WIMS Executive Council (EC)
May, 2011 L-R: Oropeza-Vail, Rudy, Kumar, McLain, Shih, McLaughlin, Wei, Sullivan, Pingleton, Korentager, Rongish, McInnis, Billinger, Costa
MISSION
The Executive Council prioritizes goals, plans and directs activities for the WIMS Faculty Organization.
ACTIVITIES
The council meets the second Thursday of the month at noon, or as needed.
OFFICERS and MEMBERS for 2011-2012
President
Interim Vice President and Chair, Recognition Committee
Interim Secretary
Interim Treasurer and WIMS SOM Support
Joy McCann Professor for Women in Medicine and Science and Chair, Mentoring Committee
Susan K. Pingleton, MD, FACP, Master Fellow, ACCP. Joy McCann Professor of
Women in Medicine and Science,
Director, Quality and Professional Development,
Continuing Medical Education,
Department of Internal Medicine
SOM Representatives
Grace Shih, MD, Director, Obstetric Anesthesia, Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
Cheryl Gibson, PhD, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
SON/SAH Representative
Melissa Oropeza-Vail, RN, BSN, CGRN, GI Nurse Clinician and Clinical Nurse Coordniator, Nursing Clinical Excellence, Department of Nursing Central
Deb Sullivan, PhD, Associate Professor and Chair, Dietetics & Nutrition, SAH
KU Endowment Representative
Resident Program Representatives
Lori Roop, MBA, Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education-Administration
VACANT POSITION, Housestaff, Department of -
Postdoctoral Representative
Kelly Bellmyer, Senior Coordinator for Postdoctoral Affairs, Office of Academic Affairs and Graduate Studies
Flavia C. Costa, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department
AMWA Representative
Susan K. Pingleton, MD, FACP, Master Fellow, ACCP. Joy McCann Professor of
Women in Medicine and Science,
Director, Quality and Professional Development,
Continuing Medical Education,
Department of Internal Medicine
Director of Student Engagement
Ryan Gove, Director, Office of Student Engagement
Student Representatives
Jennifer Thompson - School of Medicine
KellyAnn Jones, Graduate Student Council Representative
Executive Council Governance Guidelines
WIMS Committees
Julie Wei, MD, Associate Professor, Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
Brenda Rongish, PhD, Associate Professor, Anatomy & Cell Biology
Paige Geiger, PhD, Assistant Professor, Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Marty McLaughlin, Associate Director, PDFA
Peggy Person, Development Director, Schools of Nursing & Health Professions, KU Endowment
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