Brody student appointed to national committee

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) recently appointed William H. McAllister as a 2020-2021 student member to the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).

William H. McAllister, a third-year medical student at the Brody School of Medicine, is a new 2020-2021 student member of the Liaison Committee of Medical Education. (Contributed photo)

McAllister, a third-year medical student at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine, was one of only two students selected from a field of 28 national nominees selected to serve on the committee based on exceptional leadership and dedication to medical education.

“An opportunity like this does not come around very often, and to be selected to the committee is a complete honor,” McAllister said. “I look forward to the doors that this experience will open for me and how this can shape my future career.”

In his new role, effective July 1, he will attend LCME meetings, including one scheduled June 16-18 in Chicago; participate in LCME activities and survey visits; serve as a reviewer of reports from survey teams and schools and have full voting privileges.

“Will is a scholar, leader and an altruistic learner who is going to do great things for the field of medicine,” said Dr. Kendall M. Campbell, senior associate dean for academic affairs at the Brody School of Medicine. “He is a true representation of Brody’s mission and I am so very excited that he will represent Brody as part of this important committee.”

McAllister said he became interested in this new endeavor while participating in programs within Brody’s medical education community like the LCME accreditation process the school is currently undergoing.

“After being involved in our own process and seeing LCME policies, I thought it would be beneficial to have a voice from a program that has a different mission from many other medical schools,” he said. “Coming from Brody, I would have a unique perspective that could positively benefit not only programs with similar missions to Brody, but those whose mission was different than the norm.”

McAllister said he looks forward to seeing how this new role helps him grow both personally and professionally and how his service helps Brody.

“The great thing about Brody and its administration is that they are not content and set in their ways; they are constantly looking for ways to improve our program to develop even better doctors in the future,” he said. “And through this position, I hope to serve Brody further by bringing back new and creative ideas from my interaction with individuals from programs across the country.”

-by Kelly Rogers Dilda, University Communications