Department of Medical Education
Darlene Bosking, Manager of Operations & Strategy
darlene.bosking@austin.utexas.edu, 512-495-5117 HLB 2.501 Elizabeth A. Nelson, MD, Interim Vice Dean of Education, Interim Chair, Department of Medical Education,
Sr. Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education, Professor of Medical Education/Distinguished Teaching Professor
beth.nelson@austin.utexas.edu HLB 2nd Floor
Assistant: Mackenzie Nunez
Mackenzie Nunez, Sr. Administrative Associate, Executive Assistant to Dr. Elizabeth Nelson, MD, HLB 2.407
Mackenzie.Nunez@austin.utexas.edu
Lerla Pettiford, Program Administrator
lerla.davis@austin.utexas.edu HLB HLB 2nd Floor
Contact Lerla about Accreditation and Compliance information, LCME Visit.
Curriculum - UME - (2nd Floor of HLB)
Stephanie Hinojosa-Galvan, Undergraduate Medical Education Curriculum Manager
stephanie.hinojosa-galvan@austin.utexas.edu 512-671-0724 HLB 2.502.01
Contact Stephanie about all things related to Curriculum . and the Undergraduate Medical Education Committee (UMEC).
Alissa Strother, MS3 Program Administrator
astrother@austin.utexas.edu HLB 2.502
Contact Alissa about Year 3 (dual degrees, distinctions), MS3 Intersessions, the Leadership Course (Year 3) and the Innovation Leadership and Discovery Committee.
Michelle Monk, DOCS Senior Academic Program Coordinator
Michelle.monk@austin.utexas.edu if you have any questions
Contact Michelle about DOCS, Year 4 ILIAD and the Curricular Integration Committee.
Victoria Pavlik, IPE/Leadership Academic Program Coordinator
victoria.pavlik@austin.utexas.edu HLB 2.328
Contact Victoria about Interprofessional Education (Years 1, 2 & 3), MS2 Intersessions, the Leadership Course (Year 1 & 2), Enrichment Electives Support
Zach Jacquez, Clerkship and Elective Program Administrator
zachary.jacquez@austin.utexas.edu 512-495-5166 HLB 2.502.01
Contact Zach about Year 2 (Clerkships) and Year 4 (Clinical Courses), Milestone 0 and Milestone 1, submission of new electives (enrichment or clinical), the NBME, and the Healthcare Delivery Committee. Contact her about questions related to the Undergraduate Medical Education Committee (UMEC).
Amy Yankoviak, Senior Academic Program Coordinator
ayankoviak@austin.utexas.edu 512-495-5165 HLB 2.502.04
Contact Amy about Year 1 Essentials courses, PILLARSMS1 Course Directors Meeting, and the Scientific Foundations CommitteePILLARS.
Elaine Kuriakose, Academic Program Coordinator
elaine.kuriakose@austin.utexas.edu HLB 2.328
Contact Elaine about Year 1 Essentials courses , PILLARS, and the Scientific Foundations Committee.
Cyndi Beals, Administrative Associate Medical Education
cynthia.beals@austin.utexas.edu
Contact Cyndi about faculty payments.
Evaluation, Assessment & Faculty Development
LuAnn Wilkerson EdD,Associate Dean for Evaluation & Faculty Development & Distinguished Teaching Professor
luann.wilkerson@austin.utexas.edu HLB
Contact LuAnn about anything evaluation, assessment or faculty development.
Stephanie Corliss PhD,Director for Evaluation and Research & Assistant Professor
stephanie.corliss@austin.utexas.edu HLB
Contact Stephanie about course and faculty evaluations, peer tutoring, learning strategies, MD/MEd dual degree program, Evaluation and Assessment (EA) UMEC subcommittee.
Lisi Wang PhD,Data Analyst
lisi.wang@austin.utexas.edu HLB
Contact Lisi about course and faculty evaluations, or if you need assistance with research methods and statistics.
Gareth Gingell PhD,Assistant Professor
gareth.gingell@austin.utexas.edu HLB
Contact Gareth about PILLARS, Examsoft, and MedEd research.
Tyler Rhoads,Evaluation, Assessment and Faculty Development Manager
tyler.rhoads@austin.utexas.edu HLB
Contact Tyler about daily Evaluation and Assessment activities, peer tutoring, Sue M. Cox Academy of Distinguished Educators and late evaluations.
Liz O'Gara,Director, Standardized Patient Program
eogara@austin.utexas.edu HLB
Contact Liz about daily operations of the Standardized Patient Program.
Weldon Phillips,Standardized Patient Educator
weldon.phillips@austin.utexas.edu HLB
Contact Weldon about how to become a Standardized Patient in the program and your experiences with said patients.
Student Affairs
Steve Smith PhD, Travis W. Crook, MD, Associate Dean of Student Affairs
srssmith@austintravis.crook@austin.utexas.edu 512-786-9999 HLB 2.319
Joel Daboub, Assistant Dean of Admissions
joel.daboub@austin.utexas.edu 512-495-5084 HLB 2.317
Cherry Gonzales, Admissions Coordinator
cherry.gonzales@austin.utexas.edu ; 512-495-5598 HLB 2.312.01
Contact Cherry about admissions, student admissions interviews, and onboarding.Gabriela (Gaby) Loredo, Admissions and JAMP Medical School Coordinator
gaby.loredo@austinLiliana Martinez, Assistant Director of Pathway Programs | Joint Admissions Medical Program (JAMP)
liliana.martinez@austin.utexas.edu 512-495-5821 HLB 2.312.04
Contact Liliana about health science summer camps and the JAMP program.
Tyler Stevenson, Admissions & Recruitment Admin Associate
tyler.stevenson@austin.utexas.edu 512-495-5076 5108 HLB 2.320312.03
Contact Gaby Tyler about admissions, student admissions interviews, events, and JAMPrecruitment.
Ramiro Hernandez, Manager of Academic Record Services
ramiro.hernandez@austin.utexas.edu HLB 2nd floor
Contact Ramiro about student records and grades.
Marsie Molina, Senior Academic Program Coordinator
marsela.molina@austin.utexas.edu 512-495-5674 HLB HLB 2nd floor
Contact Marsie about scheduling, add/drops, registration, badging, supervised learning experience, shadowing, compliance, scheduling, registrationand research approvals, transcripts, drop/addsstep certification, and electives (enrichment or clinical).
Stephan Baley, Credentialing Coordinator
stephan.baley@austin.utexas.edu HLB 2nd floor
Contact Stephan about VSLO, AHP, 4th year away electives, credentialing, and credentialingcompliance.Jennifer Ansier,
Administrative Aubrie McKernan,Medical Student Affairs Manager
jenniferaubrie.ansier@austinmckernan@austin.utexas.edu HLB 2nd floor
Contact Jennifer Aubrie about daily Student Affairs operations, orientation, student travel, student housing.
Taylor Hutton, Senior Academic Program Coordinator
taylor.hutton@austin.utexas.edu 512-495-3004 HLB 2.320.05
Contact Taylor about Career Advising and the Match.
Ernesto Lopez, Financial Aid and Scholarship Manager
elopez@austin.utexas.edu 512-495-5043 HLB 2.315
Contact Ernesto about financial aid and scholarships.
Casey Ritter, Academic Program Coordinator
casey.ritter@austin.utexas.edu HLB 2nd Floor
Contact Casey about student organizations/interest groups, student wellbeing, student room reservations and events, and student travel/funding.
Curriculum Support Team Roles
Year | Course(s) | Course Support | Contact Information - 2nd Floor HLB or over MSTeams |
MS1 | (C2P) Cells to Population | Amy Yankoviak | HLB 2.502.04 512-495-5165 ayankoviak@austin.utexas.edu |
MS1 | (MNS) Medical Neuroscience (FOD) Foundations of Disease, (MOD)Mechanisms of Disease [2nd Half]Orientation | Elaine Kuriakose | elaine.kuriakose@austin.utexas.edu |
MS2 & MS4 | Clerkships, Electives (Enrichment or Clinical) NBME Exams | Zach Jacquez | HLB 2.502.03 512-495-5166 zachary.jacquez@austin.utexas.edu |
MS2 | Intersessions | Victoria Pavlik | HLB 2.328 |
MS3 | Intersessions, Dual-Degree Programs, Distinctions | Alissa StrotherHLB 2.501 512-740-2712 | |
Longitudinal | Leadership Course (Year 1 & 2) | Victoria PavlikHLB 2.328 | |
Longitudinal | Leadership Course (Year 3) | Alissa Strother | HLB 2.502 512-740-2712 |
Longitudinal | Interprofessional Education Leadership Course (IPE) | Victoria PavlikHLB 2.328 | victoria.pavlik@austin.utexas.edu |
Longitudinal | Developing Outstanding Clinical Skills (DOCS) ILIAD (Year 4) | Michelle MonkHLB 2.326.03 | michelle.monk@austin.utexas.edu |