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
• David O'Neil, MD
  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
• Kris Rau, PhD
  Assistant Professor of Basic Science Education

VTCSOM Student Representatives

• Linette Choi
  Class of 2030
• Maddy Krueger 
  Class of 2029
• Zoya Amer
  Class of 2029
• Katie Bower
  Class of 2028
• Colin Burns
  Class of 2028
• Matthew Drescher
  Class of 2027
• Anvitha Metpally
  Class of 2027

VTCSOM/CarilionClinic Resident/Fellow Representatives

• Carter Colwell, MD
• Teresa Prinster, MD
• Julia Snow, MD
• Dildra Williams, MD

CarilionClinic Administration Representative

• Tara Wiedeman
  Senior Director, Education and Organizational Development

Administrative Support

• Beth Bond
  Administrative Support

Senior Advisors

• Jed Gonzalo, MD
  Senior Associate Dean, Medical Education
• Rebecca Pauly, MD
  Vice Dean

Advisors

• Leslie LaConte, PhD
  Associate Dean, Educational Affairs
• Amanda Murchison, MD
  Associate Dean of Student Affairs
• Arthur Ollendorff, MD
  Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education

Ex Officio Members

• Lisa Uherick, M.D.
  Chief Well-Being Officer
• Shari Whicker, Ed.D., M.Ed.
  |Associate Dean (Interim), Faculty Affairs