School of Medicine Community Feedback
Representative stakeholders met virtually on August 17 and 23 to review goals and strategies related to staff and faculty development and to suggest tactics and metrics that should be incorporated into the plan. The Dean’s Senior Leadership Team worked with this input to further refine the goals, and an updated draft plan has been circulated throughout the School of Medicine community for review and comment by December 6. The Dean’s Senior Leadership Team will review and assess this feedback for incorporation into the final document, which will launch with the new year.
Faculty Group Leaders

Alice Coombs, M.D.
Chair, Department of Anesthesiology

Betsy Ripley, M.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Representative Stakeholders – Faculty

Jean Bailey, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Faculty Development

Kellie Carlyle, Ph.D., MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Policy

Alan Dow, M.D., MSHA
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

Lisa Ellis, M.D.
Executive Director of Provider and Trainee Wellness, VCU Health

Kenneth Foster-Warren, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor and Instructional Technologist for Medical Education

Amelia Grover, M.D.
Director of Professionalism, Wellness and Engagement

Kevin Harris, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Kelly Lockeman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Office of Assessment, Evaluation, and Scholarship

Meera Pahuja, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Staff Group Leaders

Jessica Carey
Human Resources Administrator, Department of Surgery
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Cathy Wood
Senior Associate Dean for Finance and Administration
Representative Stakeholders – Staff

Nathan Bick
Senior Major Gift Officer

Anne Chan
Administrative Director for Finance and Operations, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Kevin Harris, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Natalia O’Brien
Student Outreach Coordinator

Julian Owens
Administrator, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology

Chase Shaffer
Program Coordinator, Center for Human Simulation and Patient Safety

Chantel Vereen
Faculty HR Coordinator

Candice Weber
Associate Director for Research Administration and Training

Vena Wheeler Hantke
IT Support Analyst, VCU SOMTech
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