Curriculum Committee for M.D. Degree
2016 – 2017
Purpose: To oversee the objectives, structure, content, teaching, management, organization, and evaluation of the educational program leading to the MD degree. It advises the Dean through the Associate Dean for Medical Education with regard to these matters.
Course and Clerkship Directors (voting):
Woodfork, Karen, PhD, Pharmacology Course Director – Chair
Hornsby, JoAnn Allen, MD, Medicine Clerkship Director- Co-Chair
Barretto, Greg, MD, Pediatrics, Safety Science Thread
Billings, Heather, PhD, Neurobiology & Anatomy, PBL Co-course Director
Bors, Kathleen, MD, Family Medicine Clerkship Director (Charleston)
Bowen, Robert, MD, Internal Medicine Co-clerkship Director (Eastern)
Byrd, Walter, MD, BS&P Course & Psychiatry Clerkship Director
Cohen, Elizabeth, MSW, OB/GYN, Communication Thread
Costello, Lisa, MD, Medicine, Health Literacy & Patient Advocacy Thread
Criser, Andrew, MD, Anesthesiology, Critical Care Clerkship Director
Cucuzzella, Mark, MD, Family Medicine Clerkship Director (Eastern)
Dave, Darshankumar, MD, Neurology Clerkship Director (Charleston)
Dattola, Richard, MD, Family Medicine, PDCI-1 Co-Course Director
DePond, Todd, MD, OB/GYN Clerkship Director (Charleston)
Emrick, Beth, MD, Pediatrics Clerkship Director (Charleston)
Fisher, Melanie, MD, Medicine Co-Clerkship Director
Flanagan, Melina, MD, Pathology Co-Course Director
Gannon, Kelley, MD, Medicine CPX Exam
Gerbo, Rob, MD, Emergency Medicine, PDCI-1 Co-Course Director
Grey, Carl, MD, Medicine, Ethics Course Director
Hammer-Fink, Leah, PhD, Pharmacology Co-Course Director
Hardy, Steve, PhD, Physiology & Pharmacology, PBL Co-Course Director
Hashmi, Mahreen, MD, OB/GYN, Clerkship Director
Janoo, Jabin, MD, OB/GYN, Clerkship Director (Eastern)
John, Collin, MD, MPH, Pediatrics, Public Health Co-Course Director
Krawiecki, Allison, PsyD, Psychiatry Clerkship Director (Eastern)
Lancaster, Jeff, MD, Pediatrics Co-Clerkship Director
Lewis, James, PhD, Neurobiology Course Director
Linton, John, PhD, Psychiatry Clerkship Director (Charleston)
Lukomski, Slawomir, PhD, Microbiology Co-Course Director
Marshalek, Patrick, MD, Behavioral Medicine, Pain Management & Addiction Thread
Martin, Chris, MD, Public Health Co-Course Director
Merzouk, Maria, DO, OB/GYN Clerkship Director (Eastern)
Minardi, Joe, MD, Emergency Medicine, Ultrasound Thread
Moffett, Kathryn, MD, Pediatrics Co-Clerkship Director
Moerschel, Sarah, MD, Pediatrics Clerkship Director (Eastern)
Murray, Ann, MD, Medicine, Neurology Clerkship Director
Narumanchi, Janani, MD, Pediatrics, Nutrition Thread
Nield, Linda, MD, Pediatrics, Multiculturalism Diversity & Military Population Thread
Oreskovich, Jason, MD, Family Medicine Clerkship Director
Ressetar, Holly, PhD, Neurobiology, Human Structure Course Director
Shiemke, Drew, PhD, Biochemistry, Human Function Course Director
Sofka, Sarah, MD, Medicine, PDCI2 Co-Course Director
Thomay, Alan, MD, Surgery Clerkship Director
Turner, Jason, MD, Surgery Clerkship Director (Eastern)
Ueno, Cristiane, MD, Surgery Co-Clerkship Director
Varga, Karoly, MD, Neurology Clerkship Director (Eastern)
Veselicky, Louise, DDS, MSD, Dentistry, Oral Health Thread
Welch, Paul, MD, Internal Medicine Clerkship Director (Eastern)
Williams, Jim, MD, Pathology Co-Course Director
Williams, Dorian, MD, Family Medicine, PDCI-2 Co-Course Director
Witsberger, Todd, MD, Surgery Clerkship Director (Charleston)
Wright, Melvin, DO,Pediatrics, CPX Exam
Young, Nick, MD, Medicine Clerkship Director (Charleston)
Zavala, Adrienne, MD, Family Medicine Co-Clerkship Director (Eastern)
At large appointed faculty (voting):
Hogg, Jeffrey, MD, Radiology
Kiefer, Christopher, MD, Emergency Medicine
Students (voting):
MS1 –TBD
MS1 -TBD
Liberatore, Richard, MS2
Verna, Avita, MS2
Hajiran, Cyrus (Morgantown) MS3
Rover, Lauren (Eastern) MS3
Lear, Jessica (Morgantown) MS 4
Adkins, Kristin (Charleston) MS4
Hansroth, Joseph (Eastern) MS4
Administration (voting):
Arnold, Susan, Director of the WVU Health Sciences Library
Cannarella, Rosemarie, MD, Associate Dean for Student Services (Eastern)
Coffman, Eric, Assistant Director, Application & Web Services
Ferrari, Norman, MD,Vice Dean for Education and Academic Affairs
Griffith James, MD, Associate Dean for Curricular and Student Affairs (Charleston)
Khakoo, Rashida, MD, Assistant VP for Faculty Development
Roth, Laura, VP for Information Technology Services
TBD., Assistant Dean for Technology in Medical Technology
Administration (non-voting)
Cottrell, Scott, EdD, Associate Dean for Student Services and Curriculum
Staff (non-voting):
Anna Lama, Director of Assessment
Jason Hedrick, LCME Coordinator
Kim Helmick, Morgantown
Jane Horst, Eastern Division
Laura Florence, Charleston Division