Learning Environment Advocacy Committee

The Learning Environment Advocacy Committee (LEAC) is a committee composed of faculty, staff, students, residents, and Carilion health professionals appointed by the dean.

The committee is charged with:

• promoting a learning environment that best supports student education;
• raising awareness about what constitutes mistreatment and unprofessional behavior through educational sessions for medical students, residents, and faculty;
• investigating allegations of mistreatment and unprofessional behavior in the learning environment; and
• resolving reported incidents through a committee process that determines appropriate disciplinary action to address the unacceptable behavior.

Chair

Felicity Adams-Vanke, MD, Committee Chair
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

VTCSOM Faculty Representatives

• Chad J. DeMott, MD
  Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
  
• Emily Faulks, MD
  Associate Professor of Surgery
• Robert Moylan, MD, PhD
  Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology
• David O'Neil, MD
  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
• Kris Rau, PhD
  Assistant Professor of Basic Science Education
• Angelica Witcher Walker, PhD
  Assistant Dean, Student Vitality and Career Development
  Director, Student Affairs

VTCSOM Student Representatives

• Katie Bower
  Class of 2028
• Colin Burns
  Class of 2028
• Matthew Drescher
  Class of 2027
• Anvitha Metpally
  Class of 2027
• Alexis Dowiak
  Class of 2026
• Lilian Brouwer
  Class of 2026

VTCSOM/CarilionClinic Resident/Fellow Representatives

• Carter Colwell, MD
• Rohit Dasgupta, MD
• Aaron Klier, MD
• Teresa Prinster, MD
• Dildra Williams, MD
• Elise Zhao, MD

Committee Advisors

• Jed Gonzalo, MD
  Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
  
• Aubrey Knight, MD
  Phase 2 Curriculum Director
• Amanda Murchison, MD
  Associate Dean of Student Affairs
• Arthur Ollendorff, MD
  Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
• Rebecca Pauly, MD
  Vice Dean
• Lisa Uherick, MD
  Chief Well-Being Officer
• Shari WHicker, EdD, MEd
  Associate Dean (Interim), Faculty Affairs

VTCSOM Staff Representative

• Beth Ipock, MAEd, MSW
  Standardized Patients

CarilionClinic Administration Representative

• Tara Wiedeman
  Senior Director, Education and Organizational Development

Administrative Support

• Beth Bond
  Administrative Support