Medical School Education
Parent unit(s): Medical School Administration
Unit Contact Information
US mailing address: 420 Delaware Street SE, Mayo Building, Minneapolis MN 55455 Map
Campus mail address: MMC 293, del code 8293
Phone number: (612) 626-2935
Employee Information
Education and Academic Affairs
Vice Dean—Mark Rosenberg, B665 Mayo, (612) 626-9596, rosen001@umn.edu
Chief of Staff—Austin Calhoun, B667 Mayo, (612) 624-9473, calhoun@umn.edu
Office and Administrative Services Supervisor—Marianne Watters, B663 Mayo, (612) 625-1476, mwatters@umn.edu
Undergraduate Medical Education
Associate Dean University Medical Education—Robert Englander, B693 Mayo, (612) 626-5812, rengland@umn.edu
Executive Administrative Coordinator—Tami Brown, B604 Mayo, (612) 301-2351, brown307@umn.edu
Director Accreditation, Compliance, and Continuing Quality Improvement—Joseph Oppedisano, B604 Mayo, (612) 625-4114, joppedis@umn.edu
Admissions, B-639 Mayo, Fax: (612) 625-8228
Associate Dean—Dimple Patel, B641 Mayo, (612) 625-4930, dpatel@umn.edu
Director—Crystal Esparza, B642 Mayo, (612) 625-0655, crystale@umn.edu
Pipeline Program Director—Taisha Mikell, B640 Mayo, (612) 625-7951, tmikell@umn.edu
Admissions Coordinator—Diane Hennan, B639 Mayo, (612) 624-2207, dhennan@umn.edu
Interview Program Coordinator—Serena Jones-White, B639 Mayo, (612) 625-8229, sjoneswh@umn.edu
Business Analyst—Jeff Pilacinski, B649 Mayo, (612) 626-3223, pilac002@umn.edu
Assessment and Evaluation
Assistant Dean for Assessment and Evaluation—Claudio Violato, B630 Mayo, (612) 625-6382, cviolato@umn.edu
Assessment & Evaluation Coordinator—Cynthia Johnson, B683 Mayo, (612) 624-6601, cjjohnso@umn.edu
Manager, Evaluation and Analytics—Jacqueline Gauer, B631 Mayo, (612) 626-6067, gauer027@umn.edu
Evaluation Systems Analyst—Eric LaPlant, B691 Mayo, (612) 625-4692, lapl0016@umn.edu
Psychometrician and Director of Assessment Years 1-2—Esther Dale, B690 Mayo, (612) 626-2108, dasa0002@umn.edu
Senior Assessment Systems Analyst—Adam Maier, B605 Mayo, (612) 625-8284, maier144@umn.edu
Assessment Specialist—Kayla Kranitz, B605 Mayo, krani006@umn.edu
Curriculum
Assistant Dean for Curriculum—Anne Pereira, B626 Mayo, (612) 626-4244, apereira@umn.edu
Director of Integrated Education-Foundational Sciences—Kelaine Haas, B636 Mayo, (612) 624-6996, khaas@umn.edu
Director of Integrated Education-Clinical—Jessamina Blum, B635 Mayo, (612) 625-2621
Executive Administrative Coordinator—Monica Rogers, B683 Mayo, (612) 626-4021, roge0485@umn.edu
Clinical Education Manager—Janell Lopez, B673 Mayo, (612) 625-6253, lope0165@umn.edu
VALUE/LIC Coordinator—Katie Krasaway, B673 Mayo, (612) 625-6253, katekras@umn.edu
Clinical Education Associate—Andrea Medina, B685 Mayo, (612) 626-2520, medina@umn.edu
Foundational Curriculum Manager—Jamie Larson, B624 Mayo, (612) 626-5387, jamiel@umn.edu
Foundations of Clinical Thinking Course Manager—Allison Siefert, B605 Mayo, (612) 625-8644, asiefert@umn.edu
Medical School Year 1 Course Manager—Aliyu Ojarigi, B605 Mayo, (612) 626-5803, ojari001@umn.edu
Essentials of Clinical Medicine Course Manager—Sara Roberts, B605 Mayo, (612) 625-8902, rober605@umn.edu
Essentials of Clinical Medicine Course Manager—Allison Siefert, B605 Mayo, (612) 625-8644, asiefert@umn.edu
Medical School Year 2 Course Manager—Elle Fasteland, B605 Mayo, (612) 625-1161, efastela@umn.edu
Instructional Developer—Mark Hilliard, B654 Mayo, (612) 624-4046, hilli076@umn.edu
Technology Support, Video Conferencing—Jon Froehlich, B673 Mayo, (612) 626-3216, jondf@umn.edu
Biomedical Graduate Research, Education, and Training, 742 Mayo, bgreat@umn.edu
Assistant Dean for Graduate Education and Faculty Director of Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program—Colin Campbell, (612) 625-8986, campb034@umn.edu
Director—Jon Gottesman, (612) 624-1181, gotte001@umn.edu
Program Associate—Genne Fritts, (612) 625-5416, mcand003@umn.edu
Program Coordinator for Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Programs—Evelyn Juliussen, (612) 624-6728, ejuliuss@umn.edu
Continuing Professional Development, G254-G255 Mayo, Fax: (612) 626-6611
Director of Operations—Hannah Cady, (612) 626-1792, hcady@umn.edu
Business Systems Analyst—Carola Kulow, (612) 624-1132, ckulow@umn.edu
Associate Director, Interprofessional Continuing Education and Accreditation—Jodi Brenden Amir, (612) 626-2910, jbrenden@umn.edu
Lead Education Coordinator—Laura Walton, (612) 626-3825, lwalton@umn.edu
Education Consultant—Janice Basara Johnson, (612) 301-9849, basa0038@umn.edu
Education Consultant—Laura Almeroth, (612) 624-1132, lalmerot@umn.edu
Lead Education Consultant—Morgan Riordan, (612) 624-6144, mriordan@umn.edu
Program Assistant—Jared Brask, (612) 626-7600, brask039@umn.edu
Financial Aid, (612) 625-4998, Fax: (612) 625-7655, msfao@umn.edu
Director of Financial Aid, Counselor—Kristin Basballe, B686 Mayo, (612) 624-7675, parrx008@umn.edu
Financial Aid Counselor—Keith Cornelius, B688 Mayo, (612) 624-0692, corne284@umn.edu
Administrative Coordinator—Valerie Bauer, B606 Mayo, (612) 625-4998, bauer006@umn.edu
Global Medical Education and Research, 717 Delaware St SE, Rm 366
Program Coordinator—Shannon Benson, (612) 625-7933, benson@umn.edu
Course Director—Cynthia Howard, (612) 625-8384, drcindy@umn.edu
Course Director—Marshall Hertz, (612) 624-0999, hertz001@umn.edu
Graduate Medical Education, G254 Mayo
Associate Dean and Designated Institutional Official—Susan Culican, G254-13 Mayo, (612) 626-4009, culican@umn.edu
Associate Designated Institutional Official—Kaz Nelson, F282/2A West-UMMC Riverside, (612) 273-9848, kjnelson@umn.edu
Director of Evaluation—Michael Cullen, G254-10 Mayo, (612) 626-1129, cull0061@umn.edu
Director of Operations—Carol Sundberg, G254-2 Mayo, (612) 626-3317, sundb001@umn.edu
Human Resources—Christy Illig, G254-1 Mayo, (612) 626-0631, cillig@umn.edu
Organizational Development Manager—Carolyn Hildebrandt, G254-14 Mayo, (612) 626-3573, hilde308@umn.edu
Research and Data Analyst—Ben Seltzer, G254-11 Mayo, (612) 626-9872, seltz044@umn.edu
Compliance Administrator—Le Que Heidkamp, (612) 626-3479, leque@umn.edu
Compliance and Certification Analyst and Project Manager—Heather Woeste, (612) 626-4959, heather@umn.edu
Administrative Coordinator—Jennifer Burks, G254 Mayo, (612) 624-5621, burks083@umn.edu
Medical Scientist Training Program M.D. Ph.D., B681 Mayo
Director—Yoji Shimizu, (612) 626-6849, shimi002@umn.edu
Associate Director—Bryce Binstadt, (612) 625-2953, binstadt@umn.edu
Associate Director—Peter Bitterman, (612) 624-5175, bitte001@umn.edu
Assistant Director—Susan Shurson, (612) 625-3680, shurs002@umn.edu
Executive Operations and Student Services Specialist—Nicholas Berg, (612) 625-7402, berg0114@umn.edu
MN Metro Council on Graduate Medical Education, G255-4 Mayo
Director—Troy Taubenheim, (612) 625-0123, taube019@umn.edu
Administrative Associate 2—Kelly Cardenas, (612) 625-0291, cardenas@umn.edu
Administrative Associate 2—Lisa Gorman, (612) 626-4380, lisag@umn.edu
Developer—Luba Chobanik, (612) 625-0206, luba@umn.edu
Finance Professional—Peg Lamin, (612) 626-5056, m-lami@umn.edu
Minority Affairs and Diversity
Program Director—Mary Tate, B608 Mayo, (612) 625-1494, tatex001@umn.edu
Program Coordinator—James Cooper, (612) 626-2173, coope619@umn.edu
Office of the Registrar
Registrar—Jennifer Neufeld, B634 Mayo, (612) 625-4489, neuf0006@umn.edu
Assistant Registrar—Brigette Gay, B685 Mayo, (612) 301-2253, gay001@umn.edu
Rural and Metro Physician Associate Program, A609 Mayo, (612) 624-3111, Fax: (612) 624-2613, rpapumn@umn.edu
Director—Kirby Clark, M.D., A674 Mayo, (612) 626-8788, clark130@umn.edu
Associate Director—Raymond Christensen, (Duluth Campus), (218) 726-7318, rchriste@d.umn.edu
Administrative Director—Liz Sopdie, (612) 625-1582, esopdie@umn.edu
Program Specialist—Brinsley Davis, (612) 624-8640, bdavis@umn.edu
Executive Assistant and Office Coordinator—Patricia Bailey, (612) 624-0108, pmbailey@umn.edu
Student Affairs, Fax: (612) 626-4200
Assistant Dean—Michael Kim, B611 Mayo, (612) 625-5180, mikekim@umn.edu
Administrative Coordinator—Nou Ka Yang, B683 Mayo, (612) 626-0163, yang6652@umn.edu
Director of Learner Development—Scott Slattery, B609 Mayo, (612) 626-7196, slatt008@umn.edu
Program Coordinator—James Cooper, (612) 625-7122, coope619@umn.edu
Director of Student Affairs—Scott Davenport, B614 Mayo, (612) 624-8601, daven016@umn.edu
Events Manager—Rachel Rudeen, B610 Mayo, (612) 626-4519, rude0105@umn.edu
Academic Advisor—Addy Irvine, B612 Mayo, (612) 624-6665, abrickwe@umn.edu
Academic Advisor—Abbe Holmgren, B612 Mayo, (612) 626-4281, alholmgr@umn.edu
Academic Advisor—Luke Feuling Porter, B615 Mayo, (612) 626-4281, porte257@umn.edu
Career Development and Residency Match Coordinator—Maija Braaten, B622 Mayo, (612) 625-9949, mbraaten@umn.edu
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