The Student Promotions Committee is the WSU SOM's decision-making body in accordance with established guidelines. The committee is charged with monitoring students' progress and performance through the curriculum.  The committee regularly reviews each student's performance and makes recommendations to the WSU SOM Dean on such actions as graduation, promotion, remediation, dismissal, and leaves of absence.

Student Promotions Committee Charter

Committee Chair
Richard Baker, M.D. - Medical Education 

Committee Chairs 

Joseph Dunbar, Ph.D. (2027) - Physiology 

Herman Gray, M.D. (2027) - Pediatrics 

Darius Mehregan, M.D. (2027) - Dermatology

Committee Members

Eric Ayers, M.D. (2027) - Internal Medicine 

Alfred Baylor, M.D. (2027) - Surgery 

Elizabeth Berger, Ph.D. (2028) – Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences 

Avril Holt, M.D. (2027) -  Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences

Muhammad Jaffar, M.D. (2027) - Anesthesiology