Faculty Diversity Advisory Committee
The Faculty Diversity Advisory Committee (FDAC) is a standing committee which: 1) identifies strategies, tactics and priorities for improving faculty diversity and inclusivity at the COM; 2) assists in determining how to integrate diversity and inclusion, broadly defined, into everything we do at the college; 3)provides a line of communication betThe Faculty Diversity Advisory Committee (FDAC) is a standing committee which: 1) identifies strategies, tactics and priorities for improving faculty diversity and inclusivity at the COM; 2) assists in determining how to integrate diversity and inclusion, broadly defined, into everything we do at the college; 3)provides a line of communication between faculty and administration; and 4) supports development and implementation of programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion that enhance faculty life (related to career development, mentoring, leadership, community outreach, etc.). ween faculty and administration; and 4) supports development and implementation of programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion that enhance faculty life (related to career development, mentoring, leadership, community outreach, etc.).
2024-2025
Kristopher Abbate, MD – Medicine
Ahmad Iftikhar, MD – Medicine
Helene Felman, MD - Pediatrics
Sangeetha Murugapandian, MD - Medicine, Nephrology
Lourdes Castanon, MD – Surgery
Priti Rawani-Patel, MD – Emergency Medicine
Jacob Schwartz, PhD – Pharmacology
Jose F. Ek-Vitorin – Physiology
++Allie Min, MD – Asst. Dean, Faculty Dev.
++Celia Valenzuela, MD – Vice Dean, OACB, COM-T
***Jose Luis Munoz- Director, OACB, COM-T
***Lili Martinez, Exctuvie Assitant
* Co-Chairs ++ Ex-Officio ***Staff/Advisor