Department of Medical Education
Darlene Bosking, Manager of Operations & Strategy
darlene.bosking@austin.utexas.edu, 512-495-5117 HLB 2.501
Lerla Pettiford, Program Administrator
lerla.davis@austin.utexas.edu HLB
Contact Lerla about Accreditation and Compliance information
Curriculum - UME
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.
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, PILLARS, and the Scientific Foundations Committee.
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.
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, Associate Dean of Student Affairs
srssmith@austin.utexas.edu 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@austin.utexas.edu 512-495-5076 HLB 2.320.03
Contact Gaby about admissions, student admissions interviews, and JAMP.
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
Contact Marsie about badging, shadowing, compliance, scheduling, registration, transcripts, drop/adds, 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, and credentialing.
Jennifer Ansier, Administrative Manager
jennifer.ansier@austin.utexas.edu HLB 2nd floor
Contact Jennifer 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 |
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 Strother | HLB 2.501 |
Longitudinal | Leadership Course (Year 1 & 2) | Victoria Pavlik | HLB 2.328 |
Longitudinal | Leadership Course (Year 3) | Alissa Strother | HLB 2.502 512-740-2712 |
Longitudinal | Interprofessional Education Leadership Course (IPE) | Victoria Pavlik | HLB 2.328 victoria.pavlik@austin.utexas.edu |
Longitudinal | Developing Outstanding Clinical Skills (DOCS) ILIAD (Year 4) | Michelle Monk | HLB 2.326.03 michelle.monk@austin.utexas.edu |