Curriculum Committee

Mission

The mission of the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Curriculum Committee is to create an optimal learning environment and develop and implement the best possible curriculum for the medical students which will enhance their learning and provide a foundation for their professional careers as physicians.

Resources

Curriculum Committee Membership

Member		Term Ends
Student Members (selected by class election)
Hannah Hilbelink	Class of 2027	5/2027
Christopher Potts	Class of 2028	5/2028
Mandeep Shergill	Class of 2029	5/2029
VACANT	Class of 2030	5/2030
Biomedical Science & Department of Medical Education Members (selected by department)
Piyali Dasgupta, PhD	Biomedical Sciences	6/2029
Andrew Nato, PhD	Biomedical Sciences	6/2029
Bala Palaniappan, PhD	Biomedical Sciences	6/2029
Beverly Delidow, PhD	Medical Education	6/2029
Fatiha Nassir, PhD	Medical Education	6/2029
Mariam Ghafoor, MD	Pathology	6/2027
Clinical Faculty Members (selected by departmental election)
Kathryn Bell, MD	Family & Community Health	6/2027
Ashraf Elghul, MD	Internal Medicine	6/2027
Emily Fletcher, MD	Neurology	6/2027
Hisham Keblawi, MD	Obstetrics & Gynecology	6/2027
Beth Emrick, MD	Pediatrics	6/2027
Angela Thorp, MD	Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine	6/2027
Jenalee Corsello, MD	Surgery	6/2027
Non-Voting Administration
Ellen Thompson, MD, Chair Larry Grover, PhD, Past Chair	Jennifer Gerlach, M.D. (Executive Secretary) Assistant Dean Clerkship & Longitudinal Curriculum
Robbie Nance, MBA (Recording Secretary) Director, Department of Medical Education Cindy Dailey	Paulette Wehner, MD Vice Dean, Education Nitin Puri, MD, PhD Chair, Senior Associate Dean Department of Medical Education
Todd Green, PhD Assistant Dean, Pre-Clerkship Curriculum	Casey Patick, MD Chair, Clerkship Directors
Jessica Buerck, MD Director, Phase 3 Curriculum
Traci West McCombs, MA Registrar	Holly Dunmore, MS Director, Academic Information Services
Anna Hughes, MS, ML Health Science Librarian	Shelvy Campbell, PhD Senior Associate Dean Admissions, Academic Affairs and Student Life
Marie Frazier, MD Associate Dean, Academic & Student Affairs	Susan Flesher, MD Senior Associate Dean, Admissions

Questions

To convey any curricular issues, add items to the Curriculum Committee agenda, etc., please email the Curriculum Committee Chair Ellen Thompson, Executive Secretary Jennifer Gerlach, or Recording Secretary Robbie Nance.