Faculty Assembly Curriculum (M.D.) Integration and Program Evaluation Subcommittee (CIPEC)

CIPEC plays a vital role in shaping the educational landscape of our institution by meticulously reviewing our curriculum. Our subcommittee focuses on several key areas, including assessing curriculum content for gaps and redundancies, ensuring seamless integration of subjects across study periods and years, monitoring student learning outcomes, and evaluating program effectiveness. With a diverse and dedicated membership, CIPEC comprises individuals from various facets of our academic community, including course directors, core clerkship directors, curriculum thread directors, student representatives, and faculty members, among others. We convene monthly to deliberate on these critical matters and present recommendations to the Committee on Medical Curriculum and Competencies (COMCC). Our commitment to maintaining a robust curriculum and fostering effective program evaluation is unwavering.

Chair
Parvathi Perumareddi

Vice-Chair
Michele Retrouvey

Committee Members

Position Status Name Term Ends
Chair, COMCC A Sarah Wiggill 2027
Vice Chair, COMCC A Marni Gleiber 2027
Course Director - FBS A Ewa Wòjcikiewicz -
Course Director - FBS A Ajay Bommareddy -
Course Director - NSB A Rainald Schmidt-Kastner -
Course Director - PT1 A Michelle Retrouvey (Vice-Chair, 2027) -
Course Director, PT2 A Michelle Lizotte-Waniewski (acting) -
Course Director, PT3 A Parvathi Perumareddi (Chair, 2027) -
Course Director, PT4 A Mahyar Nouri-Shirazi -
Course Director, USMLE Step 1 A TBD -
Course Director - FOM 1 A Georgia Christakis -
Course Director - FOM 2 A Danielle Sherlock -
Course Director - FOM 3 A Marni Gleiber  
Course Director - FOM 4 A TBD  
Clerkship Director, Surgery A Lawrence Brickman -
Clerkship Director, Pediatrics A Sudhira Kulatunga -
Clerkship Director, OBGYN A Melanie Altizer -
Clerkship Director, Psychiatry A Peter Holland -
Clerkship Director, Medicine A Lisa Martinez -
Clerkship Director, CPM A Sarah Wiggill -
Lead Basic Science Course Director A Mahyar Nouri-Shirazi -
Lead Clinical Science Course Director A TBD -
Director, ICA A Mario Jacomino -
Associate Director of Year 3 A Sarah Wiggill -
Director of Year 4 A Jennifer Foster -
EPP Thread Director A Marni Gleiber -
GHA Thread Director A Sasha Rackman -
TIM Thread Director A Michele Retrouvey -
LLD Thread Co-Director A Ewa Wòjcikiewicz -
LLD Thread Co-Director A Michelle Keba Knecht  
HSS Thread Director A Lea Sacca  
M1 Student Representative E TBD 2030
M2 Student Representative E Isabella Merem 2029
M3 Student Representative E Silvia Zervos 2028
M4 Student Representative E Austin Lent 2027
Sim Center Representative A George Luck -
Vice Dean for Medical Education ONV Jennifer Caceres -
Associate Dean for Medical Education ONV Suzanne Bertollo -
Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Admissions ONV TBD -
Assistant Dean for Medical Education Program Evaluation and Accreditation ONV Daniel Marshall -
Assistant Dean for Pre-Clinical Curriculum ONV Michelle Lizotte-Waniewski -
Assistant Dean for Clinical Curriculum ONV TBD -
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs ONV Neil Masangkay -
Status: E – elected; A – appointed; ONV – ex-officio non-voting;
Additional Information
The Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine offers students a variety of educational programs and degrees.
Address
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road, BC-71
Boca Raton, FL 33431