Medical Education Steering Committee (MESC)
Office of Medical Education
Meeting Information: Academic Year 2019-20
The Medical Education Steering Committee meets the fourth Thursday of every month from 12:15 – 2:00 P.M. in the Pennington Medical Education Building (PME), Room 214, unless otherwise specified.
- July 25, 2019
- August 22, 2019
- September 26, 2019
- October 17, 2019* - Third Thursday
- November 21, 2019* - Third Thursday
- December 19, 2019* - Third Thursday
- January 23, 2020
- February 27, 2020
- March 26, 2020
- April 23, 2020
- May 28, 2020
- Curriculum Committees Joint Meeting*: Details to be determined
- June 25, 2020
- MESC Retreat*: Details to be determined
* Denotes location and/or schedule changes
Medical Education Steering Committee: Membership Academic Year 2019-20
Please note the new Committee Mail List email address: MESC@lists.med.unr.edu
| Members | Membership | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Facemyer, Ph.D., Chair Pharmacology |
Elected (Basic Science) | 7/2019 - 6/2022 Chair term: 12/2018 - 11/2020 |
| Kirk Bronander, M.D. Internal Medicine - Reno |
Ex-Officio Voting | Chair, Years 3-4 Committee |
| Heather Burkin, Ph.D. Pharmacology |
Elected (Basic Science) | 7/2017 - 6/2020 |
| Lisa Calvo, M.D. Internal Medicine - Reno |
Elected (Clinical) | 7/2017 – 6/2020 |
| Kacey Durant, M.D. Family Medicine - Reno |
Elected (Clinical) | 7/2018 - 6/2021 |
| Lacy Fettic, M.D. Family Medicine - Reno |
Appointed (Clinical Department Chairs) | 7/2017 - 6/2020 |
| David Howard, M.D., Ph.D. Internal Medicine - Reno |
Ex-Officio Voting | Chair, Years 1-2 Committee |
| Cynthia Mastick, Ph.D. Pharmacology |
Appointed (Basic Science Department Chairs) | 7/2019 - 6/2022 |
| Gillian Moritz, Ph.D. Physiology & Cell Biology |
Appointed (Basic Science Department Chairs) | 7/2018 - 6/2021 |
| Darryll Patterson, M.D. Internal Medicine - Reno |
Appointed (Dean) | 7/2018 - 6/2021 |
| Cyprian Rossetto, Ph.D. Microbiology and Immunology |
Appointed (Dean) | 7/2017 - 6/2020 |
| Stephanie Wright, M.D. Family Medicine - Reno |
Appointed (Clinical Department Chairs) | 7/2018 - 6/2021 |
| Student Representatives | ||
| Vacant | Medical Student Year 1 | 9/2019 - 6/2020 |
| Vacant | Medical Student Year 1 | 9/2019 - 6/2020 |
| Brandy Soltz (Class of 2022) | Medical Student Year 2 | 7/2019 - 6/2020 |
| Tasha Vazquez (Class of 2022) | Medical Student Year 2 | 7/2019 - 6/2020 |
| Katelyn Fellows (Class of 2021) | Medical Student Year 3 | 7/2019 – 6/2020 |
| John Rolshoven (Class of 2021) | Medical Student Year 3 | 7/2019 - 6/2020 |
| Patrick Cassiday (Class of 2020) | Medical Student Year 4 | 7/2019 - 5/2020 |
| Joseph Rebman (Class of 2020) | Medical Student Year 4 | 7/2019 - 5/2020 |
| Non-Voting Members | ||
| Timothy Baker, M.D. | Ex-Officio Non-Voting | Associate Dean, Medical Education |
| Ken Hunter, Sc.D. | Ex-Officio Non-Voting | Professor, Microbiology and Immunology |
| Jill Packman, Ph.D. | Ex-Officio Non-Voting | Director, Interprofessional Education |
| Gary Shen, M.D. | Ex-Officio Non-Voting | Principle Academic Officer, Las Vegas |
| Mary Shultz | Ex-Officio Non-Voting | Director, Savitt Medical Library |
| Cherie Singer, Ph.D. | Ex-Officio Non-Voting | Associate Dean, Admissions & Student Affairs |
| Administrative Support | ||
| Jennifer Hagen, M.D. | Associate Dean, Faculty Development | |
| April Heiselt, Ph.D. | Director, Office for Community Faculty | |
| Brady Janes, Ph.D. | Director, Curriculum Assessment and Development | |
| Melissa Piasecki, M.D. | Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs | |
| Gwen Shonkwiler, Ph.D. | Director, Evaluation and Assessment | |
| Amy Smith, Ph.D. | Director, Office of Continuous Institutional Assessment | |
Decision
- DECISION 001: Designation of Protected Self-Directed Learning Time (Maximum Average Lecture Hours per week for Year One and Year Two)
- DECISION 002: Formal Adoption of the National Board of Medical Examiners Customized Assessment Services (NBME CAS) exams in Year One and Year Two