The Curriculum Management Committee is a subcommittee of the Faculty Senate and is responsible for the design, management, and evaluation of the Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) program. The Curriculum Management Committee (CMC) Chair reports committee activities to the Vice Dean for Medical Education and subsequently the Vice Dean or her/his designee reports to the Dean and the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate. The Curriculum Committee is the approving body for all curriculum changes.

To obtain more information on the Curriculum, visit the Curriculum Management Committee website.

Curriculum Management Committee Charter

Committee Chair(s) (Faculty Chair = Vote; Admin Chair = Vote if tie)

Rodney Braun, Ph.D. Faculty Co-Chair (2027) – Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences

Christopher Steffes, M.D. Admin Co-Chair – Surgery

Committee Members (Faculty Senate Appointed, Voting Members)

Joel Appel, D.O. (2027) – Internal Medicine

Joshua Collins, M.D. (2025) – Internal Medicine

Devibala Govindarajan, M.D. (2025) – Anesthesiology

Avril Holt, Ph.D. (2026) – Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences

Andrew Isaacson, M.D. (2027) – Surgery

Sarwan Kumar, M.D. (2025) – Internal Medicine

Diane Levine, M.D. (2027) – Internal Medicine

Latonya Riddle-Jones, M.D. (2027) – Internal Medicine

Noreen Rossi, M.D. (2025) – Physiology

Lynn Smitherman, M.D. (2025) – Pediatrics

David Sternberg, M.D. (2027) – Surgery

Paul Walker, Ph.D. (2025) – Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences

Michael Wilson, Ph.D. (2027) – Oncology

Deepti Zutshi, M.D. (2026) – Neurology

Committee Members (Clinical Partners, Voting Members)

Nakia Allen, M.D., Henry Ford Health – Pediatrics

Bhavana Bhaya, M.D., Veteran Affairs Medical Center – Internal Medicine

Fabian Fregoli, M.D., Trinity Health – Family Medicine

Sarkis Kouyoumjian, M.D., Detroit Medical Center – Emergency Medicine

Steven Minnick, M.D., St. John Providence Health System – Internal Medicine

Abdulghani Sankari, M.D., Providence Health System – Internal Medicine

Scott Yaekle, M.D., Beaumont Health System – Family Medicine

Primary Student Reps (Voting Members)

Matthew Brennan, Class of 2025

Zackariah Farah, Class of 2028

Samaah Saifullah, Class of 2026

Abigail Schuch, Class of 2027

Alternative Student Reps (Votes if Primary Rep is Absent)

Chayton Fivecoat, Class of 2025

Raghav Rajesh,  Class of 2027

Maria Tjilos, Class of 2026

Asa Smith-Villegas, Class of 2028

Ex-officio (Non-Voting Members)

Richard Baker, M.D., Senior Associate Dean of Medical Education

Jason Booza, Ph.D., Assistant Dean of CQI & Compliance

Margit Chadwell M.D., Associate Dean of Student Affairs

LaVentra Danquah, Shiffman Library Director

Joseph Dunbar, Ph.D., Vice Dean of Diversity

Patrice Harold, M.D., Associate Dean of Admissions

Petar Martinovski, Student Senate President

Anne Messman, M.D., Associate Dean of GME

*Christopher Steffes MD, Associate Dean of Clerkships