The MCG Faculty Senate recognized the need to address community engagement within the College and has established the MCG Community Engagement Committee (CE). The CE membership should be both reflective of the MCG faculty and the broader community that MCG and Wellstar MCG Health serve.
The CE serves to promote community engagement for MCG faculty, staff and advanced provider practitioners on each of its campuses and provide resources related to gainful employment (recruitment, hiring, retention), leadership positions (career advancement), and financial reimbursement (salaries).
The CE should align its recommendations and any actions impacting the community engagement of MCG learners and/or learning environments with the accreditation standards of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME, for residents & fellows), Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME, for medical students).
The CE shall also support coordinated, systematic, and sustained efforts at AU and Wellstar MCG Health to assess and promote community engagement as well as to promote positive psychological well-being for all university and health system faculty.
Vanessa Spearman, MD - Chair
Renee Hilton, MD
Sharanjot Saini, PhD
Sarah Spriet, DO
Tianxiang Hu, PhD
Satyanarayana Ande, PhD
Uzondu Agochukwu, MD
Ex-Officio
April Hartman, MD
Julie Dahl-Smith, MD
Vincent Robinson, MD
Natasha Savage, MD
Garrett Green, EdD
Brennan Francois
Renuka Mehta, MBBS
Vaughn McCall, MD
LaShon Sturgis, PhD
Kathryn Martin, MD
Eric Lewkowiez, MD
Louise Thai, MD
Michael Rollock, PhD
Lara Stepleman, PhD
Richard Camino-Gaztambide, MD
Kimberly Loomer-Vess, MD
Taranjit Arora, MD
Regional Campus Members
Robersteen Howard, MD
Dixon Freeman, MD
Douglas Patten, MD
Malinda Moore
Casey Bassett, PhD - Medical Partnership
Wayne Rentz, MD