Medical Education Steering Committee (MESC)
Office of Medical Education
Meeting Information: Calendar Year 2021
The Medical Education Steering Committee (MESC) meets the fourth Thursday of every month from 12:15 – 2:00 P.M. as a virtual meeting (online only), unless otherwise specified. The meeting link will be sent via email prior to each meeting.
- January 28, 2021
- February 25, 2021
- March 25, 2021
- April 22, 2021
- May 27, 2021*: joint meeting will take the place of the regular meeting.
- 2021 Curriculum Committees Joint Meeting*: May 27, 2021, 12 - 7 P.M.
- June 24, 2021*: 12:15 - 1:15 P.M. followed by the Retreat
- 2021 MESC Retreat*: June 24, 2021, 1:30 - 4 P.M.
- July 22, 2021
- August 26, 2021
- September 23, 2021
- October 21, 2021* - Third Thursday
- November 18, 2021* - Third Thursday
- December 16, 2021* - Third Thursday
* Denotes location and/or schedule changes
Medical Education Steering Committee: Membership Academic Year 2020-21
Please note the new Committee Mail List email address: MESC@lists.med.unr.edu
| Members | Membership | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Bennett, Ph.D., M.P.H. Family and Community Medicine |
Appointed (Clinical Department Chairs) | 10/2020 - 6/2023 (midterm appointment) |
| Kirk Bronander, M.D. Internal Medicine |
Ex-Officio Voting | Chair, Years 3-4 Committee |
| Heather Burkin, Ph.D. Pharmacology |
Elected (Basic Science) | 7/2020 - 6/2023 |
| Aaron Dieringer, M.D. Family and Community Medicine |
Elected (Clinical) | 7/2020 - 6/2023 |
| Marcus A. Erling M.D., FCAP Pathology and Laboratory Medicine |
Appointed (Basic Science Department Chairs) | 7/2020 - 6/2022 (midterm appointment) |
| Kevin Facemyer, Ph.D., Chair Pharmacology |
Elected (Basic Science) | 7/2019 - 6/2022 Chair term: 12/2018 - 6/2021 |
| David Howard, M.D., Ph.D. Internal Medicine |
Ex-Officio Voting | Chair, Years 1-2 Committee |
| Gillian Moritz, Ph.D. Physiology & Cell Biology |
Appointed (Basic Science Department Chairs) | 7/2018 - 6/2021 |
| Darryll Patterson, M.D. Internal Medicine |
Appointed (Dean) | 7/2018 - 6/2021 |
| Cyprian Rossetto, Ph.D. Microbiology and Immunology |
Appointed (Dean) | 7/2020 - 6/2023 |
| Kelsey West, M.D. Family and Community Medicine |
Elected (Clinical) | 01/2021 - 6/2021 (midterm appointment) |
| Stephanie Wright, M.D. Family and Community Medicine |
Appointed (Clinical Department Chairs) | 7/2018 - 6/2021 |
| Student Representatives | ||
| Rodney Fong (Class of 2024) | Medical Student Year 1 | 9/2020 - 6/2021 |
| Lauren Lim (Class of 2024) | Medical Student Year 1 | 9/2020 - 6/2021 |
| Dani Green (Class of 2023) | Medical Student Year 2 | 8/2020 - 6/2021 |
| Ian Laughrey (Class of 2023) | Medical Student Year 2 | 8/2020 - 6/2021 |
| Brandy Soltz (Class of 2022) | Medical Student Year 3 | 8/2020 - 6/2021 |
| Tasha Vazquez (Class of 2022) | Medical Student Year 3 | 8/2020 - 6/2021 |
| Katelyn Fellows (Class of 2021) | Medical Student Year 4 | 8/2020 – 5/2021 |
| John Rolshoven (Class of 2021) | Medical Student Year 4 | 8/2020 - 6/2021 |
| Non-Voting Members | ||
| Lisa Calvo, M.D. | Ex-Officio Non-Voting | Interim 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 |
| Mary Shultz | Ex-Officio Non-Voting | Director, Savitt Medical Library |
| Cherie Singer, Ph.D. | Ex-Officio Non-Voting | Associate Dean, Admissions and Student Affairs |
| Administrative Support | ||
| Tim Baker, M.D. | Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs | |
| Jennifer Hagen, M.D. | Associate Dean, Faculty Development | |
| Amy McFarland, M.P.H. | Director, Office for Community Faculty | |
| Megan Almansoori, M.A. | Director, Curricular Design | |
| Vacant | 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