Health Sciences Governance & Decision Making Groups

Names are listed here, but race, ethnicity and gender data are not available at this time but will be available in the future, as soon as we can de-identify it. Because the numbers are so small, they will be divided into two groups race ethnicity groups, white and people of color, and two gender groups, male and female.

We will not be able to provide these data for one group, but will provide them for all of the groups in aggregate.

Leadership Group	Percentage of Women	Percentage of Women of Color
SVP Cabinet	38%	0%
Council of Deans	33%	0%
Joint Operations Group	25%	0%
Health Sciences Research Council	29%	0%
Health Sciences Executive Education Council	69%	0%
EDI Dean and Directors Council	83%	67%
School of Medicine Executive Committee	47%	7%

These below contain the names of the decision-making bodies of University of Utah Health. They are the:

SVP Cabinet

Primary Role/Stewardship

Serve as an integrating and coordinating dialogue body for issues or questions that affect U Health overall
Gather broad-based input on difficult issues
Make recommendations to the SVP on policies, initiatives, actions, etc.
Communicate effectively and proactively with all dimensions of U Health
Implement approved decisions
Advance EDI at U Health

Meeting Frequency and timing: Weekly on Tuesday

	Michael Good Senior Vice President for Health Sciences & Committee Leader
	Mary Beckerle AVP, Cancer
	Will Dere AVP, Research
	Sam Finlayson AVP, Clinical Affairs
	Wendy Hobson-Rohrer AVP, Education
	Wyatt Hume AVP, Academic Affairs
	Marika Jones Development
	Grant Lasson AVP, HS Strategy
	Amy Locke Chief Wellness
	Dan Lundergan CEO, UUHC
	Robyn Reynolds Chief Communication Officer
	José Rodríguez Associate Vice President for Health Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
	Brian Shiozawa AVP, Government Affairs

Health Sciences Executive Education Council

Primary Role/Stewardship

Develop policies, recommendations, algorithms, etc. that are needed for excellence in education
Encourage multi-disciplinary approaches to education
Coordinate education efforts and resources to maximum effectiveness across U Health
Create and coordinate clinical opportunities and placements for students
Advance EDI in education

Meeting Frequency and timing: Weekly, usually on Monday

	Wendy Hobson-Rohrer AVP, Education & Committee Leader
	Misha Bradford Assistant Professor, Physical Training
	Gretchen Case Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
	Kim Clark Director, Ed and Faculty Development
	Lea Erickson Senior Associate Dean, Dentistry
	Tim Farrell Associate Chief, Geriatric Care
	Karen Gunning Professor, Pharmacy
	Mark Harris Vice-Chair Ed, Anesthesiology
	Chris Hill Vice-Dean, School of Medicine Research
	James Harron E. Associate Dean Ed, Pharmacy
	Christy Jarvis Associate, Eccles Health Sciences Library
	Ken Johnson Vice-Chair Research, Anesthesiology
	James Keddington AVP, Government Affairs
	Sara Lamb Vice-Dean, School of Medicine Education
	Madeline Lassche Associate Professor, Nursing
	Lori Larsen Senior Director, Nursing
	Amy Locke Chief Wellness Officer
	Gwen Latendresse Associate Dean, Nursing
	José Rodríguez Associate Vice President for Health Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
	Janet Shaw Associate Professor, Kinesiology
	Virginia Valentin Chief, PA Program, DFPM
	Kathy Wilets Director, Communications
	Rebecca Wilson Dir. Nursing Education, Nursing

Health Sciences Research Council (HSRC)

Primary Role/Stewardship

Develop and help execute the U Health Research Strategy
Make research strategy investment recommendations
Evaluate success of previous research strategy investments
Work to ensure state-of-the-art research facilities and technologies
Advance EDI in research

Meeting Frequency and timing: Bi-monthly, usually on the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month

	Will Dere AVP, Research & Committee Leader
	Chris Hill Vice-Dean, Research
	Brad Cairns Chair, Oncological Sciences
	Alfred Cheung Vice-Chair Research, Internal Medicine
	Hillary Coon Professor, Psychiatry
	Mollie Cummins Professor, Nursing
	Mike Dean Vice-Chair Research, Pediatrics
	Julie Fritz Associate Dean Research, Health
	David Grainger Chair, Biomedical Engineering
	Rachel Hess Co-Director, Clinical Translational Science Institute
	Peter Jensen Chair, Pathology
	Satoshi Minoshima Chair, Radiology
	Randy Petersen Dean, Pharmacy
	Matt Rondina Director Molecular Medicine
	Bob Silver Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology
	Wes Sundquist Chair, Biochemistry
	Theresa Werner Medical Dir, CTO at HCI

School of Medicine Executive Committee (SOMEC)

Primary Role/Stewardship

Develop policies, recommendations, algorithms, etc. that are needed to advance excellence in the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine (SFESOM)
Oversee the SFESOM's financial health and planning efforts
Coordinate research and education efforts in the SFESOM
Serve as a collaborative forum for systemness and equity
Advance EDI in SFESOM

Meeting Frequency and timing: Monthly, usually on the 2nd Wednesday

	Bob Silver Chair, OB/GYN & Committee Leader
	Kristina Callis Duffin Chair, Dermatology
	Darrel Brodke Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery
	Angie Fagerlin Chair, Population Health Sciences
	Robert Fujinami Vice-Dean, Academic Affairs
	Angelo Giardino Chair, Pediatrics
	ME Hartnett College Council Chair
	Chris Hill Vice-Dean, Research
	John Inadomi Chair, Internal Medicine
	Kamisha Johnson-Davis Associate Professor, Pathology
	Sara Lamb Vice-Dean Education
	Yves Lussier Chair, Bio-Medical Informatics
	David Steinberg Chair, PM&R
	Monica Vetter Chair, Neurobiology
	Corrine Welt Chief, Endocrinology/IM

Council of Deans

Primary Role/Stewardship

Serve as an integrating and coordinating dialogue body for issues or questions that affect colleges and schools
Make recommendations to the SVP on policies, initiatives, actions, etc.
Communicate effectively and proactively with colleges and schools
Implement approved decisions
Advance EDI in schools and colleges

Meeting Frequency and time: Monthly, 2nd Wednesday

	Marla Dejong Nursing
	Wyatt Hume Dentistry
	David Perrin Health
	Randall Petersen Pharmacy
	Wayne Samuelson Medicine
	Catherine Soehner Eccles Health Sciences Library

Joint Operations Group (JOG)

Primary Role/Stewardship

Coordinate all aspects of the clinical enterprise such that it operates as a "system"
Drive initatives to improve clinical care, reduce cost, and deliver superior patient experience
Oversee the clinical enterprise's financial health and planning efforts
Advance EDI in the clinical enterprise

Meeting Frequency and timing: Weekly

	Dan Lundegran CEO, Hospitals and Clinics & Committee Leader
	Sam Finlayson AVP, Clinical Affairs & Committee Leader
	Dayle Benson Executive Director, UU Medical Group
	Tom Miller CMO, Hospitals and Clinics

Council of EDI Deans and Directors

	José Rodríguez AVP for Health Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
	Heather Nyman Assistant Dean for EDI, College of Pharmacy
	Bart Taft Watts Assistant Dean for EDI, School of Dentistry
	Valerie Flattes Assistant Dean EDI, College of Nursing
	Line Kemeyou Assistant Dean for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, School of Medicine
	Paloma Cariello Associate Dean for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, School of Medicine
	Maia Hightower Senior Director; University of Utah Health Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
	Kolawole Okuyemi Senior Director for EDI, Huntsman Cancer Institute
	Natasha Ovuoba Associate Director for EDI, Huntsman Cancer Institute
	Donna Baluchi Interim Associate Director for EDI, Eccles Health Sciences Library
	Sarah Sherer Chief HR Officer, Hospitals and Clinics