UME Accreditation Committees

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Accreditation Steering Committee

Role:  The UMEASC oversees and provides direction on all aspects of the preparation for the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS) accreditation survey visit, that is scheduled every 8 years. UMEASC will also oversee the interim review process, between each external review, and the ongoing CQI initiatives. It is the final approval body for all issues relating to decisions required in the planning and documentation process.

  1. Marcy Mintz

    Chair
    Director UME Accreditation
    Email

  2. Sharon Litton

    Interim Accreditation Coordinator

  3. Bev Adams

    Vice-Dean

  4. Lisa Welikovitch

    Senior Associate Dean Education

  5. Pamela Chu

    Associate Dean - Professionalism, Equity & Diversity

  6. Amy Bromley

    Associate Dean UME

  7. Carolyn Hutchison

    Assistant Dean, Student Advising & Wellness

  8. Mike Spady

    Associate Zone Medical Director Calgary

  9. Sonya Lee

    Department Head Family Medicine

  10. Richard Leigh

    Senior Associate Dean Faculty Affairs

  11. Remo Panaccione

    Assistant Dean, Admissions

  12. Rose Yu

    Senior Director CSM

  13. Mathieu Chin

    Class President - 2023

  14. Jusnoor Aujla

    Class President - 2024

  15. Eddie Guo

    Class President - 2025

  16. Rafael Sanguinetti

    Class President - 2026

UMEASC Terms of Reference

Dean’s Office Non-Academic Sub-Committee

Role: The sub-committee reports to the Accreditation Steering Committee and will prepare the Data Collection Instrument and Medical School Self-Study documents for the following areas:

  • Affiliation Agreements (Element 1.4)
  • Bylaws (Element 1.5)
  • Senior Leadership, Senior Administrative Staff and Faculty Appointments (Element 2.1)
  • Dean's Qualifications (Element 2.2)
  • Access and Authority of the Dean (Element 2.3)
  • Sufficiency of Administrative Staff (Element 2.4)
  • Adequacy of Financial Resources (Element 5.1)
  • Pressures for Self-Financing (Element 5.3)
  • Sufficiency of Buildings and Equipment (Element 5.4)
  • Security, Safety, and Disaster Preparedness (Element 5.7)
  • Study/Lounge/Storage Space/Call Rooms (Element 5.11)

  1. Richard Leigh

    Chair
    Senior Associate Dean Faculty Affairs
    Email

  2. Rose Yu

    Senior Director, CSM

  3. TBD

    Manager, UME Finance

  4. Jeannie Shrout

    Administrative Services Manager, AHS

  5. Peter Romeo

    Director, Educational Operations

  6. Leah Johnston

    Medical Student, Class of 2023

  7. Jennifer Lee

    Medical Student, Class of 2024

  8. Iqra Rahamatulla

    Medical Student, Class of 2025

  9. Lucy Yang

    Medical Student, Class of 2025

Dean’s Office Academic Sub-Committee

Role:  The sub-committee reports to the Accreditation Steering Committee and will prepare the Data Collection Instrument and Medical School Self-Study documents for the following areas:

  • Strategic Planning & CQI (Element 1.1)
  • Social Accountability (Element 1.1.1)
  • COI Policies (Element 1.2)
  • Community of Scholars/Research Opportunities (Element 3.2)
  • Faculty Preparation, Productivity, Participation and Policies (Elements 4.1-4.6)
  • Dean's Authority/Resources (Element 5.2)
  • Library Resources/Staff (Element 5.8)
  • Information Technology Resources/Staff (Element 5.9)

  1. Bev Adams

    Chair
    Vice-Dean
    Email

  2. Lisa Welikovitch

    Senior Associate Dean, Education

  3. Chandra Thomas

    Deputy Head, Department of Medicine

  4. Dianne Mosher

    Associate Dean, Indigenous, Local & Global Health

  5. Gerald Zamponi

    Senior Associate Dean, Research

  6. David Keegan

    Associate Dean, Office of Faculty Development & Performance

  7. Kristy Potter

    Senior Specialist, Academic Affairs and Operations

  8. Caitlin McClurg

    Associate Librarian - Medicine

  9. Mike Paget

    Manager, UME Academic Technologies

  10. Peter Romeo

    Director, Educational Operations

  11. Fazeela Mulji

    Medical Student, Class of 2023

  12. Chaim Katz

    Medical Student, Class of 2024

  13. Omer Mansoor

    Medical Student, Class of 2024

  14. Sadaf Ehklas

    Medical Student, Class of 2025

Admissions Sub-Committee

Role:  The sub-committee reports to the Accreditation Steering Committee and will prepare the Data Collection Instrument and Medical School Self-Study documents for the following areas: Medical Student Selection, Assignment, and Progress (Elements 10.1-10.7)

  1. Remo Panaccione

    Chair
    Assistant Dean, Admissions
    Email

  2. Rabiya Jalil

    Associate Director, Admissions

  3. Shannon Cayer

    Admissions Team Lead

  4. Chip Doig

    Chair, Admissions Committee

  5. Pamela Roach

    Director, Indigenous Health Education

  6. James Fewell

    Professor, Physiology & Pharmacology

  7. Richard Buckley

    Clinical Professor, Surgery

  8. Tharsini Sivananthajothy

    Medical Student - Class of 2023

  9. Navpreet Langa

    Medical Student - Class of 2024

  10. Aanchel Gupta

    Medical Student - Class of 2024

  11. Parth Patel

    Medical Student - Class of 2025

  12. Matthew Hobart

    Medical Student - Class of 2025

  13. Jasmine Nguyen

    Medical Student - Class of 2025

Student Affairs Sub-Committee

Role:  The sub-committee reports to the Accreditation Steering Committee and will prepare the Data Collection Instrument and Medical School Self-Study documents for the following areas:

  • Academic Advising (Element 11.1)
  • Career Advising (Element 11.2)
  • Medical Student Health Services, Personal Counseling, and Financial Aid Services (Elements 12.1-12.8)

  1. Carolyn Hutchison

    Chair
    Assistant Dean, Student Advocacy & Wellness
    Email

  2. Teresa Killam

    Associate Director, Student Advocacy & Wellness

  3. Keisha Afflick

    SAW Therapist

  4. Amy Bromley

    Course Director - The Professional Role

  5. Johanna Holm

    Manager SAW Hub

  6. Shannon Leskosky

    UME Senior Manager

  7. Alex Stephenson

    Medical Student - Vice President Class of 2024

  8. Ella Krane

    Medical Student - Vice President Class of 2025

  9. Jing Han

    Medical Student - Class of 2025

  10. Tania Pander

    UME Program Coordinator

  11. Michelle Krbvac

    UME Immunization Specialist

EDI & Indigenous Engagement Sub-Committee

Role:  The sub-committee reports to the Accreditation Steering Committee and will prepare the Data Collection Instrument and Medical School Self-Study documents for the following areas:

  • Diversity/Pipeline Programs and Partnerships (Element 3.3)
  • Anti-Discrimination Policy (Element 3.4)
  • Learning Environment (Element 3.5)
  • Student Mistreatment (Element 3.6)

  1. Pamela Chu

    Co-Chair
    Associate Dean, Professionalism, Equity & Diversity
    Email

  2. Jack Janvier

    Co-Chair
    Chair, UME EDI Committee
    Email

  3. Deborah Book

    UCalgary Legal Services

  4. Sarah Hall

    Medical Consultant – Office of the Chief Medical Officer, AHS

  5. Amy Gausvik

    Health Equity Structural Competency Lead - RIME

  6. Aaron Johnston

    Associate Dean, Distributed Learning & Rural Initatives

  7. Jadine Paw

    Ob/Gyn Departmental Vice-Chair Education

  8. Gauri Taneja

    OPED EDI Education Specialist

  9. Margot Scullen

    OPED EDI Specialist - Policy & Communication

  10. TBD as needed

    OEDI/OIE

  11. Mursal Mohamud

    Medical Student - Class of 2023

  12. Whitney Ereyi-Osas

    Medical Student - Class of 2023

  13. Amira Kalifa

    Medical Student - Class of 2024 (VP EDI)

  14. Mohamed Jama

    Medical Student - Class of 2024

  15. Fasika Jembere

    Medical Student - Class of 2025 (VP EDI)

  16. Ife Adedipe

    Medical Student - Class of 2025

  17. Sean Bristowe

    Medical Student, Class of 2025

UME Sub-Committee

Role:  The sub-committee reports to the Accreditation Steering Committee and will prepare the Data Collection Instrument and Medical School Self-Study documents for the following areas:

  • Mechanisms for Faculty Participation (Element 1.3)
  • Eligibility Requirements (Element 1.6)
  • Resident Participation in Medical Student Education (Element 3.1)
  • Resources for Clinical Instruction (Element 5.5)
  • Clinical Instructional Facilities/Information Resources (Element 5.6)
  • Resources Used By Transfer/Visiting Students (Element 5.10)
  • Required Notifications to the CACMS (Element 5.12)
  • Competencies, Curricular Objectives, and Curricular Design (Elements 6.1-6.8)
  • Curricular Content (Elements 7.1-7.10)
  • Curricular Management, Evaluation, and Enhancement (Elements 8.1-8.8)
  • Teaching, Supervision, Assessment, and Student and Patient Safety (Elements 9.1-9.10)
  • Visiting Students (Element 10.9)
  • Student Assignment (Element 10.11)
  • Oversight of Extramural Electives (Element 11.3)
  • Provision of the Medical Student Performance Record (Element 11.4)
  • Confidentiality of Student Educational Records (Element 11.5)
  • Student Access to Educational Records (Element 11.6)

  1. Chris Naugler

    Chair
    Associate Dean UME
    Email

  2. Fariba Aghajafari

    Course Chair- AEBM

  3. Sarah Anderson

    Anatomy Director

  4. Kevin Busche

    Assistant Dean, Clerkship

  5. Janeve Desy

    Assistant Dean, Research & Evaluation

  6. Adrian Harvey

    Assistant Dean, Program Evaluation

  7. Rahim Kachra

    Director, Teaching Innovation

  8. Martina Kelly

    Course Chair - Family Medicine Clerkship

  9. Shannon Leskosky

    UME Manager

  10. Mike Paget

    Manager - Academic Technologies

  11. Antonia Stang

    Department Head - Paediatrics

  12. Sarah Weeks

    Assistant Dean, Pre-Clerkship

  13. Theresa Wu

    Pre-Clerkship Director

  14. Emily Macphail

    Medical Student, Class of 2023

  15. Siavash Zare-Zadeh

    Medical Student, Class of 2023

  16. Simi Juriasingani

    Medical Student - Class of 2024

  17. Kathy Fu

    Medical Student - Class of 2024

  18. Mohamed Bondok

    Medical Student - Class of 2024

  19. Vakkachen Joe

    Medical Student - Class of 2025

  20. Jason Kreutz

    Medical Student - Class of 2025

Independent Student Analysis Sub-Committee

Role:  Students have the sole responsibility for producing the ISA report. The ISA process involves the administration of a prescribed questionnaire and culminates in a written report that describes the analysis and results of student responses.

  1. Mathieu Chin

    Co-Chair
    Class President – 2023
    Email

  2. Jusnoor Aujla

    Co-Chair
    Class President – 2024
    Email

  3. Eddie Guo

    Co-Chair
    Class President – 2025
    Email

  4. Katherine Yu

    Class of 2023

  5. Jenny Krahn

    Class of 2023

  6. Jill Laurin

    Class of 2024

  7. Sravya Kakumanu

    Class of 2024

  8. Kayleigh Yang

    Class of 2024

  9. Marissa Zhang

    Class of 2024

  10. Tali Glazer

    Class of 2025

  11. Zorana Lynton

    Class of 2025

  12. Harshil Shah

    Class of 2025

  13. Sydney Yee

    Class of 2025

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Contacts

Dr. Marcy Mintz
UME Accreditation director
mjmintz@ucalgary.ca

Sharon Litton
interim UME Accreditation coordinator
slitton@ucalgary.ca