About Us
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
Mariya Sweetwyne, PhD
CMFA Chair – Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
Andrés Barría, PhD
Professor, Neurobiology and Biophysics, Assistant Dean for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)
Corinne Heinen, MD
Clinical Professor, Family Medicine
Michelle Terry, MD
Pediatrics, Hospital Medicine & Assistant Dean for URMS Career Development, EC member, Office of Faculty Affairs representative
Gabriel Mendoza, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Sean Greenlee
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Program Manager, Medicine
Holly Vo, MD, MPH, MSc, MA
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
Bessie Young, MD, MPH
Professor, Medicine, Nephrolology & Vice Dean for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), EC member, Office of Healthcare Equity representative
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.
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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
