Office of Educational Affairs

The Office of Educational Affairs provides support services to Stritch physicians-in-training and faculty. Specifically, the Educational Affairs team provides logistical assistance to physicians-in-training, faculty, residents, community faculty, affiliated sites, and school administration for issues or questions relating to courses and clerkships. The team uses a variety of formats to prepare, distribute, and maintain educational materials, schedules, exams, and assessments. The team also coordinates and manages course and clerkship lectures, small group sessions, lab sessions, workshops, clinical skills exercises, and exams. Student progress is followed by ensuring all academic requirements are met.

Medical Education Coordinators

Responsibilities

Rina is responsible for the administrative duties that support the Office of Educational Affairs. She is the course coordinator for the M2 course (Mechanisms of Human Disease/MHD) and coordinates its various components, such as lectures, small groups, labs, reviews, and workshops.

Contact Rina with questions about:

• Office of Educational Affairs
• Course calendar
• Educational session materials
• Sakai and LUMEN sites

Responsibilities

Jessica is an M1 coordinator who supports the Structure of the Human Body (SHB), Host Defense (HD), and Host Pathogens (HP) courses. She is also the administrator for the Course Directors’ Committee and the Central Curricular Authority (CCA) Evaluation Subcommittee.

Contact Jessica with questions about:

• Administrative issues regarding the SHB, HD, or HP courses
• Lumen or Sakai issues on the SHB, HD, or HP course pages
• Agenda inquiries and meeting minutes from the Course Directors’ Committee
• Interest in joining a CCA Evaluation Subcommittee review
• CCA ESC review process

Responsibilities

Maureen is responsible for coordinating all aspects of three M1 courses and an M4 teaching elective along with other Office of Educational Affairs administrative duties.

Contact Maureen with questions about:

• Molecular Cell Biology & Genetics – M1 Course
• Health Systems Science – M1 Course
• Function of the Human Body – M1 Course
• MDED 420 – M4 Teaching Elective
• CEARC – Competency Evaluation/Assessment Review Committee
• Medical School Calendar

Responsibilities

Kelly is the course coordinator for Behavioral Medicine and Development, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Patient Centered Medicine 3, and Topics in Clinical Medicine - Radiology. She is also the administrator for the Stritch Advising Program.

Contact Kelly with questions about:

• Educational schedule and session materials pertaining to the above courses
• Sakai and LUMEN sites
• The Advising Program

Responsibilities

Alison is the course coordinator for the Patient Centered Medicine 2 (PCM-2) course. She is responsible for coordinating its various components including the preceptorship, pediatric observation, IPE requirement, along with organizing all lecture, small group, workshop, and OSCE materials.

Contact Alison with questions about:

• Educational sessions (i.e. lectures, small groups, workshops, OSCEs, clinical reasoning sessions)
• Preceptor program
• Pediatric Observation Requirement and Interprofessional (IPE) Requirement
• Sakai and LUMEN site
• Schedules & assignments

Responsibilities

Diane is the course coordinator for the Patient Centered Medicine 1 (PCM-1) course. PCM-1 is the first, clinically-oriented course first year physicians-in-training experience.

Contact Diane with questions about:

• PCM-1 course information and requirements
• Diagnostic Medical Equipment Compliance
• PCM-1 Sakai and LUMEN sites
• “Digication,” Portfolio Application for PCM-1
• M1/M3 Student Mentor Program
• M1 Physician Preceptor Program
• PCM-1 Clinical Reasoning Sessions, Physical Exam Workshops, Standardized Patient Interviews, Physical Exam OSCE, and Combined (History/Physical Exam) OSCEs

Responsibilities

Renata is the medical education clerkship coordinator for Surgery and Emergency Medicine (EM). She assists physicians-in-training with educational activities, clinical responsibilities, and general requirements for the third year Surgery, fourth year EM clerkship, and the Surgery and EM electives. She also assists Clerkship Directors with grading and evaluations.

Contact Renata with questions about:

• Surgery and EM requirements and electives
• Surgery and EM clerkships, clinical scheduling issues
• Surgery and EM clerkship educational calendars and activities

Responsibilities

Maureen coordinates all aspects of the Neurology Clerkship, Medicine Electives, Patient Centered Medicine 4 (PCM-4) course, Topics in Clinical Medicine vertical curriculum (TCM).

Contact Maureen with questions about:

• Neurology clerkship
• Medicine electives
• PCM-4
• TCM Vertical Curriculum

Responsibilities

Stefani supports the Family Medicine and Psychiatry clerkships. She assists students with educational activities, clinical responsibilities, and general requirements. She also assists Clerkship Directors with grading and evaluations.

Contact Stefani with questions about:

• Family Medicine or Psychiatry clerkships
• Family Medicine or Psychiatry electives

Responsibilities

Natalie is the clerkship coordinator for Pediatrics and OB/GYN. She assists physicians-in-training with educational activities, clinical responsibilities, and general requirements for the M3 year. She also assists Clerkship Directors with grading and evaluations.

Contact Natalie with questions about:

• Pediatric clerkship and electives
• OB/GYN clerkship and electives

Responsibilities

Vivian is the coordinator for the M3 Medicine Clerkship and Sub-ICU and Sub-I Wards electives. She assists students with educational activities, clinical responsibilities, and general requirements for the M3 and M4 years.  She also assists clerkship directors with grading and evaluations. 

Contact Natalie with questions about:

• M3 Medicine clerkship, Sub-I, Sub-I wards, and electives