Contact Information

Faculty Senate


Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Department of Pharmacology
4301 Jones Bridge Road
Bethesda, Maryland 20814-4799

Senate Committees

Committees are chaired by serving senators, but all faculty members are invited and encouraged to participate and serve on committees. Please contact the committee chair to indicate your interest, or just attend a regularly scheduled committee meeting. Click on the link to the individual committee page for more information.

Senators are assigned as liaisons to each of the departments in the School of Medicine and to the Graduate School of Nursing, Post-Graduate Dental College, and the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute. Senate liaisons ensure that all functional areas have a point of contact on the senate for two-way information exchange.

Education

Concerned with all curricula, student promotions, and education activities of the University.

Chair:
Stephen Rothwell
stephen.rothwell@usuhs.edu

Nomination & Election

Organizes and ensures the election of officers and senators

Chair:
Francis G. O'Connor, M.D.
francis.oconnor@usuhs.edu

Research Policy

Concerned with all research related activities, including issues with research support services (e.g. IRB, IACUC, etc.) and research policies.

Co-Chairs:
Ann Stewart
ann.stewart@usuhs.edu

Richard Johnson
richard.johnson@usuhs.edu

Comparability & Faculty Welfare

Monitors issues related to the status and working environment of Faculty including comparability of USU salaries, retirement, and other benefits

Chair:
Eric Marks
eric.marks@usuhs.edu

Faculty Mentoring

Works to facilitate faculty mentoring, which is a core component of career and academic success, enhanced personal growth and job satisfaction

Co-Chairs:
Johnan Kaleeba
johnan.kaleeba@usuhs.edu

Nick Lezama
nicholas.lezama@usuhs.edu

Communications

Informs all faculty members about current and on-going issues of importance to the senate and fosters communication both among faculty and between the faculty and the university administration and staff

Chair:
Susanne W. Gibbons, PhD
susanne.gibbons@usuhs.edu

Deputy Chair:
Mark Roseman, PhD
mark.roseman@usuhs.edu

Integration Task Force

Formed in July 2009 to facilitate and encourage collaborations between clinical faculty and basic science faculty for education and research

Chair:
Gary Wind, M.D.
gary.wind@usuhs.edu

Constitution & Bylaws

Reviews Faculty Assembly's Constitution and Bylaws and makes recommendations to the Senate for their revisions, if appropriate

Chair:
Robert Goldstein, M.D.
robert.goldstein@usuhs.edu

Faculty Grievance

The Grievance Committee is composed of members of the Faculty Assembly and operates in accordance with USUHS Instruction 1205.