The Faculty Affairs Council (FAC) of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine was officially formed on January 26, 1977, to serve as a representative body of the medical school faculty in all matters of concern to that faculty, particularly issues relevant to the governance of the medical school.
Responsibilities:
- Develop SOM Faculty Bylaws and review them periodically
- Advise the Dean on candidates for appointment to standing committees
- Assist with the annual review of departmental chairs
- Advocate for issues of faculty well-being including:
- Provide input and review of medical school policy on appointment, promotion and tenure
- Review the process and standards of faculty performance and work load
Composition:
- One elected representative from each department
- 8 representatives from Faculty Council
- Non-voting ex officio member: Chief Wellness Officer, UMHC
Any member of the Medical School faculty may request any matter to be placed on the agenda of the Faculty Affairs Council and may request to be allowed to appear before the Faculty Affairs Council. Such requests may be made either through the Department representative or chair of the Faculty Affairs Council.
| Department | Council Member | |
|---|---|---|
| Surgery - Pediatric | Rony Marwan, MD (Chair) | amarwan@health.missouri.edu |
| Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Jane Emerson, MD (Chair Emeritus) | emersonj@health.missouri.edu |
| Anesthesiology | Jon Taylor, MD | jstrcf@missouri.edu |
| Biochemistry | William Folk, PhD | folkW@missouri.edu |
| Dermatology | Kimberly Eisenstein, MD | eisensteink@health.missouri.edu |
| Emergency Medicine | George Ubinas, MD | ubinasg@health.missouri.edu |
| Family and Community Medicine | Erik Lindbloom, MD | lindbloome@health.missouri.edu |
| Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics and Medical Epidemiology | Fares Alahdab, MD, MS, MSc, FAHA | fares.alahdab@health.missouri.edu |
| Medical Pharmacology and Physiology | Taixing Cui, MD, PhD, FAHA | taixingcui@health.missouri.edu |
| Molecular Microbiology and Immunology | Margaret Lange, PhD | langemj@health.missouri.edu |
| Neurological Surgery | Steven Carr, MD | carrsb@health.missouri.edu |
| Neurology | Komal Ashraf, MD | khazbb@health.missouri.edu |
| Nutrition and Exercise Physiology | Elizabeth Parks, PhD, FAHA, FTOS | parksej@health.missouri.edu |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | Jon Thomas, MD | thomasjon@health.missouri.edu |
| Ophthalmology | James Landreneau, MD | landreneauj@health.missouri.edu |
| Orthopaedic Surgery | Abdul Fettah Buyuk, MD | afbuyuk@health.missouri.edu |
| Otolaryngology | TBD | |
| Pathology and Anatomical Sciences | Kevin Flaherty, PhD | flahertyk@health.missouri.edu |
| Pediatrics | TBD | |
| Psychiatry | Shikha Gupta, PsyD | guptashi@health.missouri.edu |
| Radiology | Mohamed Ebada, MD | ebadam@health.missouri.edu |
| Radiation Oncology | Mohamed Abdelhakiem, MD | maw2w@health.missouri.edu |
