Advisory Council

Comprised of a diverse group of individuals, the Office of Professional & Educational Development is charged as follows:

I.  To provide a forum for faculty development input from all four health sciences center schools.

II. To advise and guide the office of the Associate Vice President for Professional & Educational Development regarding programming decisions related to the content and mode of delivery of faculty development activities.

Members of the Advisory Council are:

  • Dee Antimisiaris, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP, University of Louisville's Frazier Polypharmacy and Medication Management Program
  • Leann Baker, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, Assistant Professor, NNP Track Coordinator, School of Nursing
  • Brian Shumway, DDS, Associate Dean for Graduate Education & Faculty Development, School of Dentistry
  • Chris Seals, PhD, Assistant Dean & Associate Professor, Faculty Affairs & Advancement, School of Medicine
  • Russ Farmer, MD, MS HPE, Associate Professor of Surgery, Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, School of Medicine
  • V. Faye Jones, MD, PhD, MSPH, Associate Vice President for Health Affairs and Professor of Pediatrics
  • Ryan Simpson, Program Director, HSC Office of Diversity & Inclusion
  • Gerard Rabalais, MD, MHA, Associate Vice-President for HSC Professional & Educational Development, Committee Chair
  • Staci Saner, EdD, MEd, Assistant Professor, Program Director, HSC Professional & Educational Development
  • Michelle Stevenson, MD, MS, Professor of Pediatrics, School of Medicine
  • Fran Williams, Alumni Affairs & Continuing Education Coordinator, School of Dentistry
  • Jennifer Hamm, MD , Associate Dean for Resident Education & Work Environment, School of Medicine
  • Caroline Boswell, PhD, Faculty Development Specialist, Delphi Center for Teaching & Learning