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# UME Accreditation Committees

**Source**: https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/about/ume-accreditation/committees
**Parent**: https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/

### Overview

[Learn more](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/about/ume-accreditation#an-introduction-to-accreditation)

### Committees

[Learn more](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/about/ume-accreditation/committees#committees-overview)

### In the past

[Learn more](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/about/ume-accreditation/past-accreditation-reviews-historical-documents)

### FAQs

[Learn more](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/about/ume-accreditation/faqs#overview)

## Committees overview

- [Accreditation Steering Committee](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/node/414515#accreditation-steering-committee)
- [Dean’s Office Non-Academic Sub-Committee](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/node/414515#dean%E2%80%99s-office-non-academic-sub-committee)
- [Dean’s Office Academic Sub-Committee](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/node/414515#dean%E2%80%99s-office-academic-sub-committee)
- [Admissions Sub-Committee](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/node/414515#admissions-sub-committee)
- [Student Affairs Sub-Committee](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/node/414515#student-affairs-sub-committee)
- [EDI & Indigenous Engagement Sub-Committee](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/node/414515#edi--indigenous-engagement-sub-committee)
- [UME Sub-Committee](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/node/414515#ume-sub-committee)
- [Independent Student Analysis Sub-Committee](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/node/414515#independent-student-analysis-sub-committee)
- [Medical School Self-Study (MSS) Review Sub-Committee](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/node/414515#medical-school-self-study-mss-review-sub-committee)

## Accreditation Steering Committee

**Role:**  The UMEASC oversees and provides direction on all aspects of the preparation for the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS) accreditation survey visit, that is scheduled every 8 years. UMEASC will also oversee the interim review process, between each external review, and the ongoing CQI initiatives. It is the final approval body for all issues relating to decisions required in the planning and documentation process.

### [Membership](#collapse801075688)

1. Lea Harper

   **Chair**\
   Director UME Accreditation\
   [Email](mailto:lea.harper@ucalgary.ca)
2. Suzanne Buffel

   Accreditation Manager (interm)
3. Bev Adams

   Vice-Dean
4. Lisa Welikovitch

   Senior Associate Dean Education
5. Pamela Chu

   Associate Dean - Professionalism, Equity & Diversity
6. Amy Bromley

   Associate Dean UME
7. Teresa Killam

   Assistant Dean, Student Advising & Wellness
8. Sonya Lee

   Department Head Family Medicine
9. Richard Leigh

   Senior Associate Dean Faculty Affairs
10. Remo Panaccione

    Assistant Dean, Admissions
11. Rose Yu

    Senior Director CSM
12. Carolyn Horwood

    Class President - 2027
13. Rafael Sanguinetti

    Class President - 2026

[UMEASC Terms of Reference](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/sites/default/files/teams/15/Accreditation%20Steering%20Committee%20Terms%20of%20Reference.docx)

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## Dean’s Office Non-Academic Sub-Committee

**Role:**The sub-committee reports to the Accreditation Steering Committee and will prepare the Data Collection Instrument and Medical School Self-Study documents for the following areas:

- Affiliation Agreements (Element 1.4)
- Bylaws (Element 1.5)
- Senior Leadership, Senior Administrative Staff and Faculty Appointments (Element 2.1)
- Dean's Qualifications (Element 2.2)
- Access and Authority of the Dean (Element 2.3)
- Sufficiency of Administrative Staff (Element 2.4)
- Adequacy of Financial Resources (Element 5.1)
- Pressures for Self-Financing (Element 5.3)
- Sufficiency of Buildings and Equipment (Element 5.4)
- Security, Safety, and Disaster Preparedness (Element 5.7)
- Study/Lounge/Storage Space/Call Rooms (Element 5.11)

### [Membership](#collapse1974931245)

1. Richard Leigh

   **Chair**\
   Senior Associate Dean Faculty Affairs\
   [Email](mailto:rleigh@ucalgary.ca)
2. Rose Yu

   Senior Director, CSM
3. TBD

   Manager, UME Finance
4. Jeannie Shrout

   Administrative Services Manager, AHS
5. Peter Romeo

   Director, Educational Operations
6. Leah Johnston

   Medical Student, Class of 2023
7. Jennifer Lee

   Medical Student, Class of 2024
8. Iqra Rahamatulla

   Medical Student, Class of 2025
9. Lucy Yang

   Medical Student, Class of 2025

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## Dean’s Office Academic Sub-Committee

**Role:** The sub-committee reports to the Accreditation Steering Committee and will prepare the Data Collection Instrument and Medical School Self-Study documents for the following areas:

- Strategic Planning & CQI (Element 1.1)
- Social Accountability (Element 1.1.1)
- COI Policies (Element 1.2)
- Community of Scholars/Research Opportunities (Element 3.2)
- Faculty Preparation, Productivity, Participation and Policies (Elements 4.1-4.6)
- Dean's Authority/Resources (Element 5.2)
- Library Resources/Staff (Element 5.8)
- Information Technology Resources/Staff (Element 5.9)

### [Membership](#collapse274983231)

1. Bev Adams

   **Chair**\
   Vice-Dean\
   [Email](mailto:badams@ucalgary.ca)
2. Lisa Welikovitch

   Senior Associate Dean, Education
3. Chandra Thomas

   Deputy Head, Department of Medicine
4. Dianne Mosher

   Associate Dean, Indigenous, Local & Global Health
5. Gerald Zamponi

   Senior Associate Dean, Research
6. David Keegan

   Associate Dean, Office of Faculty Development & Performance
7. Kristy Potter

   Senior Specialist, Academic Affairs and Operations
8. Caitlin McClurg

   Associate Librarian - Medicine
9. Mike Paget

   Manager, UME Academic Technologies
10. Peter Romeo

    Director, Educational Operations
11. Fazeela Mulji

    Medical Student, Class of 2023
12. Chaim Katz

    Medical Student, Class of 2024
13. Omer Mansoor

    Medical Student, Class of 2024
14. Sadaf Ehklas

    Medical Student, Class of 2025

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## Admissions Sub-Committee

**Role:** The sub-committee reports to the Accreditation Steering Committee and will prepare the Data Collection Instrument and Medical School Self-Study documents for the following areas: Medical Student Selection, Assignment, and Progress (Elements 10.1-10.7)

### [Membership](#collapse877823445)

1. Remo Panaccione

   **Chair**\
   Assistant Dean, Admissions\
   [Email](mailto:rpanacci@ucalgary.ca)
2. Rabiya Jalil

   Associate Director, Admissions
3. Shannon Cayer

   Admissions Team Lead
4. Chip Doig

   Chair, Admissions Committee
5. Pamela Roach

   Director, Indigenous Health Education
6. James Fewell

   Professor, Physiology & Pharmacology
7. Richard Buckley

   Clinical Professor, Surgery
8. Tharsini Sivananthajothy

   Medical Student - Class of 2023
9. Navpreet Langa

   Medical Student - Class of 2024
10. Aanchel Gupta

    Medical Student - Class of 2024
11. Parth Patel

    Medical Student - Class of 2025
12. Matthew Hobart

    Medical Student - Class of 2025
13. Jasmine Nguyen

    Medical Student - Class of 2025

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## Student Affairs Sub-Committee

**Role:** The sub-committee reports to the Accreditation Steering Committee and will prepare the Data Collection Instrument and Medical School Self-Study documents for the following areas:

- Academic Advising (Element 11.1)
- Career Advising (Element 11.2)
- Medical Student Health Services, Personal Counseling, and Financial Aid Services (Elements 12.1-12.8)

### [Membership](#collapse360477783)

1. Carolyn Hutchison

   **Chair**\
   Assistant Dean, Student Advocacy & Wellness\
   [Email](mailto:crhutch@ucalgary.ca)
2. Teresa Killam

   Associate Director, Student Advocacy & Wellness
3. Keisha Afflick

   SAW Therapist
4. Amy Bromley

   Course Director - The Professional Role
5. Johanna Holm

   Manager SAW Hub
6. Shannon Leskosky

   UME Senior Manager
7. Alex Stephenson

   Medical Student - Vice President Class of 2024
8. Ella Krane

   Medical Student - Vice President Class of 2025
9. Jing Han

   Medical Student - Class of 2025
10. Tania Pander

    UME Program Coordinator
11. Michelle Krbvac

    UME Immunization Specialist

---

## EDI & Indigenous Engagement Sub-Committee

**Role:** The sub-committee reports to the Accreditation Steering Committee and will prepare the Data Collection Instrument and Medical School Self-Study documents for the following areas:

- Diversity/Pipeline Programs and Partnerships (Element 3.3)
- Anti-Discrimination Policy (Element 3.4)
- Learning Environment (Element 3.5)
- Student Mistreatment (Element 3.6)

### [Membership](#collapse1002022554)

1. Pamela Chu

   **Co-Chair**\
   Associate Dean, Professionalism, Equity & Diversity\
   [Email](mailto:pachu@ucalgary.ca)
2. Jack Janvier

   **Co-Chair**\
   Chair, UME EDI Committee\
   [Email](mailto:jack.janvier@albertahealthservices.ca)
3. Deborah Book

   UCalgary Legal Services
4. Sarah Hall

   Medical Consultant – Office of the Chief Medical Officer, AHS
5. Amy Gausvik

   Health Equity Structural Competency Lead - RIME
6. Aaron Johnston

   Associate Dean, Distributed Learning & Rural Initatives
7. Jadine Paw

   Ob/Gyn Departmental Vice-Chair Education
8. Gauri Taneja

   OPED EDI Education Specialist
9. Margot Scullen

   OPED EDI Specialist - Policy & Communication
10. TBD as needed

    OEDI/OIE
11. Mursal Mohamud

    Medical Student - Class of 2023
12. Whitney Ereyi-Osas

    Medical Student - Class of 2023
13. Amira Kalifa

    Medical Student - Class of 2024 (VP EDI)
14. Mohamed Jama

    Medical Student - Class of 2024
15. Fasika Jembere

    Medical Student - Class of 2025 (VP EDI)
16. Ife Adedipe

    Medical Student - Class of 2025
17. Sean Bristowe

    Medical Student, Class of 2025

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## UME Sub-Committee

**Role:** The sub-committee reports to the Accreditation Steering Committee and will prepare the Data Collection Instrument and Medical School Self-Study documents for the following areas:

- Mechanisms for Faculty Participation (Element 1.3)
- Eligibility Requirements (Element 1.6)
- Resident Participation in Medical Student Education (Element 3.1)
- Resources for Clinical Instruction (Element 5.5)
- Clinical Instructional Facilities/Information Resources (Element 5.6)
- Resources Used By Transfer/Visiting Students (Element 5.10)
- Required Notifications to the CACMS (Element 5.12)
- Competencies, Curricular Objectives, and Curricular Design (Elements 6.1-6.8)
- Curricular Content (Elements 7.1-7.10)
- Curricular Management, Evaluation, and Enhancement (Elements 8.1-8.8)
- Teaching, Supervision, Assessment, and Student and Patient Safety (Elements 9.1-9.10)
- Visiting Students (Element 10.9)
- Student Assignment (Element 10.11)
- Oversight of Extramural Electives (Element 11.3)
- Provision of the Medical Student Performance Record (Element 11.4)
- Confidentiality of Student Educational Records (Element 11.5)
- Student Access to Educational Records (Element 11.6)

### [Membership](#collapse538341805)

1. Chris Naugler

   **Chair**\
   Associate Dean UME\
   [Email](mailto:ctnaugler@ucalgary.ca)
2. Fariba Aghajafari

   Course Chair- AEBM
3. Sarah Anderson

   Anatomy Director
4. Kevin Busche

   Assistant Dean, Clerkship
5. Janeve Desy

   Assistant Dean, Research & Evaluation
6. Adrian Harvey

   Assistant Dean, Program Evaluation
7. Rahim Kachra

   Director, Teaching Innovation
8. Martina Kelly

   Course Chair - Family Medicine Clerkship
9. Shannon Leskosky

   UME Manager
10. Mike Paget

    Manager - Academic Technologies
11. Antonia Stang

    Department Head - Paediatrics
12. Sarah Weeks

    Assistant Dean, Pre-Clerkship
13. Theresa Wu

    Pre-Clerkship Director
14. Emily Macphail

    Medical Student, Class of 2023
15. Siavash Zare-Zadeh

    Medical Student, Class of 2023
16. Simi Juriasingani

    Medical Student - Class of 2024
17. Kathy Fu

    Medical Student - Class of 2024
18. Mohamed Bondok

    Medical Student - Class of 2024
19. Vakkachen Joe

    Medical Student - Class of 2025
20. Jason Kreutz

    Medical Student - Class of 2025

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## Independent Student Analysis Sub-Committee

**Role:** Students have the sole responsibility for producing the ISA report. The ISA process involves the administration of a prescribed questionnaire and culminates in a written report that describes the analysis and results of student responses.

### [Membership](#collapse4232409)

1. Mathieu Chin

   **Co-Chair**\
   Class President – 2023\
   [Email](mailto:mathieu.chin@ucalgary.ca)
2. Jusnoor Aujla

   **Co-Chair**\
   Class President – 2024\
   [Email](mailto:jusnoor.aujla@ucalgary.ca)
3. Eddie Guo

   **Co-Chair**\
   Class President – 2025\
   [Email](mailto:eddie.guo1@ucalgary.ca)
4. Katherine Yu

   Class of 2023
5. Jenny Krahn

   Class of 2023
6. Jill Laurin

   Class of 2024
7. Sravya Kakumanu

   Class of 2024
8. Kayleigh Yang

   Class of 2024
9. Marissa Zhang

   Class of 2024
10. Tali Glazer

    Class of 2025
11. Zorana Lynton

    Class of 2025
12. Harshil Shah

    Class of 2025
13. Sydney Yee

    Class of 2025

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[Back to Overview](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/about/ume-accreditation/committees#committees-overview)

## Contacts

**Dr. Lea Harper**\
Director of Accreditation\
Faculty Undergraduate Accreditation Lead\
Undergraduate Medical Education\
lea.harper@ucalgary.ca

**Susan Tally**\
Accreditation and Data Specialist \
Undergraduate Medical Education\
susan.tally@ucalgary.ca