UWSOM Foundations Curriculum
Foundations Directory
Curriculum
Curriculum Leadership
Title | Name | |
Associate Dean for Curriculum (Interim) Foundation Dean, Seattle, WA |
Mark Whipple, MD | mewhipple@uw.edu |
Foundation Dean, Spokane, WA | William ‘Bill’ Sayres Jr., MD | sayrew@uw.edu |
Foundation Dean, Wyoming | Timothy Robinson, PhD | tjrobin@uwyo.edu |
Foundation Dean, Alaska | Kathy Young, MD | kathyc8@uw.edu |
Foundation Dean, Montana | Martin Teintze, PhD | mteintze@montana.edu |
Foundation Dean, Idaho | Jeff Seegmiller, EdD | jeffreys@uidaho.edu |
Associate Director, Alaska | Megan Ritter, MD | maritter2@alaska.edu |
Assistant Director, Wyoming |
Marivern Easton John Willford |
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Associate Program Director, Montana | Mike Spinelli, MD | mspin@uw.edu |
Director of Curriculum | Kellie Engle | kaengle@uw.edu |
Director, Program Development & Ops Foundation, Spokane, WA | Carol Weigand | carolw7@uw.edu |
Associate Director of Curriculum, Idaho | Peter Fuerst, PhD | fuerst@uidaho.edu |
Assistant Dean for Basic Science | Edith Wang, PhD | ehwang@uw.edu |
Regional Site Administration
The staff listed below are the points of contact for their foundation site.
FCM Programs Ops Specialist, Spokane, WA | Erin Van Antwerp, MHA | etwerp@uw.edu |
Programs Ops Specialist, Spokane, WA | Carrie Walker, MPA | carriew4@uw.edu |
FCM Program Coordinator, Spokane, WA | Robin Ferry | ferryr@uw.edu |
Program Coordinator, Spokane, WA | Deborah Greene | dg46@uw.edu |
Assistant Director, Curriculum, Seattle, WA | Jaime Fitch, MAEd | jgrocock@uw.edu |
Block Administrator, Seattle, WA | Julien Goulet | jg224@uw.edu |
Block Administrator, Seattle, WA | Meredith Pothoven | mgpotho@uw.edu |
Block/Thread Administrator, Seattle, WA | Austin Kiyomiya | kiyomiya@uw.edu |
Education Specialist, Seattle, WA | Rachel Liao | rachelx@uw.edu |
PCP/NCE Program Coordinator, Seattle, WA | Drue Johnson | druejohn@uw.edu; pcprac@uw.edu; somnce@uw.edu |
WWAMI Business Manager, Wyoming | Natalia Tugwell-Brown | ntugwell@uwyo.edu |
Office Associate, Wyoming | Tori Johnson | tjohns99@uwyo.edu |
Business Manager, Alaska | Maryann Kniffen | mikniffen@alaska.edu |
Program Coordinator, Alaska | Nancy Hall | njhall@uaa.alaska.edu |
WWAMI Program Manager, Montana | Kayla Ouert | kayla.ouert@montana.edu |
Program Manager, Idaho | Marlane Martonick | marlanem@uidaho.edu |
Program Specialist, Idaho | Whitney Vincent | wvincent@uidaho.edu |
Block 1: Molecular & Cellular Basis of Disease
Block Directors | Brent Wisse, MD | bewisse@uw.edu |
Block Administrator | Austin Kiyomiya | kiyomiya@uw.edu |
Alaska Site Lead | Max Kullberg, PhD | mpkullberg@alaska.edu |
Idaho Site Lead | Peter Fuerst, PhD | fuerst@uidaho.edu |
Montana Site Lead | Martin Teintze, PhD | mteintze@montana.edu |
Seattle Site Lead | Brent Wisse, MD | bewisse@uw.edu |
Spokane Site Lead | Jake Deckert, PhD | deckert@gonzaga.edu |
Wyoming Site Lead | Pam Langer, PhD | langer@uwyo.edu |
Block 2: Invaders and Defenders
Block Directors | Kristen Hayward, MD, MS Meena Ramchandani, MD, MPH |
kristen.hayward@seattlechildrens.org meenasr@uw.edu |
Block Administrator | Julien Goulet | somid@uw.edu |
Alaska Site Lead | Cindy Knall, PhD | cmknall@alaska.edu |
Idaho Site Lead | Scott Greishaber, PhD Diana Mitchell, PhD |
scottg@uidaho.edu dmitchell@uidaho.edu |
Montana Site Lead | Nicole Meissner, PhD | nicolem@montana.edu |
Seattle Site Lead | Kristen Hayward, MD, MS Meena Ramchandani, MD, MPH |
kristen.hayward@seattlechildrens.org meenasr@uw.edu |
Spokane Site Lead | Dave Fregeau, MD | davef509@uw.edu |
Wyoming Site Lead | John Willford, PhD | willford@uwyo.edu |
Block 3: Circulatory Systems
Block Director | Andy Luks, MD | aluks@uw.edu |
Block Administrator | Meredith Pothoven | mgpotho@uw.edu |
Alaska Site Lead | Carol Paredes, MD Ian van Tets, PhD |
vparedes@alaska.edu igvantets@uaa.alaska.edu |
Idaho Site Lead | David Pfeiffer, PhD | dpfeiffer@uidaho.edu |
Montana Site Lead | Gerry Groggel, MD | gcgroggel@gmail.com |
Seattle Site Lead | Andy Luks, MD Ashley Jefferson, MD, FRCP Fendley Stewart, MD, FACC Shoba Stack, MD, PhD |
aluks@uw.edu jashleyj@uw.edu fstewart@uw.edu shobhaws@uw.edu |
Spokane Site Lead |
Tim Chestnut, MD Allison Lambert, MD John Musa, MD |
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Wyoming Site Lead | Danielle Bruns, PhD | dbruns1@uwyo.edu |
Block 5: Energetics & Homeostasis
Block Directors | Bruce Silverstein, MD, FACP, AGAF Kate Weaver, MD |
brucesil@uw.edu weaverkw@uw.edu |
Block Administrator | Julien Goulet | someh@uw.edu |
Alaska Site Lead | Carol Paredes,MD | vparedes@alaska.edu |
Idaho Site Lead | Onesmo Balemba, MVM, PhD | obalemba@uidaho.edu |
Montana Site Lead | Kathy Jutila, MD | kjutila@hotmail.com |
Seattle Site Lead | Bruce Silverstein, MD, FACP, AGAF Kate Weaver, MD |
brucesil@uw.edu weaverkw@uw.edu |
Spokane Site Lead | Mike Stephens, MD | mjs57@uw.edu |
Wyoming Site Lead | Brenda Alexander, PhD Emily Schmitt, MD |
balex@uwyo.edu eschmitt4@uwyo.edu |
Block 6: Musculoskeletal
Block Director | Hank Pelto, MD Brian Krabak, MD, MBA, FACSM |
pelto@uw.edu bkrabak@uw.edu |
Block Administrator | Meredith Pothoven | mgpotho@uw.edu |
Alaska Site Lead | Brad Cruz, MD | cruzb2@uw.edu |
Idaho Site Lead | David Pfeiffer, PhD Belinda Sanchez, MD |
dpfeiffer@uidaho.edu belindas@uidaho.edu |
Montana Site Lead | Cassie Cusick, PhD Erik Adams, MD |
ccusick@montana.edu erik.adams@montana.edu |
Seattle Site Lead | Hank Pelto, MD Brian Krabak, MD, MBA, FACSM |
pelto@uw.edu bkrabak@uw.edu |
Spokane Site Lead | Zach Gallaher, PhD Paula Silha, MD |
zgalla@uw.edu silhap@uw.edu |
Wyoming Site Lead | Gretchen Sewczak-Claude, PT, DPT | gsewczak@uwyo.edu |
Block 7: Blood & Cancer
Block Director | Sioban Keel, MD Natasha Hunter, MD |
sioban@uw.edu nhunter@uw.edu |
Block Administrator | Julien Goulet | sombc@uw.edu |
Alaska Site Lead | Megan Ritter, M Holly Martinson, PhD |
maritter@uw.edu hamartinson@alaska.edu |
Idaho Site Lead | Angela Scharnhorst, MD George Hodges, MD |
ascharn@uidaho.edu ghodges@uidaho.edu |
Montana Site Lead | Nicole Meissner, PhD | nicolem@Montana.edu |
Seattle Site Lead | Natasha Hunter, MD Sioban Keel, MD |
nhunter@uw.edu sioban@uw.edu |
Spokane Site Lead | Kristi Rice, MD | ricek4@uw.edu |
Wyoming Site Lead | Emily Schmitt, PhD | eschmit4@uwyo.edu |
Block 8: Mind, Brain, & Behavior
Block Director | Leo Wang, MD, PhD Kurt Weaver, PhD |
leowang@uw.edu weaverk@uw.edu |
Block Administrator | Meredith Pothoven | mgpotho@uw.edu |
Alaska Site Lead | Tim Hinterberger, PhD | tjhinterberger@alaska.edu |
Idaho Site Lead | Lane Brown, PhD Craig McGowan, PhD |
brownla@vetmed.wsu.edu cpmcgowan@uidaho.edu |
Montana Site Lead | Cassie Cusick, PhD Joshua Knappenberger, MD |
ccusick@montana.edu jknappenberger@bozemanhealth.org |
Seattle Site Lead | Leo Wang, MD, PhD Kurt Weaver, PhD |
leowang@uw.edu weaverk@uw.edu |
Spokane Site Lead | Paula Silha, MD Kiran Gill, MD Kevin Measor, PhD |
silhap@uw.edu gillk4@uw.edu measor@gonzaga.edu |
Wyoming Site Lead | Karen Mruk, MD | kmruk@uwyo.edu |
Block 9: Lifecycle
Block Director | Robert Steiner, PhD Alyssa Stephenson-Famy, MD |
steiner@uw.edu alyssabs@uw.edu |
Block Administrator | Erin Gunsul | ering12@uw.edu |
Alaska Site Lead | Sarah Murphy, MD | murphs1@uw.edu |
Idaho Site Lead | Jon Mallatt, PhD Donna Holmes Parks, PhD |
mallatt@wsu.edu djholmes@uidaho.edu |
Montana Site Lead | Laura Goodell, MD | lmgoodell@gmail.com |
Seattle Site Lead | Robert Steiner, PhD Alyssa Stephenson-Famy, MD |
steiner@uw.edu alyssabs@uw.edu |
Spokane Site Lead | Molly Gilbert, MD Bill Sayres, MD |
molly123@uw.edu sayrew@uw.edu |
Wyoming Site Lead | Esther Gilman-Kehrer, DNP, MS, FNP, CNM | egilmank@uwyo.edu |
Research Methods
Course Director | Bryan Kestenbaum, MD, MS Matthew Thompson, MD, MPH |
brk@uw.edu mjt@uw.edu |
Course Administrator | Rachel Liao | remethod@uw.edu |
Alaska Site Lead | Cindy Knall, PhD Holly Martinson, PhD |
cmknall@alaska.edu hamartinson@alaska.edu |
Idaho Site Lead | Russell Baker, PhD, DAT, AT, CMP, PRT-c® | russellb@uidaho.edu |
Montana Site Lead | Mike Spinelli, MD, FACP | mspin@uw.edu |
Seattle Site Lead | Bryan Kestenbaum, MD, MS Matthew Thompson, MD, MPH |
brk@uw.edu mjt@uw.edu |
Spokane Site Lead | Bill Sayres, MD Allison Lambert, MD |
sayrew@uw.edu aalamb@uw.edu |
Wyoming Site Lead | Timothy Robinson, PhD, MS Brant Schumaker, DVM, MPVM, PhD |
tjrobin@uwyo.edu theschu2@uw.edu |
Foundations Capstone, Consolidation, and Transition to Clerkships
Course Director | Meghan Kiefer, MD | meghanm@uw.edu |
Course Administrator | Austin Kiyomiya | kiyomiya@uw.edu |
Ecology of Health & Medicine
Course Director | TBD | |
Course Administrator | Jaime Fitch, MAEd | jgrocock@uw.edu |
Alaska Site Lead | Sarah Murphy, MD | samurphy@alaska.edu |
Idaho Site Lead | Belinda Sanchez, PhD | belindas@uidaho.edu |
Montana Site Lead | Mike Spinelli, MD | mspin@uw.edu |
Spokane Site Lead | Julia Daher, MD | jdaher@uw.edu |
Wyoming Site Lead | Marivern Easton | measton3@uwyo.edu |
Threads
Human Form and Function
Human Form and Function Directors | Cassie Cusick, PhD Catrin Pittack, PhD Kurt Weaver, PhD |
ccusick@montana.edu catp@uw.edu weaverk@uw.edu |
Alaska Site Lead | Brad Cruz, MD | cruzb2@uw.edu |
Idaho Site Lead | David Pfeiffer, PhD | dpfeiffer@uidaho.edu |
Montana Site Lead | Cassie Cusick, PhD | ccusick@montana.edu |
Seattle Site Lead | Catrin Pittack, PhD Kurt Weaver, PhD |
catp@uw.edu weaverk@uw.edu |
Spokane Site Lead | Zach Gallaher, PhD | zgalla@uw.edu |
Wyoming Site Lead | Alison Doherty, PhD | adoherty@uwyo.edu |
Thread Administrator | Austin Kiyomiya | kiyomiya@uw.edu |
Pathology-Histology
Pathology-Histology Director | Mara Rendi, MD, PhD | mararend@uw.edu |
Alaska Site Lead | Megan Ritter, MD Tim Hinterberger, PhD |
maritter@uw.edu tjhinterberger@alaska.edu |
Idaho Site Lead | Onesmo Balemba, MVM, PhD George Hodges, MD Jon Mallatt, PhD |
obalemba@uidaho.edu ghodges@uidaho.edu mallatt@wsu.edu |
Montana Site Lead | Nicole Meissner, PhD | nicolem@Montana.edu |
Seattle Site Lead | Mara Rendi, MD, PhD | mararend@uw.edu |
Spokane Site Lead | Bill Sayres, MD | sayrew@uw.edu |
Wyoming Site Lead | Alison Doherty, PhD | adoherty@uwyo.edu |
Thread Administrator | Austin Kiyomiya | kiyomiya@uw.edu |
Pharmacology
Pharmacology Director | Edith Wang, PhD Chris Hague, PhD |
ehwang@uw.edu chague@uw.edu |
Alaska Site Lead | Max Kullberg, PhD | mpkullberg@alaska.edu |
Idaho Site Lead | Tyler Bland, PhD | tbland@uidaho.edu |
Montana Site Lead | Martin Teintze, PhD | mteintze@montana.edu |
Seattle Site Lead | Edith Wang, PhD Chris Hague, PhD |
ehwang@uw.edu chague@uw.edu |
Spokane Site Lead | Jason Brouillard, PharmD | jeb39@uw.edu |
Wyoming Site Lead | Sree Nair, PhD | sreejay@uw.edu |
Thread Administrator | Austin Kiyomiya | kiyomiya@uw.edu |
Foundations of Clinical Medicine
Foundations of Clinical Medicine
FCM Directors | Karen McDonough, MD | kmcdonou@uw.edu |
Director of Operations | Julie Calcavecchia, MEd | jsmillan@uw.edu |
Immersion
Immersion Directors | Karen McDonough, MD
Kim O’Connor |
kmcdonou@uw.edu |
Alaska Site Lead | Kathy Young, MD | kecase2@alaska.edu |
Idaho Site Lead | Dustin Worth, DO | dworth@uidaho.edu |
Montana Site Lead | Colette Kirchhoff, MD | colettekirchhoff@yahoo.com |
Seattle Site Lead | Karen McDonough, MD | kmcdonou@uw.edu |
Spokane Site Lead | Matt Hollon, MD Janelle Clauser, MD |
mfhollon@uw.edu jclauser@uw.edu |
Wyoming Site Lead | Yvette Haeberle,MD | yhaeberl@uwyo.edu |
Immersion Administrator | Julie Calcavecchia, MEd | jsmillan@uw.edu |
Clinical Skills
Clinical Skills Directors | Karen McDonough, MD | kmcdonou@uw.edu |
Alaska Site Lead | Kathy Young, MD | kecase2@alaska.edu |
Idaho Site Lead | Dustin Worth, MD | worthdk@uw.edu |
Montana Site Lead | Colette Kirchhoff, MD | colettekirchhoff@yahoo.com |
Seattle Site Lead | Karen McDonough, MD | kmcdonou@uw.edu |
Spokane Site Lead | Laura Spence, MD Clint Hauxwell, MD |
lspence@uw.edu chauxwel@uw.edu |
Wyoming Site Lead | Yvette Haeberle, MD | yhaeberl@uwyo.edu |
Clinical Skills Administrator | Julie Calcavecchia, MEd | jsmillan@uw.edu |
Primary Care Practicum
PCP Director | Jeanne Cawse-Lucas, MD | cawse@uw.edu |
Alaska Site Lead | Kathy Young, MD | kecase2@alaska.edu |
Idaho Site Lead | Rayme Geidl, MD | rgeidl@uw.edu |
Montana Site Lead | Leslee Kane, MD | lkane@bozemanhealth.org |
Seattle Site Lead | Jeanne Cawse-Lucas, MD | cawse@uw.edu |
Spokane Site Lead | Darin Eckert, MD | eckert94@uw.edu |
Wyoming Site Lead | Yvette Haeberle, MD | yhaeberl@uwyo.edu |
PCP Administrator | Drue Johnson | pcprac@uw.edu |
The College Program
Staff Contacts
Assistant Dean for the Colleges | Molly B. Jackson, MD | blackley@uw.edu |
Director of Operations | Julie Calcavecchia, MEd | jsmillan@uw.edu |
Alaska College Head | Tanya Leinicke, MD | tmleinicke@alaska.edu |
Idaho College Head | Dustin Worth, MD | worthdk@uw.edu |
Montana College Head | Zach Meyers, MD | ZMeyers2@uw.edu |
Seattle College Heads | Cascade – Molly Jackson, MD Olympic – Alexandra Molnar, MD |
blackley@uw.edu amolnar@uw.edu |
Spokane College Heads | Selkirk – Matt Hollon, MD Palouse – Janelle Clauser, MD |
mfhollon@uw.edu jclauser@uw.edu |
Wyoming College Head | Julie Carlson, MD | jcarlson@uwyo.edu |
Student Affairs
Staff & Website Contacts
Associate Dean Student Affairs | Raye Maestas, MD | maestas@uw.edu |
Assistant Dean for Student Development | Maya Sardesai, MD, MEd | sardesai@uw.edu |
Assistant Dean for Student Support Student Affairs |
Gerald Tolbert, MD | gtolbert@uw.edu |
Proactive Advisor | Brenda Martinez, MPH | bnmb107@uw.edu |
Director of the Learning Environment | Melinda Frank | mmfrank@uw.edu |
Learning Environment Concern | LINK HERE | LINK HERE |
Academic Support & Tutoring –> ALL SITES | SITE LINK HERE | SITE LINK HERE |
Career Advising | Shared email | medadv@uw.edu |