Committees

This committee is comprised of academic leadership members including the Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness, the Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning, the Co-Directors for the QEP and QEP Project Manager. This committee meets quarterly to review progress, identify gaps and barriers, allocate resources, and provides updates to senior management and MEC (curriculum committee). This committee oversees the success of the QEP at EVMS.

Members

• Elza Mylona, PhD, MBA - Faculty Affairs & Institutional Effectiveness/QEP Executive Lead
• Ronald Flenner, MD - Academic Affairs
• Lauren Mazzurco, DO - Glennan Center for Geriatrics/QEP Co-Chair
• Don Robison, PhD - Community-Engaged Learning/QEP Co-Chair
• Molly O’Keefe, PhD - Strategic Planning & Institutional Effectiveness
• Julie Stoner, PhD, MPH - Medical Education

The QEP Advisory Committee, chaired by the QEP Co-Directors, is comprised of faculty, staff and students from across the institution. The advisory committee was instrumental in selecting the QEP topic and will review and provide feedback on relevant assessment, program evaluation, resource allocation, and iterative modifications over the five-year project. They will be updated bi-annually along with the MEC by QEP Co-Directors or other members of the Executive Committee. All QEP subcommittees are determined and overseen by this committee.

Members

• Katherine Black, MD Class of 2022
• Tammy Chrisman - Business Affairs
• Joel Clingenpeel, MD - Academic Affairs (Remediation)
• Jessica Corder, MD Class of 2021
• Clinton Crews, MPH - Master of Surgical Assisting
• Ronald Flenner, MD - Academic Affairs
• Lisa Fore-Arcand, PhD - Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
• Maryanne Gathambo, MPH - Community-Engaged Learning
• Padideh Ghorbani, MD Class of 2021
• Virginia Hilton - Marketing and Communications
• Brooke Hooper, MD - Academic Affairs (Clinical Education)
• Mily Kannarkat, MD - Academic Affairs
• Julie Kerry, PhD - Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology
• Allison Knight, PhD - Student Affairs
• Lauren Mazzurco, DO - Glennan Center for Geriatrics/QEP Co-Chair
• Angela Michalak, Pathology Class of 2020
• Sudarshan Mohan, MD Class of 2022
• Elza Mylona, PhD, MBA - Faculty Affairs & Institutional Effectiveness/QEP Executive Lead
• Serina Neumann, PhD - Wellness Officer
• Nesha Niezreck, MD Class of 2020
• Molly O’Keefe, PhD - Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
• April Pace, MLS - Library
• Jason Pham, MD Class of 2022
• Tamara Poulson - Development and Alumni Relations
• Don Robison, PhD - Community-Engaged Learning/QEP Co-Chair
• Stephen Richard - Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
• Michelle Rogers-Johnson, PhD - Medical Education (Assessment)
• Tamanna Sahni, MD Class of 2022
• Zachary Smith, PA Class of 2021
• Julie Stoner, PhD - Medical Education (Accreditation)/QEP Project Manager
• Margaret Stufflebeem, PA Class of 2021
• Jennifer Styron - Simulation and Immersive Learning
• Paul Weissburg, PhD - Medical Education (Assessment and Evaluation)

Five subcommittees were identified for the process of creating the Live Humble QEP. Each subcommittee focused on its identified area and included student representation.

Best Practices

This subcommittee was tasked with ensuring that the selected QEP topic is appropriately grounded in relevant research and best practices in the field.

• Katherine Black, MD Class of 2022
• Maryanne Gathambo, MPH - Community-Engaged Learning 
• Allison Knight, PhD - Student Affairs
• April Pace, MLS - Library

Curriculum

Responsible for developing and implementing curricular elements of the QEP in collaboration with the QEP Co-Directors and with approval from the Medical Education Committee. 

• Brooke Hooper, MD - Academic Affairs (Clinical Education)
• Mily Kannarkat, MD - Academic Affairs
• Julie Kerry, PhD - Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology
• Sudarsham Mohan, MD Class of 2022
• Nesha Niezreck, MD Class of 2020
• Tamanna Shani, MD Class of 2022

Assessment

Members of this subcommittee lead the evidence-supported development of assessment and evaluation structure, organization of data and relevant reports for QEP implementation and learning activities. The Director for Assessment has taken on the role of assessment specialist and the Associate Dean for Educational Assessment and Evaluation will oversee program evaluation.

• Julie Kerry, PhD - Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology
• Sudarshan Mohan, MD Class of 2022
• Molly O’Keefe, PhD - Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
• Stephen Richard - Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness 
• Michelle Rogers-Johnson, PhD - Medical Education (Assessment)
• Tamanna Shani, MD Class of 2022
• Zachary Smith, PA Class of 2021
• Paul Weissburg, PhD - Medical Education (Assessment and Evaluation)

Faculty Development

The goal of this subcommittee is to identify, design and implement relevant faculty development opportunities for faculty related to the QEP. The Director of Professional Development provides oversight for educational research and scholarship that result from activities related to the QEP.

• Joel Clingenpeel, MD - Academic Affairs (Remediation)
• Lisa Fore-Arcand, PhD - Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 
• Elza Mylona, PhD, MBA - Faculty Affairs & Institutional Effectiveness/QEP Executive Lead
• Serina Neumann, PhD - Wellness Officer 
• Jason Pham, MD Class of 2022
• Margaret Stufflebeem, PA Class of 2021
• Jennifer Sytron - Simulation and Immersive Learning

Marketing and Communications

Responsible for the marketing, social media and PR components of the QEP including faculty, staff, students, and internal and external institutional constituents.

• Tammy Chrisman - Business Affairs 
• Jessica Corder, MD Class of 2021
• Clinton Crews, MPH - Master of Surgical Assisting  
• Padideh Ghorbani, MD Class of 2021
• Virginia Hilton - Marketing and Communications
• Angela Michalak, Pathology Class of 2020 
• Tamara Poulson - Development and Alumni

Members

• Padideh Ghorbani, MD Class of 2021
• Sudarsham Mohan, MD Class of 2022
• Nesha Niezreck, MD Class of 2020
• Tamanna Sahni, MD Class of 2022
• Jessica Corder, MD Class of 2021
• Katherine Black, MD Class of 2022
• Jason Pham, MD Class of 2022
• Angela Michalak, Pathology Class of 2020
• Zachary Smith, PA Class of 2021
• Margaret Stufflebeem, PA Class of 2021