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Academic Affairs Team

The Office of Academic Affairs is responsible for undergraduate medical education and the important programs that support medical students’ educational activities. Our innovative Patient Center Curriculum is integrated across all four years of medical school and provides students with foundational basic science knowledge, clinical skills and experience, an immersion experience in research and interprofessional health care education and practice. The curriculum is continuously evolving to assure the highest quality of learning with support provided by the Standardized Patient Program and the Simulation Center. The Office of Academic Affairs provides expertise in assessment, faculty and curriculum development, educational research, program evaluation, educational information technology and accreditation.

The faculty and staff support is vital to help the students navigate through this unique program, and support is provided in many ways – academically, professionally, and personally.

Our goal is to provide an exceptional medical school setting in which every student can receive a remarkable education and succeed in their career as a physician, thought leader who will serve patients using expert clinical skills, research, teamwork and humanism.

If we may assist you in any way, please don’t hesitate to contact any of us.

Academic Affairs Team

Jed Gonzalo, MD, MSc

Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education

540-526-2518
jgonzalo@vt.edu
Riverside 2 M121

Kerin Flattery

Patient Centered Learning Case Coordinator

kerinflattery@vt.edu

Joanne Greenawald, MD

Director, Problem-Based Learning

540-526-2525
jhgreenawald@vt.edu
Riverside 2 M323A

Assessment and Evaluation

Brock Mutcheson, PhD, MEd

Assistant Dean, Assessment and Program Evaluation

540-526-2523
rbmutch@vt.edu
Riverside 2 M125

Caitlin Bassett

Assessment and Evaluation Manager

540-526-2503
crbassett@vt.edu
Riverside 2 Dean's Suite M140

Vianne Greek, MBA, CPWA

Director of Digital Initiatives for Medical Education
Certified Professional in Web Accessibility

540-526-2587
vmgreek@vt.edu
Riverside 2 Library M110-A

Xiao Zhu

Evaluation & Assessment Coordinator

xiaozhu@vt.edu
Riverside 2 Dean's Suite M140

Information & Education Technology

Dustin Womack

Director, Information Technology

540-526-2569
dwomack@vt.edu
Riverside 2 M208

Dale Worrell

Educational Technology Specialist

540-526-2567
dalew@vt.edu
Riverside 2 M209

Nicholas Rider

Professor, Health System & Implementation Science

Associate Chief Medical Information Officer
Section of Allergy-Immunology
Carilion Clinic

nick70@vt.edu
2 Riverside Circle, Suite M140

Basic Science Education

Paul R. Skolnik, MD

Chair, Basic Science Education

540-526-2253
paskolni@vt.edu
Riverside 1 Suite 202

Pamela Adams

Medical Education Manager, Basic Science Education

540-265-7787
pamela59@vt.edu

Andrew Binks, PhD

Associate Professor, Basic Science Education
Experts @ VT profile

540-526-2251
abinks@vt.edu
Riverside 1 Suite 202

Helena Carvalho, PhD

Associate Professor, Basic Science Education
Experts @ VT profile

540-581-0283 
helena@vt.edu
Riverside 1 Suite 202

Jennifer Cleveland, PharmD, BCPS, MBA

Assistant Professor, Basic Science Education
Experts @ VT profile

540-526-2604
jennc77@vt.edu
Riverside 1 Suite 202

Renée LeClair, PhD

Associate Professor, Basic Science Education
Experts @ VT profile

540-526-2607
rleclair@vt.edu
Riverside 1 Room 241

David Lugar, BS

Instructor, Basic Science Education
Anatomy Lab Program Manager

540-985-8348
davidll@vt.edu
Radford University Carilion 805

John McNamara, MPA, MS, DC

Director, Instruction - Anatomy
Experts @ VT profile

540-224-4443
jpmcnamara@vt.edu
Riverside 1 Room 202

Michael F. Nolan, PhD, PT

Professor, Basic Science Education
Experts @ VT profile

540-526-2609
mfnolan@vt.edu
Riverside 1 Room 246

Kristofer Rau, PhD

Assistant Professor, Basic Science Education
Experts @ VT profile

540-526-2246
krisrau@vt.edu
Riverside 1 Suite 202

Kelsey Sellers

Anatomy Laboratory Program Assistant Manager

ksellers22@vt.edu
Riverside 1 Suite 107

Serkan Toy

Assistant Professor, Basic Science Education
Assistant Professor, Health Systems & Implementation Science
Experts @ VT profile

serkantoy@vt.edu
Riverside 1 Suite 202

Elizabeth Watson

Administrative Assistant

540-526-2253
e7watson@vt.edu
Riverside 1 Suite 202

Clinical Science

Tarin A. Schmidt-Dalton, MD

Associate Dean, Clinical Science and Skills, Years 1 and 2

540-526-2530
tadalton@vt.edu
Riverside 2 M347

Elvis Pagan, MD

Director, Clinical Science - 2nd year

540-578-0328
erpagan@carilionclinic.org

Janie Wood

Administrative Coordinator, Clinical Science

540-526-2257
janiewood@vt.edu
Riverside 1 Suite 107

Clinical Assessment

Heidi Lane, EdD

Assistant Dean for Clinical Skills Assessment and Education
Title IX Liaison

540-526-2505
halane@vt.edu
Riverside 2 M323

Sharita Brown

Clinical Skills Manager

(540) 526-2576
bsharita@vt.edu
Riverside 2 M320

Beth Ipock, MAEd, MSW

Senior Director, Clinical Skills Assessment and Education

540-526-2520
bethi@vt.edu
Riverside 2 M321

Julie Kinn

Standardized Patient Specialist

540-526-2575
jmborden@vt.edu
Riverside 2 M348

Maria St. Clair

Clinical Skills Assessment and Education Trainer

540-526-2583
mariastc@vt.edu
Riverside 2 M348

Mary Stuart Van Metre

Clinical Skills Assessment and Education Trainer

540-526-2536
vmary3@vt.edu
Riverside 2 M348

Health Systems Science and Interprofessional Practice

Natalie Karp, MD

Director of Phase III of Medical School Curriculum
Clinical Science Year 4

540-224-6729
nekarp@carilionclinic.org
nekarp@vt.edu

Amanda Murchison

 Associate Dean for Student Affairs

amandabm@vt.edu

Sarah Henrickson Parker, PhD

Chair, Health Systems and Implementation Science
Experts @ VT Profile

540-526-2059
separker@vt.edu
Riverside 2 M120

Joalenn Tabor

Director, Health Systems Science and Interprofessional Practice Domain

540-526-2085
jmtabor@vt.edu
Riverside 2 M135

Whitney DeLong

Program Manager

540-521-6785
whit7243@vt.edu
Riverside 2 M124

Mary M. Wesley, DrPH, MPH

Assistant Professor of Practice, Health Systems & Implementation Science

540-526-2601
mary.wesley@vt.edu
Riverside 1 Suite 202

Mengxi Zhang, PhD

Assistant Professor, Health Systems and Implementation Science

540 526 2209
mengxizhang@vt.edu
Riverside 1 Suite 202