, Physiology
Dean Seehusen, MD, Chair, Family Medicine
Amy Baldwin, MD, MCG/UGA Medical Partnership
Elizabeth Gray, MD, SE Campus Representative
Dixon Freeman, MD, NW Campus Representative
Koosh Desai, MD, SW Campus Representative
Kim Rathburn, MD, PhD, MCG/UGA Medical Partnership
Natasha Ramaswamy, VP, Curriculum, class of 2024
Arika Shaikh, VP, Curriculum, class of 2024
Anastasia Bankey, VP, Curriculum, class of 2024, AU/UGA Medical Partnership
K'Mani Blyden, VP, Curriculum, class of 2025
Shresttha Dubey, VP, Curriculum, class of 2025
Andrew Cheng, VP, Curriculum, class of 2025, AU/UGA Medical Partnership
Vacant, VP, Curriculum, class of 2026
Vacant, VP, Curriculum, class of 2026
Vacant, VP, Curriculum, class of 2026, AU/UGA Medical Partnership
Nicole Winston, PharmD, Chair, Assistant Dean Foundations, Module & Component Director (Development)
Michael Brands, PhD, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, ex-offico, (non-voting)
Shilpa Brown, MD, Associate Dean, Curriculum, ex-offico, (non-voting)
Andy Morris, MD, Campus Associate Dean, Curriculum, ex-offico, (non-voting)
Carolyn Zahler-Miller, MD, Chair, Clerkship Enrichment Committee, ex-offico
Ned Pruitt, MD, Assistant Dean for Curriculum, Advanced Foundations of Medicine, ex-offico
Bryson Greenwood, MD, Campus Phase 1 and 2 Curriculum Director, AU/UGA Medical Partnership,
ex-offico
Andria Thomas, PhD, Senior Associate Dean, Evaluation, Accreditation, CQI
Puttur Prasad, PhD, Assistant Modular Director, Phase 1 Module (CMBM) and Component
(Biochemistry) Director
Louise Thai, MD, Asst. Module Director: Foundations in Medicine
Jessica Filosa, PhD, Assistant Module Director
Ravi Jadeja, PhD, Modular Director
Becky Etheridge, EdD, Component Director: Ultrasound
Shilpa Brown, MD, Asst. Module Director: Patient-Centered Learning (1-3)
Amy Baldwin, PhD, Campus Phase 1, 2 Curriculum Director
Carrie Kelly, MD, Campus Phase 1 Coordinator (fall)
Bob Mackin, PhD, Campus Phase 1 Coordinator (spring)
Tresa Chappell, MD, Campus Phase 2 Coordinator
Andrew Sobering, PhD, Campus Phase 2 Coordinator
Dan Kaminstein, MD, Component Director
Heather Koehn, MD, Modular Director
Hartmut Gross, MD, Modular Director
Bradley Golden, MD, Modular Director
John Fisher, MD, Phase 1 Component Director and Phase 2 Module Co-Director and Component
Director
David Kozlowski, PhD, Phase 1 Module Director & Component Director
Patricia Schoenlein, Phase 1 Component Director
Scott Barman, PhD, Phase 2 Component Director (Pharmacology)
Amanda Barrett, MD, Phase 2 Component Director
Daniel Hannah, PhD, Asst. Module Director: Musculoskeletal-Skin
Folami Powell, PhD, Module Director: Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, and Endocrine
Morganne Manuel, PhD, Asst. Module Director: Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, and
Endocrine
Chris Drescher, PhD, Asst. Module Director: Brain, Behavior, and Movement
Kathryn Martin, PhD, Module Director: Healthcare Matters
Wanda Jirau-Rosaly, MD, Module Director: Patient Centered Learning
Brittany Ange, EdD, Component Director: Evidence Based Medicine
Thom Gaddy, PhD
Bill Dolen, MD, Component Director: Immunology
Tajah Damm, Student, Class of 2026
Caleb Padgett, Student, Class of 2026
Eden Mahoney, Student, Class of 2026, AU/UGA Medical Partnership
Adam Slaton, Student, Class of 2027
Kaavya Gudapati, Student, Class of 2027
Christine Bruda, Student, Class of 2027, AU/UGA Medical Partnership
Lisa Leggio, MD, Chair, Phase 3 Curriculum Committee (2020), Clerkship Director, Pediatrics
Stephanie Hendren, MLIS, Assistant Professor, Library (2020)
Richard W. Sams, II, MD, MA, Associate Professor (2020)
Toby Tally, MD, AU/UGA Medical Partnership (2020)
Doug Patton, MD, SW Campus (2021)
Wayne Rentz, MD, SE Campus (2021)
Leonard Reeves, MD, NW Campus (2021)
Bradley Morganstern, MD, Surgery (2021)
Vicki McKinney, PhD, AU/UGA Medical Partnership (2021)
Lee Merchen, MD, Assistant Dean Clinical Curriculum, Medicine (2021)
Koosh Desai, MD, SE Clinical Campus (2021)
Michael Brands, PhD, Vice Dean, Academic Affairs, ex-officio (non-voting), chair
Renee Page, MD, Associate Dean, Curriculum (non-voting)
Andy Morris, PhD, Campus Associate Dean Curriculum, AU/UGA Medical Partnership (non-voting)
Anna Edmondson, PhD, Chair, Phase 1, 2 Curriculum Committee (2020)
Robert Satonik, MD, Campus Assistant Dean Clinical Curriculum, AU/UGA Medical Partnership
David Kriegel, MD, Clerkship Director (Family Medicine)
Thad Carson, MD, Clerkship Director (Medicine)
Ned Pruitt, MD, Clerkship Director (Neurology)
Robert Nesbit, MD, Clerkship Director (Surgery)
Erin Latif, MD, Clerkship Director (OB/GYN)
Chelsea Carson, MD, Clerkship Director (Psychiatry)
Eric Zevallos, MD, Clerkship Director (Emergency Medicine)
Shilpa Brown, MD, Clerkship Director (Ambulatory Medicine)
TBD, Selective Director Representative
Christian Lemmon, PhD, Palliative Care Intersession Director
Andria Thomas, PhD, Senior Associate Dean, Evaluation, Accreditation, CQI
Kathryn Martin, PhD, Associate Dean, Regional Campuses
Vacant, Year 3 Curriculum Director
Christopher Fly, MD, Year 4 Curriculum Director
Thomas Ng, class of 2020, VP Curriculum
Erika Rucker, class of 2020, VP Curriculum
Silki Modi, class of 2020, VP Curriculum, AU/UGA Medical Partnership
Asma Dapido. class of 2021, VP Curriculum
Jack Owen, class of 2021, VP Curriculum
Wendi Bao, class of 2021, VP Curriculum, AU/UGA Medical Partnership
