Workgroups
Workgroup members were selected to maximize broad faculty participation. A solicitation for nominations or self-nomination was sent out at the outset of the project. Each committee was populated with a cross section of faculty at all levels, including both basic science and clinical science faculty members. The Partnership & Public Policy Workgroup included representatives from the community including selected members of the Board of Governors. The following workgroups:
- Research Workgroup
- Graduate Medical Education Workgroup
- Undergraduate Education/Graduate Education Workgroup
- Clinical Care Workgroup
- Community Partnership & Public Policy Workgroup
- Research
- Charge
- Review current state of research: size, composition, strengths, weaknesses
- Agree on overall goals and major themes for extramural funding for next five years
- Agree on productivity parameters and ways to achieve them
- Assist CTSA planning group
- Determine graduate training scope and capacity required to establish outstanding research programs
- Charge
- Membership
- Linda Hazlett, Ph.D., Co-Chair
- Ann Schwartz, Ph.D., M.P.H. – Co-Chair
- Daniel Walz, Ph.D. – Dean's Office Leadership
- Abdul Abou-Samra, M.D., Ph.D.
- Nash Boutros, M.D.
- Harry Chugani, M.D.
- Michael Diamond, M.D.
- Paula Dore-Duffy, Ph.D.
- Steve Ethier, Ph.D.
- Alan Hudson, Ph.D.
- Steve Krawetz, Ph.D.
- Jeffrey Loeb, M.D., Ph.D.
- Richard Miller, M.D.
- Zhuo-Hua Pan, Ph.D.
- Bonnie Sloane, Ph.D.
- Richard VanderHeide, M.D., Ph.D.
- JianJun Wang, Ph.D.
- Graduate Medical Education Workgroup
- Charge
- Review current state of GME programs: accreditation status, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
- Determine potential additional or alternative clinical training sites for GME
- Determine how WSU will provide oversight for GME programs for which it is the sponsor
- Identify the funds flow to support all of the above
- Charge
- Membership
- John Flack, M.D., M.P.H. – Co-Chair
- Robert R. Frank, M.D. – Co-Chair
- Mark Juzych, M.D. – Dean's Office Leadership
- Benjamin Atkinson, M.D.
- David Bouwman, M.D.
- Patricia Brown, M.D.
- Lynne Carter, M.D.
- Elie Chidiac, M.D.
- Tsveti Markova, M.D.
- David Mehregan, M.D.
- James Rowley, M.D.
- Julie Sullivan
- Manuel Valdivieso, M.D.
- Renee Van Stavern, M.D.
- John Flack, M.D., M.P.H. – Co-Chair
- Undergraduate Education/Graduate Education Workgroup
- Charge
- Assess current UME educational effort by faculty in years 1 and 2 basic science courses
- Consider alternative/innovative models and develop recommendations for teaching years 1 and 2
- Assess current training sites for years 3 and 4 clerkships
- Charge
- Membership
- Kenneth Palmer, Ph.D. – Co-Chair
- Robert R. Frank, M.D. – Co-Chair
- Thomas Roe, M.D. – Dean's Office Leadership
- Sharon Ackerman, Ph.D.
- Nelia Alfonso, M.D.
- Patrick Bridge, Ph.D.
- William Crossland, Ph.D.
- Anne Greb, Ph.D.
- Matthew Jackson, Ph.D.
- Michael Joiner, Ph.D.
- Robert Lasley, Ph.D.
- Stephen Lerner, M.D.
- Ambika Mathur, Ph.D.
- Silas Norman, M.D.
- Renee Page, M.D.
- Larry Schwartz, M.D.
- Elizabeth Secord, M.D.
- Michael Stellini, M.D.
- Harley Tse, Ph.D.
- Clinical Care Workgroup
- Charge
- Review current state of clinical operations including productivity and quality measures
- Evaluate practice sites
- Existing
- Troy
- Future opportunities
- Determine faculty recruiting requirements to develop financial surpluses required to support academic mission
- Charge
- Membership
- Gary Abrams, M.D. – Co-Chair
- Darius Mehregan, M.D. – Co-Chair
- Valerie M. Parisi, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A. – Dean's Office Leadership
- Safwan Badr, M.D.
- Marc Basson, M.D.
- Shannon Bongers, M.D.
- Peter Dews, M.D.
- Murali Guthikonda, M.D.
- Steve Hinderer, M.D.
- John Jacobs, M.D.
- Mark Juzych, M.D.
- Richard Lewis, M.D.
- Martin Reznek, M.D.
- Renato Roxas, M.D.
- Wael Sakr, M.D.
- Maryjean Schenk, M.D.
- Wilbur Smith, M.D.
- Jeffrey Triest, M.D.
- Joe Uberti, M.D.
- Diana Vista-Deck, M.D.
- Community Partnership & Public Policy Workgroup
- Charge
- Advocate for Wayne State and its unique mission serving the Detroit metropolitan area
- Cultivate authentic relationships and sustainable partnerships with our local community
- Ensure the school’s continued ability to fulfill its safety net and research missions in Detroit and the broader community
- Develop community support for CTSA
- Charge
- Membership
- Kendra Schwartz, M.D., M.P.H. – Co-Chair
- Herbert Smitherman , M.D., M.P.H. – Co-Chair
- Donna Dauphinais – Dean's Office Leadership
- Terry Albrecht, Ph.D., WSU, Karmanos Cancer Center
- Eric Ayers, M.D., WSU, Department of Pediatrics
- James Blessman, M.D., Health Director, City of Detroit
- Julius Combs, M.D., Retired, Board of Certified Health Care
- Debbie Dingell, Member, WSU Board of Governors
- Roy Elrod, M.D., WSU, Department of Emergency Medicine
- Matt Friedman, Principle, Friedman & Tanner
- Liz Hardy, Former Chair of WSU Board of Governors
- Rev. Nick Hood, III, Plymouth United Church of Christ
- Robert Johnson, M.D., R.B. J Enterprises LLC
- Valerie M. Parisi, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., WSU, Vice Dean for Hospital Relations and Clinical Affairs
- Nettie Seabrooks, Chief Operating Officer Detroit Institute of Art (DIA)
- Lucille Smith, Executive Director Voices of Detroit Initiative (VODI)
- Bonita Stanton, M.D., WSU Department of Pediatrics
- Kimberly Voytel, M.D., WSU, Department of Family Medicine & Public Health Sciences
- Jacquelin Washington, Member, WSU Board of Governors