Committee for Inclusive Excellence The Committee for Inclusive Excellence supports the College of Medicine’s mission for excellence in education, clinical practice and research innovation by promoting equity and inclusion. The committee advises the dean(s) on processes, policies and implementation and evaluation issues. This group meets monthly and includes mentors, clinicians, educators and experts within their fields. Chair Vanessa K. Ferrel, MD, MPH Assistant Professor Department of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine Faculty Membership Rasha Abdulmassih, MD Assistant Professor Department of Medicine, Allegheny Health Network Hwyda A. Arafat, MD, PhD, MSc, MEdL Professor Department of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine at West Reading Jacqueline Barker, PhD Associate Professor Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, Drexel University College of Medicine Amit Bhargava, MD Department of Medicine, Allegheny Health Network Linda Console-Bram, PhD, MS Associate Professor Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, Drexel University College of Medicine at West Reading Elliot Goodenough, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine Vivek Joshi, MD Associate Professor Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Drexel University College of Medicine Folasade Kehinde, MD Associate Professor Department of Pediatrics, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children Prerna Mewawalla, MD Associate Professor Department of Medicine, Allegheny Health Network Rachel Odeyemi, DO Assistant Professor Department of Medicine, Crozer-Chester Medical Center Liang Oscar Qiang, MD, PhD Associate Professor Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, DUCOM Antonio Sanz-Clemente, PhD Associate Professor Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, Drexel University College of Medicine Back to Top Ex-officio Membership Mary Anne Delaney, MD Associate Director, ELAM Annette Gadegbeku, MD Associate Professor; Senior Associate Dean, Office of Community Health and Inclusive Excellence Department of Family, Community & Preventive Medicine, Tower Health Rita Guevara, MD Assistant Dean of Inclusive Excellence; Associate Professor Department of Pediatrics, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children Danielle Kane Executive Director, Marketing and Communications Drexel University College of Medicine Michele Kutzler, PhD Associate Dean for Faculty; Professor of Medicine; Professor of Microbiology & Immunology Drexel University College of Medicine Leon McCrea, II, MD, MPH Deborah J. Tuttle, MD and John P. Piper, MD Vice Dean for Educational Affairs; Associate Professor of Family, Community and Preventive Medicine Department of Family Medicine, Tower Health Nancy Spector, MD Senior Vice Dean for Faculty; Professor of Pediatrics; Executive Director, ELAM and ELH; Executive Director, Lynn Yeakel Institute for Women's Health and Leadership Department of Pediatrics Back to Top Members/Guests Ramesh Raghupathi, PhD Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine Renee Turchi, MD Department of Pediatrics, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children Yanick Vibert Department of Pediatrics, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children Mark B. Woodland, MD, MS Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tower Health Back to Top Administrative Bernadette Campoli Arlene Padolina Back to Top Students Christianah Alli MS2 Back to Top