Auditing and Advisory Services

Audit Committee

Charge

The Audit Committee shall serve to ensure internal audit activities comply with appropriate Business Procedure Memorandum: internal audit coverage for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) encompasses the full breadth of operations; the executive management of UTHealth is aware of the audit activities and findings; the scope of audits or dissemination of information from such audits is not inhibited by any one individual; and the audit function is carried out with the highest attainable level of efficiency and professionalism.

Membership consists of the following individuals.  The committee chair is appointed by the UTHealth president.

Permanent Membership

Name	Title
Giuseppe Colasurdo, M.D.	President – UTHealth
Kevin Dillon	Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating and Financial Officer – UTHealth
Richard L. Miller	Vice President and Chief Information Officer – UTHealth
Arlene Staller, J.D.	Vice President and Chief Legal Officer – UTHealth
Karen Parsons	Assistant Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer – UTHealth
Michael Tramonte	Sr. Vice President, Finance & Business Services – UTHealth
George Stancel, Ph.D.	Executive Vice President for Academic and Research Affairs - UT Health

External Membership

The external membership of the audit committee consists of four individuals appointed by the UTHealth president with staggered two-year terms. These terms start with the beginning of the fiscal year.

MSRDP and DSRDP Members

Name	Title
Brent R. King, M.D.	MSRDP Executive Board – 2nd Vice Chair Executive Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs
John A. Valenza, D.D.S	DSRDP Vice Chair – Board of Directors Dean – School of Dentistry