Department of Medical Education

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

Curriculum - UME - (2nd Floor of HLB)

Stephanie Hinojosa-Galvan, Manager - Undergraduate Medical Education Curriculum
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.

Vacant,  DOCS Senior Academic Program Coordinator
stephanie.hinojosa-galvan@austin.utexas.edu  if you have any questions
Contact Stephanie about DOCS, Year 4 ILIAD and the Curricular Integration Committee.

Laura Guevara, IPE/Leadership Academic Program Coordinator 
laura.guevara@austin.utexas.edu HLB 2.328
Contact Laura about Interprofessional Education (Years 1, 2 & 3), MS2 Intersessions, the Leadership Course (Year 1 & 2), Enrichment Electives and Social Entrepreneurship 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. 

Amy Yankoviak, Senior Academic Program Coordinator
ayankoviak@austin.utexas.edu   HLB 2.328

Contact Amy Y. about Year 1 Essentials courses, Evaluation and Assessment Committee, and PILLARS.

Amy Daniel, Academic Program Coordinator
Amy.Daniel@austin.utexas.edu   HLB 2.328

Contact Amy D. about Year 1 Essentials courses 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.

Vacant, Evaluation and Assessment Senior Program Coordinator

Contact about daily Evaluation and Assessment activities, peer tutoring, Sue M. Cox Academy of Distinguished Educators and late evaluations.

Nickole Hines-Staples, MA, CCC-SLP, BIES, Director, Standarized Patient Program
HLB 4th Floor
nickole.hinesstaples@austin.utexas.edu
Contact Nickole about daily operations of the Standardized Patient Program.

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

Travis W. Crook, MD,  Associate Dean of Student Affairs
travis.crook@austin.utexas.edu  512-786-9999 HLB 2.319 

Steven A Abrams, MD, Interim Assistant Dean of Admissions, Professor of Pediatrics, sabrams@austin.utexas.edu

Michelle Fulbright,  Director of Admissions
michelle.fulbright@austin.utexas.edu  512-232-0631 HLB 2.315

Victoria Pavlik,  Academic Program Coordinator, Admissions
victoria.pavlik@austin.utexas.edu;  HLB 2.312.01, (512) 495-5268
Contact Victoria about admissions, student admissions interviews, and onboarding.

Cherry Gonzales, Sr. Academic Program Coordinator, Admissions
cherry.gonzales@austin.utexas.edu ; 512-495-5598 HLB 2.312.01
Contact Cherry about admissions, student admissions interviews, and onboarding.

Liliana 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  512-495-5108 HLB 2.312.03
Contact Tyler about admissions, student admissions interviews, events, and recruitment.

Ramiro Hernandez, Manager of Academic Record Services
ramiro.hernandez@austin.utexas.edu
Contact Ramiro about student records and grades.

Marsie Molina,  Senior Academic Program Coordinator
marsela.molina@austin.utexas.edu  512-495-5674  HLB 2nd floor
Contact Marsie about scheduling, add/drops, registration, badging, supervised learning experience, shadowing, and research approvals, transcripts, step 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 compliance.

Gilbert Rios,  Financial Aid and Scholarship Manager
gilberto@austin.utexas.edu Contact Gilbert about financial aid and scholarships. 

Aubrie McKernan, Medical Student Affairs Manager
aubrie.mckernan@austin.utexas.edu HLB 2nd floor
Contact 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.

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