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Dear Faculty and Staff,
I wanted to notify you of an update to roles and responsibilities effective immediately.
Dr. Leila Harrison has been elevated to a new role as Vice Dean for Admissions, Student Affairs, and Alumni Engagement.
Since joining the college in January 2017, Dr. Harrison has led the development of key units and processes to successfully recruit and matriculate all six cohorts of medical students. In this newly expanded role, she will have executive oversight of recruitment and admissions for the MD program, NEP and SHS graduate programs, the new MHAL program, and the ethics certificate. In addition, she will continue to oversee student affairs for the MD program, which will gradually expand to include NEP and SHS, as well as lead the college’s alumni engagement efforts across all degree-granting departments and programs. Her leadership in developing intentional, mission-aligned admissions processes using holistic review followed by supporting students via holistic student affairs will now include the third critical step of providing strategic support for our alumni to effectively fulfill our college’s mission.
Dr. Harrison will now oversee the renamed Office of Admissions, Student Affairs, and Alumni Engagement (OASAAE) that will serve applicants, students, and/or alumni across all degree-granting programs. This model demonstrates the far-reaching impact of this new office.
As a first-generation college graduate, Latina, and non-MD who rose through the ranks of medical education, Dr. Harrison has served in medical education for 20 years across three public medical schools. She is a national expert in holistic review and serves on several national and regional committees and working groups in admissions, student affairs, and DEI with the AAMC and ACGME. Among her various research endeavors, her dissertation research included holistic review, medical school performance, and residency placement location as a precursor to later practice location and mission fulfillment linking back to holistic review. Throughout her career, she has advocated tirelessly for representation and inclusion within medical education and the healthcare workforce.
Please join me in congratulating Dr. Harrison on this outstanding and well-earned achievement. If you have any questions about these changes, please contact the Office of the Dean via Lisa Tyran at lisa.tyran@wsu.edu or (509) 368-6578.
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