Medical Student Education Committee

ETSU Quillen College of Medicine

MSEC Structure

The committee will be comprised of:  

  • Assistant Dean for Curriculum, or appointee (Chair)
  • Twelve elected faculty members-at-large
    • Of which, at least four should be basic science faculty and at least four should be clinical faculty
    • Consideration should be given to balance among disciplines and school identified diversity categories.
  • One Rural and Community Programs representative
  • One Tri-TRAILS representative
  • Four elected medical student representatives, one from each class
  • The following will serve as ex-officio nonvoting members: Vice Dean of Academic Affairs, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Associate Dean for Accreditation Compliance, Associate Dean of Medical Library

Faculty members serve for three years and may be reappointed upon term completion. Such appointments will be made in accordance with the College of Medicine Committee Appointment Procedure. Medical students serve for four years. College of Medicine and University faculty and staff will serve as consultants to the committee.

Faculty members are expected to commit 10% of their time to MSEC activities and to attend 60% of the meetings. 

Fifty percent or more of voting members (including the chair) must be present for a quorum. The chair will only vote in cases of tied decisions.

MSEC Charge

The Medical Student Education Committee (MSEC) is the curriculum committee of the Quillen College of Medicine, with full responsibility to oversee the undergraduate medical education program as a whole and has responsibility for the overall design, management, integration, evaluation, and enhancement of a coherent and coordinated medical curriculum.

MSEC shall:

1) define and formulate the competencies and objectives of the curriculum and ensure that they guide all aspects of the curriculum.

2) consider, take positions, and determine policy on any matter concerning the undergraduate medical education curriculum.

3) establish policies governing the undergraduate medical education program curriculum and monitor their implementation and outcomes.

4) advise the Dean on matters of accreditation related to the undergraduate medical education program curriculum.

Chair

Ivy Click, EdD 
 Assistant Dean for Curriculum, Academic Affairs 423-8819; click@etsu.edu 

Faculty Voting Members


Caroline Abercrombie, MD Medical Education 439-2106; abercrombiec@etsu.edu
Martha Bird, MD Psychiatry 439-2218; birdma@etsu.edu
Jean Daniels, PhD Academic Support and Counseling Services 439-2408; danielsj@etsu.edu 
Debalina Das, MD Internal Medicine 439-7280; dasd01@etsu.edu 
Thomas Ecay, PhD Medical Education 439-2046; ecay@etsu.edu
Jennifer Hall, PhD Biomedical Sciences 439-6227; halljl1@etsu.edu 
Russell Hayman, PhD Medical Education 439-6613; hayman@etsu.edu 
Jameson Hirsch, PhD  Medical Education 439-4463; hirsch@etsu.edu 
Ryan Landis, MD Surgery 439-6268; landisr@etsu.edu 
Paul Monaco, PhD Medical Education 439-6717; monacop@etsu.edu
Jason Moore, MD Family Medicine 989-4050; moorej@etsu.edu
Antonio Rusinol, PhD Medical Education 439-8015; rusinol@etsu.edu 

Ex-officio Voting Members

Melissa Robinson, MD Director, Rural and Community Programs 439-4685; robinsonmd@etsu.edu
Amanda Stoltz, MD Director, Tri-TRAILS, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs 439-2019; stoltz@etsu.edu

Student Voting Members

Andrew Hicks Fourth Year Medical Student hicksav@etsu.edu 
Helen Mistler

 Third Year Medical Student mistler@etsu.edu
Michael Jacobs Second Year Medical Student jacobsmt@etsu.edu 
Ashley Songer First Year Medical Student

 songera1@etsu.edu 

Ex-Officio, Non-Voting Members

Beth Fox, MD, MPH Vice Dean for Academic Affairs 439-8005; foxba@etsu.edu
Ken Olive, MD Associate Dean for Accreditation Compliance 439-8005; olivek@etsu.edu
Deidre Pierce, MD Associate Dean for Student Affairs 439-2019; pierced@etsu.edu
Rachel R. Walden, MLIS Associate Dean / Associate Professor, Learning Resources 439-6355; waldenrr@etsu.edu

Administrative Support Members

Kortni Dolinger, MS Clinical Medical Education Director 439-6311; lindsayk@etsu.edu 
Mariela McCandless, MPH Pre-Clerkship Medical Education Director 439-3409; mccandless@etsu.edu 
Aneida Skeens, MPS Medical Education Director 439-6233; skeensal@etsu.edu 
Sharon Smith, CAP Office Coordinator 439-8005; smithsd@etsu.edu