Course and Clerkship Personnel
Course Directors:
M1 Anatomical Foundations of Clinical Practice (AFCP) 1 and 2
Malli Barremkala, M.D.
Jickssa Gemechu, Ph.D.
M1 Biomedical Foundations of Clinical Practice (BFCP) 1 and 2
Paul Megee, Ph.D. (BFCP 1)
M1 Cardiovascular
Suzan ElSayed, Ph.D.
Monica Jiddou-Patros, M.D.
M1 Hematopoietic and Lymphoid
Sarah Lerchenfeldt, Pharm.D.
Elizabeth Wey, M.D.
M1 Neuroscience 1 and 2
Doug Gould, Ph.D.
Gustavo Patino, M.D., Ph.D.
M1 Respiratory
Bhavinkumar Dalal, M.D.
Claudio Cortes, Ph.D.
Course Coordinators:
Cheryl Lim
Katie Hitt
Course Directors:
M2 Behavioral Sciences
Changiz Mohiyeddini, Ph.D.
M2 Diagnostic Medicine
Radiology component:
Rachel VanHulle, M.D.
Coordinator: Phyllis Washington
Pathology component:
Wendy Weisend, M.D.
Coordinator: Maria Rivait
M2 Endocrine
Michael Brennan, M.D.
Virginia Uhley, Ph.D.
M2 Gastrointestinal and Hepatology
Mitchell Cappell, M.D.
Tracey Taylor, Ph.D.
M2 Integrative Evidence Based Medicine
Alexandra Halalau, M.D.
Brett Holmes, D.O.
M2 Musculoskeletal
Rajesh Iyer, M.D.
Amish Patel, D.O.
Rebecca Pratt, Ph.D.
M2 Neuroscience
Doug Gould, Ph.D.
Gustavo Patino, M.D., Ph.D.
M2 Psychopathology
Changiz Mohiyeddini, Ph.D.
Agnes Wrobel, M.D.
M2 Renal and Urologic
Mohammad Jafri, M.D.
Inaya Hajj Hussein, Ph.D.
Saima Mansuri, M.D
M2 Reproductive
Stephanie Attardi, Ph.D.
Sangeeta Kaur, M.D.
Jeffrey Yeamans, M.D.
Course Coordinator:
Loretta Trader
Embark 6-8
Dwayne Baxa, Ph.D.
Victoria Roach, Ph.D.
Kara Sawarynski, Ph.D.
Coordinator: Julie Strong
Interdisciplinary Studies 1&2
Nicole Marijanovich
Coordinator: Dawn Burgess
Medical Humanities and Clinical Bioethics 1-6
Jason Wasserman, Ph.D.
Coordinator: Christine Schwartz
Embark 9&10
Dwayne Baxa, Ph.D.
Kara Sawarynski, Ph.D.
Coordinator: Julie Strong
M3 Clerkship Directors and Coordinators
M3 Family Medicine Clerkship Director: (Troy)
Srikala Yedavally
Coordinator: Angelina Gjokaj
M3 Internal Medicine Clerkship Directors:
Lisa Cohen
Maham Siddiqi
Coordinator: Lynn Gleason
M3 Neurology Clerkship Director:
Adam Kuhlman
Coordinator: Lindsay Yeatts
M3 OB/GYN Clerkship Director:
Ty Kwaiser
Coordinator: Christine Cooperrider
M3 Ophthalmology Clerkship Director:
Lori Stec
Coordinator: Kira Smith
M3 Pediatrics Clerkship Director:
Christopher Bergsman
Coordinator: Jill Gibson
M3 Psychiatry Clerkship:
Jolyn Wagner
Coordinator: Karlene Kilburn
M3 Surgery Clerkship Director:
Jimmi Mangla
Coordinator: Jo Johnston
M4 Clerkship Directors and Coordinators
M4 Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Clerkship Director:
Rebecca Clemans
Coordinator: Kira Smith
M4 Diagnostic Medicine:
Radiology component:
Rachel VanHulle
Coordinator: Phyllis Washington
Pathology component:
Wendy Wiesend
Coordinator: Maria Rivait
M4 Emergency Medicine Clerkship and M4 Sub-Internship Director:
Steven Joseph
Coordinator: Takesha Shelton
M4 Family Medicine Sub-Internship Director:
Ronald Hunt
Coordinator: Angelina Gjokaj
M4 Internal Medicine Sub-Internship Director:
Francisco Davila
Coordinator: Dawn Burgess
M4 Pediatrics Sub-Internship Director:
Christopher Bergsman
Coordinator: Dawn Burgess
M4 Surgery Sub-Internship Directors:
Jimmi Mangla
Mario Villalba
Coordinator: Dawn Burgess
Troy, Beaumont:
Troy Site Director:
Shanna Jones
Troy Site Coordinator: Lyndsey Schroeder
Art and Practice of Medicine Course Directors:
Nelia Afonso, M.D. (APM 2)
Dawn Jung, M.D. (APM 3)
Arati Kelekar, M.D. (APM 4&5)
Ida Rubino, M.D. (APM 1)
Course Coordinator:
Gabrielle LeClerc
Embark Course Directors:
M1 Embark 1 & 2 - Dwayne Baxa, Ph.D., and Kara Sawarynski, Ph.D.
M2 Embark 3,4 & 5 - Kyeorda Kemp, Ph.D., and Victoria Roach, Ph.D.
M3 Embark 6, 7 & 8 - Dwayne Baxa, Ph.D., Victoria Roach, Ph.D., and Kara Sawarynski, Ph.D.
M4 Embark 9 & 10 - Dwayne Baxa, Ph.D., and Kara Sawarynski, Ph.D.
Embark Course Coordinator:
Julie Strong
Medical Humanities and Clinical Bioethics Course Director:
Jason Wasserman, Ph.D.
Course Coordinator:
Christine Schwartz
PRISM Course Directors:
M1 and M3 years - Serena Yan Kuang, M.D., Ph.D., and Varsha Karamchandani, M.D.
M2 and M4 years - Thomas Ferrari, Ph.D, and Sheala Jafry, M.D.
Course Coordinator:
Karen Smith
Promotion and Maintenance of Health Course Directors:
James Grogan, Ph.D. (3-4)
Victoria Lucia, Ph.D. (1-2)
Promotion and Maintenance of Health Course Coordinator:
Christine Schwartz
