Professionalism Committee Members

Members of the Professionalism Committee include:

Dr. Alice A. O’Donell, Professor and Director of Predoctoral Education, Department of Family Medicine, Osler Scholar (co-chair)

Dr. Rebecca Saavedra, Vice President for Strategic Management, Office of the President Operations (co-chair)

Jennifer Grant-Baer, Chief Quality Officer, Hospital Administration

Dr. Ernestine (Tina) Cuellar, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing Student Affairs/Admissions

Ruth Finkelstein, Hospital Project Manager, Office of the President Operations

Dr. Kristene K. Gugliuzza, Professor, School of Medicine

Phillip Hoverstadt, MSII Student, School of Medicine

Wallace Huynh, Undergraduate Senior, School of Nursing

Carla Kantara, Graduate Assistant, Neuroscience & Cell Biology

Julie E. Kutac, Doctoral Student, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Sheryl Lashway, Administrative Coordinator, Office of the President

Dr. Ruth Levine, Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Dr. Vincent Loffredo, Associate Vice President for University Student Services

Dr. Meredith C. Masel, Postdoctoral Fellow, Rehabilitation Sciences

Jennifer L. Nitschmann, Interim Chief Nursing Officer, UTMB Health System

Dr. Suzanne Peloquin, Professor, School of Health Professions

Dr. Kathy Shingleton, Vice President for Human Resources and Employee Services

Dr. Kirk L. Smith, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine-Endocrinology

Douglas G. Stark, Director, Organizational Development, Training and Recognition, Human Resources 

Dr. Karen Szauter, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and PM&CH, School of Medicine