diverse, well-prepared workforce. Many have benefited from her webinars, blogs, workshops, research, and publications that speak to the complexities of diversity and emphasize critical ways to advance health equity. Her national workshop Diversity & Inclusion: Facilitating Race-Related Discourse that Matters mitigates bias in health care and is supported by the National League for Nursing. As a proponent for eliminating disparities in academia, she led the New York State Action Coalition in constructing the 2014 Workforce Diversity Toolkit for New York. In 2016 she was called upon by the National League for Nursing to assist with the development of its 2016 Diversity Vision Statement, and she recently helped cocreate the Josiah Macy Foundation’s 2018 groundbreaking document Improving the Environment for Learning in the Health Professions. Her work has earned her numerous awards and honors.

Dr. Beard is currently a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, Academy of Nursing Education, and American Academy of Nursing, and serves on the editorial board for the American Journal of Nursing.

Veronica Catanese, M.D., M.B.A., LCME, received her undergraduate degree from Wellesley College, her M.D. degree from the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine, and her M.B.A. degree from NYU’s Stern School of Business. After residency training in internal medicine and a clinical fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism at NYU, she spent 2 years as a research fellow at the Joslin Diabetes Center of Harvard Medical School. She then returned to NYU as a faculty member in the departments of medicine and of cell biology, eventually becoming the medical school’s senior associate dean for education and student affairs.

In 2008, Dr. Catanese joined the founding team of the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell, where she served as vice dean, dean for academic affairs, and principal business officer. In 2016, Dr. Catanese assumed the position of cosecretary of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and senior director, Accreditation Services, at the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Throughout her professional life, Dr. Catanese has maintained a visible national profile in academic medicine, having served as president of the American Federation for Medical Research and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Investigative Medicine. She also has served as a member of the Institute of Medicine’s Clinical Research Roundtable, cochair of the training subcommittee of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH’s) Clinical Research Roadmap working group, and chair of an NIH biotechnology transfer study section.

Jasmine L. Garland McKinney received her bachelor of arts in sociology from North Carolina State University and her master of science in counselor

education from East Carolina University where she also received a graduate certificate in substance abuse counseling. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in counseling and counselor education at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. Ms. McKinney is recognized as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate, Professional School Counselor, and Nationally Certified Counselor in North Carolina. She has clinical experience working with college students, children ages 11 and younger, and their families. Ms. McKinney is passionate about decreasing mental health stigma and health disparities in historically underrepresented populations. As a 2019 National Board of Certified Counselors Fellow, she was an active participant in school–university–community partnerships to increase access to mental health care in rural, predominantly African American communities. Ms. McKinney is currently recognized as an interdisciplinary fellow through the American Psychological Association. Her research focuses on Black women’s experiences with maternal mental health—particularly the ways in which gender racism affects mothering, pregnancy, and childbirth.

Maya M. Hammoud, M.D., M.B.A., is the J. Robert Willson Research Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and professor of learning health sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School. She is the chief of Women’s Health Division, and associate chair for education. Dr. Hammoud holds many leadership roles nationally. She is senior advisor for Medical Education Innovations at the American Medical Association (AMA) with a focus on health systems science and coaching. She has more than 70 peer-reviewed publications and has published three books. She is the immediate past president for the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics and a member of the National Board of Medical Examiners’ Board of Directors. Dr. Hammoud is the current principal investigator on a $1.75 million Reimagining Residency Grant from the AMA on transforming the UME to GME transition.

Dr. Hammoud completed her M.D. and M.B.A. degrees and residency training at the University of Michigan. She has had many leadership roles in the past including assistant and associate deans at Michigan and at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar. Her research is in medical education with a special focus on the use of technology in education and the role of academic coaching in learner’s development. She has been teaching for more than 20 years and has won many teaching and leadership awards for her accomplishments including the Clinical Kaiser-Permanente Excellence in Teaching Award, the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics Medical Student Excellence in Teaching Award, the American Medical Association Women Physicians Section Inspiration Award, the Arab American and Chaldean Council Excellence in Health Care Award, the University of Michigan-Dearborn College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters

Distinguished Service Award, the University of Michigan-Dearborn College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters 2021 Alumni Difference Maker Award, and she was named Crain’s Notable Women in Health in 2020.

Heather Johnson, D.N.P., FNP-BC, FAANP, Lt. Col., USAF (retired), is a family nurse practitioner who has dedicated her professional career to helping veterans and families navigate the complex health care and education systems. She is an invited speaker and author on topics surrounding access and interdisciplinary care for veterans, military families, and exceptional children. She is a member of the Parenting Collaborative for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) and has been an invited speaker for the NASEM Collaborative on Cognitive and Behavioral Health of Children. She maintains an active clinical practice at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Cabrera Family Health Center. Dr. Johnson is the Director and Chair of the Family and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Programs at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing.

Jessica Johnson is a third-year doctor of optometry student at the Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO) in Pikeville. She earned a bachelor of science in biology from Campbellsville University in 2019, minoring in chemistry and English. She worked as an Exam Technician at Abney Amstutz Eye Center during her undergraduate summers prior to beginning optometry school in the fall of 2019. Going into her fourth year, Ms. Johnson will be completing externship rotations in Campbellville and Pikeville, Kentucky, and Wilmington, North Carolina. She is scheduled to graduate from KYCO in May of 2023 and hopes to join a private practice serving the people of rural Kentucky. Ms. Johnson is passionate about representing the unheard voices of her peers, serving on both student government associations at her undergraduate and graduate programs. During the 2019–2020 school year, she served as the President of KYCO’s Student Government Association, leading with the theme of enthusiastic involvement. She played an instrumental role in the communication between the University of Pikeville and Pikeville Medical Center to establish student volunteers for COVID-19 vaccination administration, and has served as a volunteer herself. She is also honored to be a student ambassador for KYCO, assisting with student recruitment, public relations, tours, and interviews. Ms. Johnson will obtain her Student Fellowship from the American Society of Optometric Surgeons this year, representing her devotion for bringing advanced health care to underserved communities. The advanced scope of practice for optometrists in Kentucky allows her to provide care for her patients outside of the realm of stereotypical refractions, giving her the privilege of administering medications, diagnosing and monitoring ocular disease, performing minor surgical

procedures like the removal of “lumps and bumps,” as well as her personal favorite—performing anterior segment laser procedures. She one day hopes to give her patients the option of having laser procedures performed in their home office for comfort and convenience.

Reena Karani, M.D., M.H.P.E., is director of the Institute for Medical Education and professor of medicine, medical education, and geriatrics and palliative medicine, and the associate dean for Undergraduate Medical Education and Curricular Affairs at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. In this role, Dr. Karani ensures that the curriculum and all assessments evolve to meet the needs of patients and the community, the mission of the Icahn School of Medicine, and the learning needs of students. Dr. Karani has been integrally involved in educating learners at all levels. She has been a faculty member in the Art and Science of Medicine course, the Integrated Internal Medicine-Geriatrics Clerkship, the Internal Medicine Residency Program, and the Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Programs. Dr. Karani has served as a course codirector of the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation’s Master Clinician–Educator Program in Geriatrics, the Mini-Fellowship in Geriatrics for the Nongeriatrician, and the Investigator Education Skills Training (INVEST) Program.

Dr. Karani received her B.S. in biology from Brown University and her M.D. from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She completed her residency and chief residency in internal medicine at Montefiore Medical Center and her fellowship, chief fellowship, and research fellowship in geriatrics and palliative medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She is board certified in internal medicine and geriatrics and palliative medicine. Dr. Karani also holds a master’s in health professions education from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Kecia Kelly, D.N.P., RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, brings more than 20 years of nursing and leadership experience within inpatient and outpatient settings. She has a track record of working with hospital and regional leaders to build nursing structure and standardization across multiple sites. She joined Legacy Health from CommonSpirit Health where she served as the division chief nursing officer in Northern California and previously served in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. She earned a doctorate of nursing practice and a B.S.N. from Texas Christian University and an M.B.A. from The University of Phoenix.

Nancy R. Kirsch, PT, D.P.T., Ph.D., FAPTA, is a professor of physical therapy and vice chairperson of the Department of Rehab and Movement Sciences and director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy Programs at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. She currently serves on the

Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, Division of Consumer Affairs in New Jersey. She is president of the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy, and previously served as president of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). She also served as chair of the national APTA Reference Committee and Ethics and Judicial Committee. She is on the faculty of PROBE, a national ethics remediation program. Dr. Kirsch presents on topics in ethics and risk management on the national level at APTA and other professional meetings. Her academic and research interest is professional behavior, moral injury, ethical decision making, and ethical risk factors. Dr. Kirsch writes a column in APTA Magazine, called “Ethics in Practice.”

Julie Kornfeld, Ph.D., M.P.H., is vice provost for academic programs and associate professor of epidemiology at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. An expert in pedagogic innovations and professional training for public health leaders, Dr. Kornfeld provides academic guidance for the Mailman School’s education portfolio, which enrolls more than 1,400 students from around the world in doctoral and master’s degree programs. As vice dean, she leads the Columbia Masters of Public Health program, a curricular standard-bearer for graduate education that presents all students with an interdisciplinary approach to public health science, and directs a range of support services, including admissions and financial aid, student affairs, and career services.

Dr. Kornfeld previously served as assistant dean of public health at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine where she developed innovative interdisciplinary public health programs. She launched the nation’s largest integrated 4-year dual degree in medicine and public health, a program that aims to integrate competencies of public health and medical professionals to graduate physicians with the skills to solve the complex problems facing local and global communities. Until 2015, Dr. Kornfeld served as the co-principal investigator and principal investigator on a 5-year Health Resources and Services Administration educational development grant that supported this public health physician curriculum.

Tiffany R. Tutman Mathis received her bachelor of arts in human services administration and master’s certificate in non-profit management from Notre Dame of Maryland University. She attended Loyola of Maryland Selinger School of Business and is currently pursuing her masters of social work at the Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland. Her focus is integrated clinical mental health and public health. She is passionate about decriminalizing mental illness and reducing the mass incarceration of African Americans who lack access to quality affordable mental health care. Ms. Mathis has been a transformative health care technical leader for

more than 20 years, including leading the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Fraud Prevention program based on predictive models and analytics. She is the co-founder, former president, and current board chair for The Journey Continues, a breast cancer survivor support non-profit organization, providing education, advocacy, and peer mentoring for those African American women and their loved ones disproportionately affected by breast cancer. She is an active member of the Johns Hopkins Center to Reduce Cancer Disparities-Community Advisory Group and was appointed by Governor Larry Hogan to the Maryland Cancer Council. Ms. Mathis was one of several Morgan M.S.W. students who served as graduate assistants to Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s Transition Team in 2020.

Shane Matthew is a second-year doctor of physical therapy student at the University of Florida. He earned a bachelor’s in science in health education in behavior from the University of Florida in 2015 and worked as a therapeutic exercise physiologist at a sports medicine practice before beginning physical therapy school in 2020. Mr. Matthew’s interests include service and education; he has extensive experience working with the Equal Access Clinic Network, a group of pro-bono clinics in Gainesville, Florida, entirely run by students to treat underinsured patients. He has held multiple positions within Equal Access, volunteering as an HIV Counselor, Administrative Intern, Chair of Finance, is currently the Administrative Director of the Physical Therapy Specialty Clinic. He uses forward thinking to develop quality control and systems improvement for the clinic. His latest projects involve applying for grant funding to provide the clinic with tablets for patients for virtual outcome measures and developing a system to have patients screened by physicians by telehealth for approval for additional physical therapy visits. He hopes to pursue a residency in orthopedics or sports medicine and use these experiences to continue his mission to provide health care for marginalized populations by opening a pro-bono clinic in his future area of practice.

Melissa A. Somma McGivney, Pharm.D., FCCP, FAPhA, is committed to advancing pharmacist-provided patient care in the community. She serves as a founding member of the Pennsylvania Pharmacist Care Network, a Community Pharmacy Enhanced Services Network of more than 150 community pharmacies in Pennsylvania, where she leads the research and quality improvement initiatives. Dr. McGivney also directs the PittPharmacy Community Leadership and Innovation in Practice Center that serves as the home to faculty, residents, fellows, students, staff, partners, and alumni who are focused on advancing pharmacy practice and the health of people in their communities. She initiated the University of Pittsburgh Community Residency, and has served as director for

27 Community Pharmacy Residents and 4 fellows in partnership with community pharmacy partner organizations. She led the development and coordinates the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation Faculty Scholars Program, which has engaged 31 community pharmacy faculty from 27 colleges of pharmacy nationally, and has been an invited speaker for more than 60 presentations at state and national meetings. Dr. McGivney brings this passion to the classroom leading a second professional year experiential learning course partnering students with community pharmacies, and introduces patient care to first year students.

She has been honored as Fellow by both the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and the American Pharmacists Association. She has been recognized by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores as Community Faculty member of the year in 2011, the American Pharmacists Association Community Residency Preceptor of the year in 2012, the University of Pittsburgh Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 2015, and the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association Excellence in Innovation Award in 2018, among others. Dr. McGivney was selected as a University of Pittsburgh representative to the inaugural class of the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Leaders Network for 2018–2019. She was appointed to the American Medical Association Health Care Professional Advisory Committee as an alternative advisor representing the Pharmacy Health Information Collaborative for 2020–2022.

Dr. McGivney is associate dean for Community Partnerships and professor of pharmacy and therapeutics. She received her Pharm.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh and completed an Ambulatory Care Residency at UPMC Presbyterian/University of Pittsburgh. She joined the PittPharmacy faculty in 2003 after serving on the faculty of Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy and UPMC St. Margaret Family Medicine Residency Program.

Jeremiah McGuire is a second-year CPMA in dietetics and first-year M.S. in nutritional sciences student at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Allied Health. Prior to his academic pursuits, he served on active duty in the United States Marine Corps. He currently serves as Cochair on the Interdisciplinary Student Council and Class Representative on the Student Advisory Team. Mr. McGuire held previous positions as the Nutritional Sciences Chair for the Unity Clinic Executive Committee and Treasurer for the Student Dietetic Association. He holds a B.S. in nutritional sciences from the University of Oklahoma and is a Certified Personal Trainer through the American Council on Exercise. He received the College of Allied Health Outstanding First Year Student Award, Francis O. Hazzard Dietetic Scholarship, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation’s 2021 Commission on Dietetic Registration Diversity Scholarship.

Following the completion of his academic endeavors, Mr. McGuire is pursuing a professional career in nutrition policy and advocacy.

Esha Mehta is a dual M.D./M.P.H. candidate at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Milken Institute School of Public Health. She has a special interest in addressing health care disparities that exist for patients and populations struggling with substance use disorders. As a 2020 fellow with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, she is reporting on innovative harm reduction methods with a focus on the prospects of safe consumption sites for people who inject drugs in Washington, D.C. Ms. Mehta is in her final year of medical school and is pursuing a residency in family medicine.

Mark Merrick, Ph.D., ATC, FNATA, became the president of the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) in the fall of 2015. He was elected as a CAATE commissioner in 2013 after a long history as a site visitor and site visit chair. In 2020, he became professor and dean of the College of Health and Human Services at the University of Toledo. Before that, he was a tenured associate professor in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the Ohio State University where he served as the director of the Division of Athletic Training since 2000. He is a National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) fellow with extensive contributions to the athletic training profession in both scholarship and service. He has been a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Athletic Training for more than 20 years and served as an associate editor for more than a decade. He is also a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Sport Rehabilitation and serves as a reviewer for more than a dozen additional journals. He has held many state, district, and national service and leadership positions with the Ohio Athletic Trainers Association, Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association, National Athletic Trainers Association, NATA Research and Education Foundation, and the Board of Certification. He holds a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and athletic training from the University of Toledo, a master’s degree in athletic training from Indiana State University, and a doctorate in exercise physiology from the University of Toledo.

Christy Mitchell, M.S.N., RN, CNOR, is a doctor of nursing practice candidate in the Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist program with a perioperative focus at the Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing at the Uniformed Service University. She earned a B.S.N. from the University of San Francisco in 2008 and an M.S.N. from Benedictine University in 2014. Ms. Mitchell commissioned into the United States Air Force in 2009 where she trained and worked as a labor and delivery

nurse until she transitioned to the operating room in 2016. She has held a variety of positions at bases in Texas, Maryland, and the United Kingdom. Ms. Mitchell deployed in 2012 and 2015 as a launch and recovery nurse supporting our wounded warriors. During her studies as a D.N.P. student, she has worked to improve readiness and provide better care at military treatment facilities through her passion in process improvement and evidence-based practice.

Joanne Michelle F. Ocampo, Dr.P.H., is currently a doctor of public health candidate at Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, where she is focusing on global public health and humanitarian crises, including how the COVID-19 pandemic affected low- and middle-income settings. She is currently a board member with the nongovernmental organization Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security. Ocampo was formerly with the CDC Foundation, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, and has worked for Georgetown University on National Institutes of Health–, National Science Foundation–, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention–funded projects, and on topics related to disease surveillance, global health security, COVID-19, and HIV. Over the years, Ms. Ocampo has worked in Europe and the United States, with project activities leading her to parts of Asia and West Africa. In 2017, Ms. Ocampo was recognized as one the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the World (Global FWN100TM) by the San Francisco-based Filipina Women’s Network. She holds a bachelor of science in biology from Eastern Connecticut State University, a master of science in biohazardous threat agents and emerging infectious diseases, and a professional certificate in business administration from Georgetown University.

Eric L. Sauers, Ph.D., ATC, FNATA, is a tenured full professor and chair of the Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences at A. T. Still University (ATSU), in Mesa, Arizona. He also holds a joint appointment as a research professor in the ATSU School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona. Dr. Sauers is the president of the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education. He has previously served as the chair of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Post-Professional Education Committee and as a member of the NATA Education Council Executive Committee, the NATA Pronouncements Committee, and the NATA Foundation Research Committee. Dr. Sauers has been recognized for his dedication to the athletic training profession with the distinction as a fellow of NATA and recipient of the NATA Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award.

Yoni Siden, B.S.W., is a dual M.D./M.P.P. candidate (2022) at the University of Michigan Medical School and Ford School of Public Policy. Prior

to medicine, he was a social worker with experiences in citizen criminal justice oversight, sexual health education, community dialogue on race, and youth leadership development. He is an applicant in the 2021–2022 obstetrics and gynecology residency match, and his research currently focuses on maternal racial health disparities and the intersections between social policy and health. Mr. Siden’s publications include a book chapter on youth–adult partnerships for community change and peer-reviewed journal articles exploring student reflection during clinical simulation exercises, young men’s approach to contraception, the evidence behind telehealth for prenatal care, and a forthcoming article providing strategies to reduce implicit bias in maternity care.

Alex M. Siegel, J.D., Ph.D., is an attorney and psychologist who specializes in regulatory and licensure issues in the professional practice of psychology. He is the Director of Professional Affairs at the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB). Dr. Siegel was staff to the APA/ASPPB/The Trust Joint Task Force on Telepsychology and staff to the ASPPB Task Force on the regulations for interjurisdictional telepsychological practice. He is a former Chair of the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology.

Nancy Spector, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, is the director of Regulatory Innovations at the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). She graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, with her B.S.N.; the University of California, San Francisco with her M.S.N.; and Rush College of Nursing in Chicago for her Ph.D. Before coming to NCSBN, Dr. Spector was a tenured faculty member at Loyola University’s School of Nursing in Chicago, where she taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels. At NCSBN he has worked on a number of initiatives, including the regulatory implications of social media, innovations and trends in nursing education, the future of nursing program approval, regulatory issues in distance learning programs, outcomes and metrics of nursing education programs, and she was instrumental in developing the innovative Regulatory Scholars Program and the Safe Student Reports study of nursing student errors and near misses in their clinical experiences. Currently she is a consultant on NCSBN’s study on the effect of COVID-19 on nursing education programs. Dr. Spector presents and publishes nationally and internationally on regulatory issues in nursing education.

Laura A. Taylor, Ph.D., RN, ANEF, FAAN, with more than 26 years in the transplant nursing/community, and 34 years in nursing education, has earned national and international recognition as a strong leader who shapes practice, policy, and education. Dr. Taylor’s scholarship integrates

pioneering technology-based innovations, rigorous scientific methods, interprofessional collaboration, and focused orientation on the advancement of global transplant care and education. Dr. Taylor embodies the innovative and evidence-based approach to contemporary nursing education, practice, and health care delivery meeting the needs of patients in increasingly complex health care environments.

Dr. Taylor established an educational pathway, The Guiding Initiative for Doctoral Education program (GuIDE), and Ready to Launch; both are programs providing advanced practice nurses informational and problem-solving opportunities regarding Ph.D., Ed.D., and D.N.P. education. GuIDE and Ready to Launch are preparing nurses across civilian and federal and military healthy systems to be competitive for admission to doctoral programs with the goal of increasing the diversity of doctorally prepared nurses.

Jessica S. Thomas, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., received an M.P.H. in Health Education in 2001 from the University of Southern Mississippi. She then entered an M.D./Ph.D. program at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology in 2009 and her M.D. in 2011. Subsequently, she pursued a combined clinical and anatomic pathology residency, and a clinical fellowship in molecular genetic pathology in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. At the completion of her fellowship, she joined the Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, as associate medical director of the Molecular Pathology Diagnostic Laboratory. Dr. Thomas is currently an assistant professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine with faculty appointments at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City and Houston Methodist Academic Institute in Houston. Dr. Thomas was licensed by the Texas Medical Board in August 2016 and has been a Diplomate of the American Board of Pathology in Clinical Pathology since November 2015. She is also board certified by the American Board of Pathology and the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics in Molecular Genetic Pathology since September 2016.

Dr. Thomas is the program director for the Molecular Genetic Pathology fellowship and the assistant director of Clinical Pathology for the Pathology Residency programs at Houston Methodist Hospital. She is actively involved in several professional societies including the Association for Molecular Pathology, the College of American Pathologists (fellow), the American Society for Clinical Pathology (fellow), the Texas Society for Pathologists, and the Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists.

the inaugural senior associate dean for education. In this role, she oversaw the continuum of medical education from medical school admissions through continuing medical education. She also liaised closely with the M.D.-Ph.D. program leadership. Dr. Whelan led or oversaw local accreditation for Liaison Committee on Medical Education, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, and Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, and she participated in overall university accreditation as well as accreditation for a new master of public health program. She was responsible for interprofessional education and led the creation of a Center for Interprofessional Education, a joint venture between the school of medicine and two completely independent organizations: Goldfarb School of Nursing and St. Louis College of Pharmacy.

An internist and clinical geneticist, Dr. Whelan continued both clinical care and research involvement until she left WUSTL School of Medicine. She created and ran the hereditary cancer clinic, co-ran an interdisciplinary Marfan clinic, was codirector of the Siteman Cancer Center Hereditary Cancer Research Core, and served 5 years on the Siteman Cancer Center Executive Committee.

Dr. Whelan received her bachelor’s degree from Carleton College. She earned her medical degree from WUSTL School of Medicine and completed her postgraduate work and residency at the former Barnes Hospital, now Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

Alan Yee is a fourth-year student pharmacist at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. He completed his B.S. in biochemistry at SUNY Binghamton and an M.S. in pharmacology at the University of Pennsylvania. His graduate work focused on the molecular mechanisms of HIV-associated neurological disorders. While moving toward a clinical focus, Mr. Yee has stayed engaged in research working for UPMC’s Investigational Drug Service as an intern and working on several research projects through pharmacy school. He has also been active in the vaccine initiative through his work at UPMC. Mr. Yee will be starting a residency at Michigan Health focusing on clinical trials pharmacy.