Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee
The role of the Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee is to provide advice to the dean on all reappointment, promotion and tenure recommendations of faculty in the tenure system require or proposed by departments/units and on all promotions in the HP or fixed term appointment systems required or proposed by the departments/units. It may also provide comments on department/unit standards, criteria and procedures for reappointment, promotion and tenure, and other matters as requested by the dean.
Meetings: First and Third Monday of each month from 4-6 p.m., or as determined by committee.
Notes:
- The term of office for members will be two years.
- Members may not serve on a standing committee for more than six consecutive years.
4.2.7.1. The Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee will be composed of eight (8) elected faculty members. Those receiving the highest number of votes shall comprise the committee, but there shall be three (3) faculty members from clinical units and three (3) faculty members from non-clinical units. At the time of election or appointment, at least three (3) members of the committee shall be in the tenure system (at least one must not yet be tenured), two (2) Health Programs (HP) Track, and two (2) Fixed Term Track. The dean may appoint up to three (3) additional members of the committee to assure this representation and to add adequate representation of women and minorities.
4.2.7.4. The committee will elect a chair and vice-chair. One position will be represented by a tenure system committee member and one position will be represented by a (HP or non-HP) fixed term committee member. The chair and vice-chair will be elected at the first meeting of the academic year.
| Elected Members | Department | Term Expires | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zakia Alavi, PhD (FT) | Pediatrics | 8/15/2025 | 2nd term |
| Ripla Arora, PhD (TS) | OBGYN | 8/15/2025 | 2nd term |
| Sabrina Ford, PhD (FT) | OBGYN | 8/15/2025 | 1st term |
| Judith Lin, MD (HP) | Surgery | 8/15/2025 | 2nd term |
| Cristian Meghea, PhD (TS) | OBGYN | 8/15/2024 | 2nd term |
| John Oostema, MD (FT) | Emergency Medicine | 8/15/2024 | 2nd term |
| Jatin Rana, MD (HP) | Medicine | 8/15/2025 | 2nd term |
| Sathyanarayan Sudhanthar, MD (HP) | Pediatrics | 8/15/2024 | 2nd term |
| Membership notes | |||
| TS – Tenure System (3, one not yet tenured) | |||
| HP – Health Programs (2) | |||
| FT – Fixed Term Track (2) | |||
| Appointed Members | |||
| Omayma Alshaarawy, MBBS (TS) | Family Medicine | 8/15/2025 | 1st term |
| Hua Xiao, MD (TS) | Physiology | 8/15/2025 | 2nd term |
| Kathy Steece-Collier, PhD (TS) | Translational Neuroscience | 8/15/2025 | 1st term |
| Staff Representatives | |||
| Ade Olomu, MD, MS | Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs | ||
| Kelly Hodges | Director of Faculty Development & Mentoring Programs | ||
| Staci Howard | Faculty Affairs and Staff Administrator | ||
| Brittany Thayer | Office Assistant, Faculty Affairs and Development |