The Faculty Affairs Steering Committee (FAST) is convened by the Office for Faculty to provide an avenue for communication between the Dean’s Office and School of Medicine departments. The committee is run by Vice Dean for Faculty Ann Brown and includes representatives from most clinical departments and basic science administration. FAST Members are individuals responsible for academic affairs and personnel management within their respective units. Members of FAST support a positive and equitable work climate in their departments, one that supports growth, development, wellbeing and importantly, healthy and open interactions with each other. Though the scope of individual roles vary, FAST members can be a resource for faculty who want to discuss concerns, and can direct you to other resources that may be helpful for a particular situation. Below is the list of FAST members:
Departmental Representatives
Anesthesiology – Madhav Swaminathan, MD
Dermatology – Sarah Myers, MD
Family Medicine and Community Health – Greg Sawin, MD, MPH
Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences – Walter Lee, MD
Medicine – Andrew Alspaugh, MD and Laura Svetkey, MD, MHS, Vice Chair for Faculty Development and Diversity
Neurology – Daniel Laskowitz, MD
Neurosurgery – Patrick Codd, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology – Geeta Swamy, MD
Ophthalmology – Eric Postel, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery – Alison Toth, MD
Pathology – David Howell, MD, PhD and Sarah Bean, MD
Pediatrics – Katy Wurth Bartlett, MD, FAAP
Population Health Sciences – Karen Steinhauser, PhD
Psychiatry – Nicole Heilbron, PhD and Christine Marx, MD
Radiation Oncology – Brian Czito, MD and W. Robert Lee, MD
Radiology – Tracy Jaffe, MD
Surgery – Cynthia Shortell, MD
Additional Members
Mara Becker, MD, Vice Dean for Faculty
Cary Ward, MD, Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Ann Brown, MD, MHS, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Professionalism
Bill Richardson, MD, Co-Director, PACT
Diana McNeill, MD, Co-Director, PACT
Cindy Gordon, Administrative Director, PACT
Beth Sullivan, PhD, Associate Dean for Research Training
Blanche Capel, Ombuds, Cell Biology