Leadership
Offices of the Dean
Academic Affairs
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Stephanie Beavers, MD, FACP
Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Macon Campus
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Lisa Bauman, MD
Associate Dean, Academic Achievement
Savannah Campus
![Gretchen Bentz](https://medicine.mercer.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/04/Bentz-Gretchen.jpg)
Gretchen Bentz, PhD
Associate Dean, Preclinical Curriculum and Medical Student Research
Macon Campus
![Grimsley, Ed](https://medicine.mercer.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/04/Grimsley-Ed.jpg)
Edwin Grimsley, MD
Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs
Macon Campus
![Knapp, James](https://medicine.mercer.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/04/Knapp-James.jpg)
James Knapp, PhD
Associate Dean, Preclinical Curriculum and Assessment
Savannah Campus
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Lizzie Rhodes, DMD
Associate Dean, Curricular Integration
Columbus Campus
Offices of the Dean
Admissions and Student Affairs
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Kathleen Hughes, PhD
Associate Dean, Student Affairs and Director, Admissions
Columbus Campus
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Candi Nobles-James, MD
Associate Dean, Student Affairs
Macon Campus
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Jane Kirkpatrick, MD
Associate Dean, Student Affairs and Director, Admissions
Savannah Campus
Offices of the Dean
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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Ansley Booker, PhD
Director, Mercer Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives
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Wanda Thomas, MLIS
Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Director, URiM
Offices of the Dean
Faculty Affairs
Senior Associate Dean and Director, Medical Education Research
Macon Campus
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Kimberly McElveen, MSM, EdD
Associate Dean
Columbus Campus
Offices of the Dean
Research
![Stephens, Jeffrey](https://medicine.mercer.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/04/Stephens-Jeffrey.jpg)