The Admissions Committee (Undergrad) makes recommendations concerning admission policies, regulations, and rules. The members of this committee serve in an advisory capacity by interpreting admission rules, regulations, and policies established by the Board of Governors or the Senate, as well as, an appeals board for all challenges to the administration or application of admission rules and credit transfer regulations.

Admissions Committee Charter

Committee Chair

Patrice Harold, M.D. – Admissions 

Committee Members

Alfred Baylor, M.D. (2026) – Surgery

Michael Carron, M.D. (2026) – Otolaryngology

Rhonda Dailey, M.D. (2027) - Family Medicine

Mahir Elder, M.D. (2026) - Internal Medicine

Lobna Elhasan -Fakih, M.D. (2026) – Pediatrics

Fabian Fregoli, M.D. (2025) – Family Medicine

Kevin Grady, M.D. (2025) – Internal Medicine

Avril Holt, Ph.D. (2025) – Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences

Rebecca Klisz-Hulbert, M.D. (2026) – Psychiatry

Ashok Kumar, M.D. (2026) - Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences

Vijaya Kumar, M.D. (2027) - Emergency Medicine

Tamam Mohamad, M.D. (2027) - Internal Medicine

Geoffrey Potts, M.D. (2026) – Dermatology

Jambunathan Ramanathan, M.D. (2025) – Internal Medicine

Kaladhar Reddy, Ph.D. (2027) - Pathology

Herbert Smitherman, M.D. (2025) – Internal Medicine

Shunbin Xu, M.D., Ph.D. (2027) - Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences

Deepti Zutshi, M.D. (2027) - Neurology

Ex-Officio 

Richard Baker, M.D. – Medical Education 

Joeseph Dunbar, Ph.D. – Physiology 

Kristin Copenhaver - Admissions

Jamie Krueger, M.P.A. – Enrollment