The Medical Alumni Association Board of Directors works to advance the causes of medical education while fostering a spirit of cordiality and good fellowship among College of Medicine alumni. Board members include representatives from the College of Medicine and Housestaff alumni, School of Physician Assistant Studies alumni, faculty and current students. The Board meets twice a year and members are elected to a four-year term, beginning in the Spring.
For more information, please contact Heather Holcomb, Senior Director of Medical Alumni Affairs. Interested in serving on the Alumni Board or want to nominate someone? Please fill out our nomination form.
Executive Committee
PRESIDENT
Patricia M. Calhoun, M.D. ’89
Jacksonville, FL
Family Practice
Past President
Brian Taschner, M.D. ’98
Fort Myers, FL
Cardiology
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Stephanie Yarnell-Mac Grory, Ph.D. ’11, M.D. ’13
Cary, NC
Forensic Psychiatry
SECRETARY
Avis Chen-Boulter, M.D. ’85
Jacksonville, FL
Anesthesiology
Board Members at Large
Avan J. Armaghani, M.D. ’12
Tampa, FL
Oncology
Matthew Cunningham, M.D. ’07
Longwood, FL
Ophthalmology
Brian Dorn, J.D., Ph.D. ’03
Naples, FL
Law | Immunology/Microbiology
Gary Gossman, PA ’82
Gainesville, FL
Internal Medicine
Lantie Jorandby, M.D. ’02
Fernandina Beach, FL
Psychiatry
Richard D. Murray, M.D. ’93
Fort Myers, FL
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Jennifer Thielhelm, M.D. ’90
Windermere, FL
Pediatrics
Mai Tanaka-Wakefield, Ph.D. ’21
Boston, MA
Oncology
Amy VanBlaricom, M.D. ’94
Seattle, WA
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Honorary Board Members
Mark A. Adkins, M.D. ’82
Kinston, NC
Radiology
James B. Duke, M.D. ’85
Ocala, FL
Orthopaedic Surgery
Sunil N. Joshi, M.D. ’98
Jacksonville, FL
Allergy & Immunology
David A. Libert, M.D. ’82
Maitland, FL
Family Practice
Mark Michels, M.D. ’85
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Ophthalmology
Wendie Moore, M.D. ’92
Ocala, FL
Radiology
Gina M. Sevigny, M.D. ’94
Ormond Beach, FL
Dermatology
Shireen Madani Sims, M.D. ’01
Gainesville, FL
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Faculty Board Members
Interim Dean, College of Medicine
Jennifer L. Hunt, M.D., M.Ed.
Gainesville, FL
Pathology
Senior Associate Dean for Educational Affairs
Shelley Wells Collins, M.D.
Gainesville, FL
Pediatrics
Student Board Members
Medical College Council Co-Presidents
Khushi Saigal and Parth Patel
Alumni Board Nomination Form
Alumni Board Nomination Form