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Our Purpose

The purpose of the Committee on Mentorship & Faculty Advocacy is to address the professional development needs of our faculty from underrepresented groups in medicine and sciences (URMS) by facilitating the dissemination of knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to achieve successful careers in academic medicine. In addition, this committee will assist the University in highlighting the unique needs of URMS faculty to aid in the recruitment and retention of URMS faculty, which will increase the diversity of the medical school faculty.

Executive Committee

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Mariya Sweetwyne, PhD
CMFA Chair – Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine & Pathology

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Hannibal Person, MD​
Associate Professor ​

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Abir “Abby” Hussein, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases

Michelle Terry

Michelle Terry, MD
Clinical Professor, Assistant Dean for URMS Career Development, UW School of Medicine

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Tara Reid, MD, PhD
Acting Instructor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases

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Holly Vo, MD, MPH, MSc, MA
Associate Professor ​

How to Join

Membership
The committee is open to all UW Medicine faculty that are in both the basic and clinical sciences in the School of Medicine and its affiliated hospitals.

Executive Committee Members
Executive Committee members will serve initial terms of 3 years in duration. Faculty may self-nominate to join the Executive Committee.

Interested in being a member of the executive committee?

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Partnerships

The CMFA works collaboratively with UW SoM Office of Health Care Equity and the Office of Faculty Affairs

CMFA Meeting Schedule – AY 26-27

The Executive Committee meets every other month and CMFA General Committee meetings are held every other month September-June of each year. 

Month Date Time
September  9/16/2026 (add to calendar) 12:30-1:20pm 
November 11/4/2026 (add to calendar) 12:30-1:20pm 
January 1/13/2027 (add to calendar) 12:30-1:20pm 
March 3/10/2026 (add to calendar) 12:30-1:20pm 
May 5/12/2027 (add to calendar) 12:30-1:20pm 

Guest Speakers

Please email us your suggestions for local speakers to Mariya Sweetwyne, PHD – sandu@uw.edu  and  Michelle Terry, MD – mterry@uw.edu

Questions

Reach out with questions to the OFA Program Manager:
Kat McGhee Drummond –  kmcghee@uw.edu