Safety, Health, and Wellness - Lewis Katz School of Medicine
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Safety, Health, and Wellness
Strategic Initiatives
Safety, Health, and Wellness
Improve safety, health, and wellness by promoting these values in the Katz culture, policies, and operations, ensuring they are integrated into all activities.
Key Objectives:
- Enable and support a culture and infrastructure that prioritizes safety, health, and wellness.
- Bolster high-impact support functions for faculty, staff, and students.
- Appoint/charge a senior leader to promote safety, health, and wellness initiatives and be accountable for advancing these initiatives.
- Improve satisfaction with safety and security across our campuses.
- Identify and enhance high-impact support functions for students, faculty, and staff (e.g., counseling, childcare, facilities).
- Implement formalized measurement and accountability mechanisms (i.e., annual engagement survey).
Working Group Members
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Group Champions |
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| Dione Cash, MD | Associate Dean, Student Support |
| Naomi Rosenberg, MD | Program Director, Narrative Medicine Certificate Program |
| Joe Rudy | Assistant Dean, Administration and Education |
Members
| Dianne Butera | Director of Student Services |
| Mark Denys, RN | Associate Vice Provost for Health and Well-Being, Temple University |
| Ashley Garay | Student, Class of 2027 |
| Christopher Goodwin, MD | Physician, Occupational Medicine |
| Shelia Pierson | Student, Class of 2027 |
| Steve Szybowski | Senior Director, Space, Planning and Management |
| Denise Wilhelm | Deputy Director of Operations, Campus Safety Services |
| Ellen Gluzman, MD | Director, Medical Student Education, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Temple University Hospital |
| Jessica Kovach, MD | Chair and Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences |
