Identity of the Admissions Committee Members

Just so we are all on the same page of discussions the identity of the USD School of Medicine Admissions Committee members are:

Paul Bunger, PhD
Ann Settles, MS
David Munson, MD
Michael McHale, MD
Walter Carlson, MD
Vance Thompson, MD
Evelyn Schlenker, PhD
Maureen Burton, PhD
Ali Jassim, MD, PhD
Aaron Shives, MD
Lisa Miller, MD
John Thomas, PhD
Barry Timms, PhD
Adhar Manna, PhD
Vicki Walker, MD
David Maddox, PhD

Interestingly, greater than 95% of these individuals reside in either Sioux Falls (most of the MDs) or Vermillion (all of the PhDs). According to the 2006 US Census data, the State of South Dakota has 781,919 residents, 18% living within the Sioux Falls areas and 8% living within the Rapid City area. How is it that the admissions committee is only composed of individuals who represent eastern South Dakota? To the best of our knowledge and available residency research, not one member of this admissions committee lives west of the Missouri River. This unequal distribution of members leaves greater than 80% of South Dakota unrepresented on this fundamentally important committee.

Clearly, it is time for the Citizens of South Dakota to ORDER the Legislature to command a change.

Census Source data available at:

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/46000.html