AAMC GFA Business Meeting, Award Celebration, and Townhall - July 14

The AAMC Group on Faculty Affairs (GFA) Steering Committee is pleased to present its 2nd GFA Business Meeting, Award Celebration, and Townhall. Join to celebrate your colleagues, the 2021 Carole J. Bland Award recipient, and discuss targeted challenges, solutions, and opportunities that are common within our community.

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Dr. Elza Mylona

GFA Chair, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness, Professor of Medicine

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Juan Amador

Director, Constituent Engagement

Juan Amador, CAE, has extensive experience in association management. Mr. Amador is currently a director of constituent engagement at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). He is a critical leader in the AAMC’s relationships and partnerships with its many constituent affinity groups. In managing these relationships, he advances the strategic value of the association for its constituents and members. He is also responsible for implementing learning and leadership opportunities that help members grow in their professional roles, enhance their career development, and strengthen their leadership competencies. Mr. Amador was the previously in the AAMC Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion unit and directed the development of programs, tools, and resources that advanced diversity, equity, and inclusion for the executives, faculty, staff, residents, and students at U.S. medical schools.

Dr. Lisa D. Cain

GFA Chair-Elect Adjunct Professor, Neurobiology and Anatomy, McGovern Medical School, Professor of Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences, School of Dentistry, and Associate Dean for Professional Development and Faculty Affairs, School of Dentistry

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Dr. Jeffrey Lyness

Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs Professor, Psychiatry and Neurology

University of Rochester Medical Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry

Dr. Erika T. Brown

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development, SACSCOC Liaison, Associate Professor, Pathology and Anatomy

Morehouse School of Medicine

Dr. Darrell Kirch

President Emeritus

Association of American Medical Colleges

Dr. Jamilah Hackworth

Associate Director, Office of Academic Affairs and Career Development, Division of Adolescent and Transition Medicine Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Dr. Claude Mellins

Professor, Medical Psychology (in Sociomedical Sciences and Psychiatry)

Columbia University Medical Center

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