Chair:
Sarah Merrill (Family Medicine)

Vice Chair:
Christina Mnatzaganian (Pharmacy)

Members:

• Jisha Joshua (Medicine/Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep)
• Jyoti Ramanathan (Psychiatry)
• Syed Fehmi (Medicine)
• Charisse Orme (Dermatology)
• Camille Nebeker (Public Health)
• Kelly Lee (Associate Dean for Assessment and Accreditation)
• Adriana Tremoulet (Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences Faculty Affairs)

Health Sciences Faculty Professionalism Committee Bylaws

1. Membership: The voting members of the Faculty Professionalism Committee shall consist of at least eight full-time Health Sciences Faculty proposed by the Nominating Committee, in consultation with the SOM, SSPPS and HWSPH nominating committees and confirmed by the Faculty Council. To ensure broad participation, no more than six members from the same School, and no more than two members from the same Department may serve simultaneously. At least two members must have an M.D. or D.O. degree with clinical responsibilities. Each of the Health Sciences Schools should be represented by at least one member with a primary faculty appointment in their School. The election slate may be separated by School as needed.
   
   Membership shall also include at least one Assistant Vice Chancellor or Associate Vice Chancellor from the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences office and up to six members representing Department Chairs, School Administrators or Health Sciences Administrators as ex officio without privilege of vote.
   
   A Chair and Vice Chair will be nominated by the current committee members and confirmed by the Faculty Council annually. Committee members are limited to three consecutive, one-year terms, and initial terms will be staggered to ensure committee continuity. The Chair shall preside at all meetings and serve as a member of Faculty Council.
   
   Five voting members, with the Chair present, shall constitute a quorum.
   
   
2. Duties: The Faculty Professionalism Committee shall assist the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences in periodically evaluating professionalism and well-being programs in Health Sciences academic units (i.e., Departments and Schools). It will also review and provide recommendations to the Vice Chancellor and the Faculty Council on matters related to the well-being of Health Sciences Faculty.
   
   The committee’s responsibilities also include:
   1. Advising the Vice Chancellor on the creation, implementation and assessment of well-being and professionalism programs for Health Sciences Faculty;
   2. Reviewing regular and ad hoc reports (i.e., results of faculty surveys) related to topics including Faculty morale; fairness and skill related opportunity; and professionalism in the academic environment;
   3. Developing recommendations on new initiatives to build a respectful academic environment in the Health Sciences; and
   4. Additional activities as requested by the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences.

The committee shall meet at least four times per academic year.

In addition, referrals to the committee can come from other standing or ad hoc committees in the Health Sciences, a Dean from one of the Health Sciences Schools, the Chief Executive Officer of UC San Diego Health or an Assistant Vice Chancellor or Associate Vice Chancellor in the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences office. Such referrals must be submitted to the Chair in writing. The Chair shall distribute the referral to committee members, and a majority voting members must agree to bring the referral forward to the full committee.

Formal disciplinary actions, including individual grievances from Faculty, are excluded from the committee’s duties.