Clinical Learning Environment Review Committee (CLERC)
The Clinical Learning Environment Review Committee (CLERC) at UTHealth Houston is the institutional body responsible for ensuring the quality of resident and fellow physician training. It operates under the Office of Professionalism to foster a safe, compassionate, and academically rigorous learning environment.
Members
John Riggs, MD, MSProfessor Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences Assistant Dean for Professionalism UTHealth - University of Texas McGovern Medical School Houston
Samuel D. Luber, MD, MPHProfessor Executive Vice-Chair Of Academic Affairs Assistant Dean For Graduate Medical Education
Sheela L. Lahoti, M.D.Professor, Child Safety And Integrated Care Assistant Dean, Admissions and Student Affairs
Dana McDowelle, PhDAssistant Dean, Admissions and Student Affairs; Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Samuel E. Neher, MS, Ed.DAssistant Professor Director of Accreditation and Continuous Quality Improvement Director of Educational Scholarship
Patricia Butler, MDProfessor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Former Vice Dean for Educational Programs










