Educational Opportunity Advisory Council

Term Expires August 31, 2024

Andre, Christine, MD	Assoc. Professor/Clinical	Medicine	andre@uthscsa.edu
Blount, Tabatha, PhD	Assoc. Professor/Research	Psychiatry	blountt@uthscsa.edu
Canady, Kristen, MD, PhD	Resident	Family/Community Medicine	canadyk@uthscsa.edu
Kuge, Elizabeth, DO, PGY-2	Resident	Emergency Medicine	kuge@uthscsa.edu
Debnath, Subrata, MB/BS, MPH, PhD	Instructor/Research	Medicine	nath@uthscsa.edu
Galvan, Eva, MD	Asst. Professor/Clinical	Radiology Oncology	galvane@uthscsa.edu
Garrett, Amy, PhD	Assistant Professor	Psychiatry	garrettas@uthscsa.edu
Johnson-Esparza, Yajaira, PhD	Asst. Professor/Clinical	Family/Community Medicine	johnsonespar@uthscsa.edu
Viera Corral, Ruby	Student		vieracorral@livemail.uthscsa.edu

Term Expires August 31, 2025

Brigmon, Erika, MD	Asst. Professor/Specialist	General Surgery	brigmon@uthscsa.edu
Fricke, Brian, MD	Asst. Professor/Clinical	Rehab Med	fricke@uthscsa.edu
Gelabert, Chris, MD	Asst. Professor/Clinical	Emergency Medicine	gelabert@uthscsa.edu
Jimenez Gutierrez, Elena, MD	Asst. Professor/Clinical	Medicine	jimenezgutie@uthscsa.edu
Mehra, Naveen, MD	Assoc. Professor/Clinical	Anesthesiology	mehra@uthscsa.edu
Prasad, Veena, PhD	Faculty Associate	Graduate Medical Education	prasadv@uthscsa.edu

Term Expires August 31, 2026

Valdez, Christopher, PhD	Asso. Director Admin	Office for Research	valdezc10@uthscsa.edu
Piburn, Kim DO	Assistant Professor	Pediatric Nephrology	piburn@uthscsa.edu
Lopez, Eliot, PhD	Assistant Professor	Psychiatry & Sciences	lopeze17@uthscsa.edu
Jian, Xueqiu, PhD	Assistant Professor	Alzheim Neurodegenerative Inst	jian@uthscsa.edu

EX-Officio Member (non-voting)

Blankmeyer, Bonnie, PhD	blankmeyer@uthscsa.edu Administrative Assistant couret@uthscsa.edu
McCormick, Sekinat, MD	mccormicksk@uthscsa.edu Administrative Assistant ojedai@uthscsa.edu
VACANT - Student
VACANT – Staff/Faculty

Chair

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Angel Gonzalez, PhD

Associate Dean,
Office of Academic Opportunity
and Educational Excellence,
Long School of Medicine

Charge of the Council

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To advise and assist the Associate Dean for Academic Opportunity and Educational Excellence in developing, updating, and supporting policies and initiatives that enhance educational opportunities and performance of Long School of Medicine students, residents, and fellows from our region, as well as the recruitment and retention of faculty committed to addressing the health care needs of the underserved populations of South Texas. The Council generates real-time responses to issues and proposes action plans every May.

Terms of Appointment

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Members are appointed to a term of three year on a staggered schedule with one- third of the committee completing their term of service annually. In situations where deemed necessary for efficient committee functioning. The Medical Dean may extend or shorten the period of service by any committee member. The Associate Dean, Office of Academic Opportunity and Educational Excellence, Long School of Medicine serves as Chair.

Membership

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Faculty members’, house staff, staff, and students are appointed by the Associate Dean after consideration of interest survey responses and Medical Faculty Assembly Executive Committee recommendations.

Meeting Occurrences

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Monthly – The Third Thursday of each month

Members (voting)

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19

February 2024