SHS Committee Membership & Information

STATUS: Need Updating

DATE UPDATED: August 1, 2024

SHS Policies, Procedures, and Practices Suggestions & Requests Form

	2023-2025 School of Health Sciences Committees (some committees may have additional non-SHS members)
	SHS Accelerated Pathways Committee	SHS Awards Committee	SHS Curriculum Committee	SHS Faculty & Staff DE&I Committee	SHS Interprofessional Education Committee	SHS Student DE&I Committee (Faculty Advisors)	SHS Wellness Committee
Lead	Thurnes	TBD	Polito	Skillman	Dailey		Person
Lead	Thurnes (Admissions)	Cope		Bennett	Fearnow		Van Horn
Lead

Member	Polito	Hicks	Dailey	Reid	Hubbard	Stokes	TBD
Member	Cope	Magill	Van Horn	Vallabhajosula	Andrews	Scales	Giordano
Member	Larson	Stokes	Scales	Henderson		Etienne	Bryant
Member	Miyamoto	Thurnes	Hannah	Clare			Renfroe
Member	Ketchum	Wentz	Thomas
Member	Admission Liaison		Bennett
Member			Folger

Purpose: Ensure that faculty & staff stay committed to the work of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Create and support a diverse student body in SHS. Ensure hiring practices that attract and retain diversity amongst faculty and staff. Create course content and co-curricular programs that will help us prepare healthcare providers who are committed to reducing health disparities and serving all patients with the grace and dignity they deserve.
Membership Model: At end of year, you can ask to rotate off
Note:
2023-2025

To encourage and support student, faculty, and staff interprofessional practice and education (IPE) and interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) through best practices as identified by the National Center for IPE (Nexus).
In carrying out its charge, the committee will also be guided by the mission and vision of the School of Health Sciences and accreditation standards of each program involved.

Facilitate the development of effective IPE activities that meet IPEC core competencies.
Map the SHS success in meeting IPEC core competencies, identifying areas of strength and improvement.
Assess SHS IPE effectiveness.
Work with departments within the SHS to facilitate accreditation documentation regarding IPE.
Amendment 7/2022: This committee is a 12-month committee

Membership model: one chair and one rep from each program and simulation center, volunteered/placed by department
Note:
2023-2025

Dr. Laké Laosebikan-Buggs, Director of Inclusive Excellence for Graduate and Professional Education
Nursing Faculty Advisor – Etienne

Purpose: Support the admissions process, including applicant review and interviews for Accelerated Pathways within the SHS
Membership- No formal structure. Must include Director of AP, Admission Liaison, PA and PT and undergraduate health science faculty
Note: Would like to establish formal terms and representation
2023-2025

Purpose: to promote community well-being of students, faculty and staff through supporting the six dimensions of wellness as defined by the National Wellness Institute: emotional, occupational, physical, social, intellectual, and spiritual.
Note:
2023-2025