Medical Education Steering Committee (MESC)
Office of Medical Education
Meeting Information: Academic Year 2017-18
The Medical Education Steering Committee meets the fourth Thursday of every month from 12:15 – 1:30 PM in the Pennington Medical Education Building, Room 214 (Reno), and the 1701 Building, Suite 670 - Computer Lab (Las Vegas), unless otherwise specified.
- July 27, 2017
- August 24, 2017
- September 28, 2017
- October 19, 2017* - Third Thursday
- November 16, 2017* - Third Thursday
- December 21, 2017* - Third Thursday
- January 25, 2018
- February 22, 2018
- March 22, 2018
- April 26, 2018
- May 24, 2018
- June 28, 2018
* Denotes location and/or schedule changes
Medical Education Steering Committee: Membership 2017-18 Academic Year
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) | 7/2016 – 6/2019 |
| Kirk Bronander, M.D. Internal Medicine - Reno |
Ex-Officio Voting | Chair, Year 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 |
| David Howard, M.D., Ph.D. Internal Medicine - Reno |
Ex-Officio Voting | Chair, Year 1-2 Committee |
| David Jackson, M.D. Obstetrics and Gynecology - Las Vegas |
Appointed (Clinical Department Chairs) | 7/2015 - 6/2018 |
| Nicole Jacobs, Ph.D. Psychiatry - Reno |
Elected (Clinical) | 7/2015 - 6/2018 |
| Normand Leblanc, Ph.D. Pharmacology |
Appointed (Basic Science Department Chairs) | 7/2016 – 6/2019 |
| Darryll Patterson, M.D. Internal Medicine - Reno |
Appointed (Dean) | 7/2017 – 6/2018 |
| Cyprian Rossetto, Ph.D. Microbiology and Immunology |
Appointed (Dean) | 7/2017 - 6/2020 |
| Carl Sievert, Ph.D. Physiology & Cell Biology |
Appointed (Basic Science Department Chairs) | 7/2015 - 6/2018 |
| Student Representatives | ||
| Patrick Cassiday (Class of 2020) | Medical Student Year 2 | 7/2017 – 6/2018 |
| Joseph Rebman (Class of 2020) | Medical Student Year 2 | 7/2017 - 6/2018 |
| Emily Martinelli (Diller) (Class of 2019) | Medical Student Year 3 | 7/2017 - 6/2018 |
| Johnson Ukken (Class of 2019) | Medical Student Year 3 | 7/2017 - 6/2018 |
| Sally Higgins (Class of 2018) | Medical Student Year 4 | 7/2017 – 5/2018 |
| Marko Laitinen (Class of 2018) | Medical Student Year 4 | 7/2017 – 5/2018 |
| Non-Voting Members |
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| Timothy Baker, M.D. | Ex-Officio Non-Voting | Associate Dean, Medical Education |
| Ken Hunter, Sc.D. | Ex-Officio Non-Voting | Professor, Microbiology and Immunology |
| Doug Merrill, M.D., M.B.A. | Ex-Officio Non-Voting | Chief Medical and Academic Officer, Renown |
| 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 | |
| Krystle Oates, Ph.D. | Coordinator, Accreditation | |
| 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 | |