Medical Education Steering Committee (MESC)
Office of Medical Education
Meeting Information: 2017 Calendar Year
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 130 - Classroom A (Las Vegas), unless otherwise specified.
- January 26, 2017
- February 23, 2017
- March 23, 2017
- April 27, 2017
- May 25, 2017* Las Vegas location change: 1701 Buildling, Suite 670 - Dean's Conference Room
- June 22, 2017* Las Vegas location change: 1701 Building, Suite 130 - Classroom C
- July 27, 2017
- August 24, 2017
- September 28, 2017
- October 19, 2017* - Third Thursday
- November 16, 2017* - Third Thursday
- December 21, 2017* - Third Thursday
* Denotes location and/or schedule changes
Medical Education Steering Committee: Membership 2016-17 Academic Year
Please note the new Committee Mail List email address: MESC@lists.med.unr.edu
| Member | Department | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Timothy Baker, M.D., Convener | OME | Associate Dean |
| Kevin Facemyer, Ph.D., Chair | Pharmacology | 7/2016 – 6/2019 |
| Kirk Bronander, M.D. | Internal Medicine – Reno | Chair, Years 3-4 Committee |
| Lisa Calvo, M.D. | Internal Medicine – Reno | 7/2014 – 6/2017 |
| David Howard, M.D., Ph.D. | Internal Medicine – Reno | 7/2014 – 6/2017 |
| Ken Hunter, Sc.D. | Microbiology | 7/2014 – 6/2017 |
| David Jackson, M.D. | Obstetrics and Gynecology - Las Vegas | 7/2015 - 6/2018 |
| Nicole Jacobs, Ph.D. | Psychiatry - Reno | 7/2015 - 6/2018 |
| Normand Leblanc, Ph.D. | Pharmacology | 7/2016 – 6/2019 |
| Cynthia Mastick, Ph.D. | Biochemistry | Chair, Years 1-2 Committee |
| Brian Perrino, Ph.D. | Physiology & Cell Biology | 7/2014 – 6/2017 |
| Gary Shen, M.D. | Surgery | 7/2015 - 6/2018 |
| Carl Sievert, Ph.D. | Physiology & Cell Biology | 7/2015 - 6/2018 |
| Student Representatives | ||
| Emily Martinelli (Diller) (Class of 2019) | MS2 | 7/2016 – 5/2017 |
| Johnson Ukken (Class of 2019) | MS2 | 7/2016 - 5/2017 |
| Lance Horner (Class of 2017) | MS4 | 6/2016 – 5/2017 |
| Colt Williams (Class of 2017) | MS4 | 6/2016 – 5/2017 |
| 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 | |
| Deborah Kuhls, M.D. | Associate Dean, Academic Affairs – Las Vegas | |
| Beverly Neyland, M.D. | Assistant Dean, Admissions | |
| Krystle Oates, Ph.D. | Coordinator, Accreditation | |
| Melissa Piasecki, M.D. | Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs | |
| Gwen Shonkwiler, Ph.D. | Director, Evaluation and Assessment | |
| Mary Shultz | Director, Savitt Medical Library | |
| Cherie Singer, Ph.D. | Associate Dean, Admissions & Student Affairs | |
| Amy Smith, Ph.D. | Director, Office of Continuous Institutional Assessment | |