Medical Education Steering Committee (MESC)
Office of Medical Education
Meeting Information: Academic Year 2018-19
The Medical Education Steering Committee meets the fourth Thursday of every month from 12:15 – 2:00 PM in the Pennington Medical Education Building, Room 214 (Reno), and the 1701 Building, Suite 670 - Computer Lab (Las Vegas), unless otherwise specified.
- July 26, 2018
- August 23, 2018
- September 27, 2018
- October 18, 2018* - Third Thursday
- November 15, 2018* - Third Thursday
- December 20, 2018* - Third Thursday
- January 24, 2019
- February 28, 2019
- March 28, 2019
- April 25, 2019
- May 23, 2019
- June 27, 2019
* Denotes location and/or schedule changes
Medical Education Steering Committee: Membership Academic Year 2018-19
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 Chair term: 12/2016 - 11/2018 |
| 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 |
| 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, Year 1-2 Committee |
| 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 |
| Stephanie Wright, M.D. Family Medicine - Reno |
Appointed (Clinical Department Chairs) | 7/2018 - 6/2021 |
| Vacant | Appointed (Basic Science Department Chairs) | 7/2018 - 6/2021 |
| Student Representatives | ||
| Vacant | Medical Student Year 1 | 9/2018 - 6/2019 |
| Vacant | Medical Student Year 1 | 9/2018 - 6/2019 |
| Katelyn Fellows (Class of 2021) | Medical Student Year 2 | 7/2018 - 6/2019 |
| John Rolshoven (Class of 2021) | Medical Student Year 2 | 7/2018 - 6/2019 |
| Patrick Cassiday (Class of 2020) | Medical Student Year 3 | 7/2018 – 6/2019 |
| Joseph Rebman (Class of 2020) | Medical Student Year 3 | 7/2018 - 6/2019 |
| Emily Martinelli (Diller) (Class of 2019) | Medical Student Year 4 | 7/2018 - 5/2019 |
| Johnson Ukken (Class of 2019) | Medical Student Year 4 | 7/2018 - 5/2019 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tamela Taylor, C.P.C.S., C.P.M.S.M. | Ex-Officio Non-Voting | Supervisor of Medical Education, Office of Research and Education, Renown |
| 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)