Executive Leadership

President – Jose E. Cavazos, MD, PhD
Associate Dean for Research and Program Director South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program
Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience and Physiology
UT Health San Antonio

Secretary/Treasurer – Brian Sullivan, MBA (non-voting)
Executive Director, WUSTL Medical Scientist Training Program
Washington University in St. Louis

President Elect – Andrew Zinn, MD, PhD
Program Director, Perot Family Scholars Medical Scientist Training Program
Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Steering Committee Members

Justin T. Baca, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Director, MD-PhD Program
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

Jennifer S. Davila, PhD
Administrative Director, South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program
UT Health San Antonio

Randy Seay, MA, MPA, MPH
Associate Director of Physician Scientist Development
University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine

Marshall S. Horwitz, MD, PhD
Associate Dean, Physician-Scientist Education
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
University of Washington School of Medicine

Mary-Claire Roghmann, MD, MS
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Professor, Epidemiology and Public Health
Associate Dean for Physician-Scientist Training
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Talia H. Swartz, MD, PhD
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Senior Associate Dean for MD-PhD Education
Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Christopher Williams, MD, PhD
Associate Dean, Physician-Scientist Education
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Associate Director of the Harrison Society
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine