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The Augusta Webster, MD, Office of Medical Education (AWOME) team is committed to the success of prospective and current students, alumni and faculty. Please contact our team via the information below. AWOME partners with many other parts of Feinberg, including the Office of Diversity & Inclusion (to ensure a welcoming environment for all students and a curriculum that prioritizes cultural intelligence and inclusion) and the Medical Alumni Association (to support our graduates throughout their careers).

Learn more about our office's purpose and leadership.

If you are interested in giving to undergraduate medical education at Feinberg, please see more information on the Department of Medical Education site.


Leadership

 

  • 312-227-4000

  • I am an assistant professor of Pediatrics and Medical Education, as well as the Phase 1A director.

 

  • Ward Building, 303 East Chicago Ave, Suite 1-003 Chicago IL 60611-3008
  • 312-503-2105

  • Dr. Brannigan serves as the Assistant Director of Student Affairs. He works with medical students at all levels of training in the areas of professional development and career advising. He serves as an important resource for the Safe and Healthy Learning Environment, and runs multiple faculty development sessions in this area each year. Dr. Brannigan is available to meet with students to discuss wellness, career mentorship and residency application strategies.

  • Contact me about:
    Career Advising
    Repro-GU Module
    Student Wellness

 

  • 312-926-4902

  • I am an assistant professor of Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension) and Phase 1B director.

 

 

  • John Franklin, MD, MSc, MA
  • Associate Dean for Diversity, Inclusion and Student Support
  • jef( at )northwestern.edu
  • View John Franklin's profile

 

 

  • Ike Okwuosa, MD
  • Assistant Dean of Medical Education; Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
  • iso( at )northwestern.edu
  • View Ike Okwuosa's profile

 

  • Khalilah Gates, MD
  • Assistant Dean of Medical Education; Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care) and Medical Education
  • k-gates( at )northwestern.edu
  • View Khalilah Gates's profile

 

 

  • David Salzman, MD, MEd
  • Director of Simulation for Undergraduate Medical Education, Phase 3 Director
  • dsalzman005( at )northwestern.edu
  • View David Salzman's profile
  • Ward Building, 303 East Chicago Ave, Suite 1-003, Chicago IL, 60611-3008
  • 312-503-5070

  • My role at the medical school involves oversight of the integration of simulation-based education into the medical school curriculum. This occurs in the clerkships as well as pre-clinically in the Synthesis and Application Modules. Additionally, I work with other curricular leaders to implement the Phase 3 and Capstone curricula.

  • Contact me about:
    Simulation
    Synthesis and Application (SAM)

 

  • Ward Building, 303 East Chicago Ave, Suite 1-003 Chicago IL 60611-3008
  • 312-503-0345

  • I am the Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education responsible for curriculum, assessment and experience of students achieving an MD degree at Feinberg School of Medicine. I am a pediatrician at Lurie Children's Hospital and work with medical students and residents in the clinic and in the hospital.

Student Affairs

Student Support and Wellness Coordinator 

  • Angela Artner
  • Program Assistant, AWOME
  • angela.artner( at )northwestern.edu
  • Ward Building, 303 East Chicago Ave, Suite 1-003 Chicago IL 60611-3008
  • 312-503-0440

  • Angela Artner is a Program Assistant in the Augusta Webster Office of Medical Education. She manages the non-clinical calendars of Drs. Gates and Brannigan. Additionally, she manages logistics and facility reservations for the Student Affairs team, scheduling for student events, and oversees supply acquisition for student affairs-sponsored activities. Angela is available to assist medical students in successfully navigating AWOME resources.

  • Contact me about:
    Student Support Services
    Student Wellness

 

  • Ward Building, 303 East Chicago Ave, Suite 1-003 Chicago IL 60611-3008
  • 312-503-2105

  • Dr. Brannigan serves as the Assistant Director of Student Affairs. He works with medical students at all levels of training in the areas of professional development and career advising. He serves as an important resource for the Safe and Healthy Learning Environment, and runs multiple faculty development sessions in this area each year. Dr. Brannigan is available to meet with students to discuss wellness, career mentorship and residency application strategies.

  • Contact me about:
    Career Advising
    Repro-GU Module
    Student Wellness

Coordinator for Student Support Services 

  • Linda Daniels
  • Coordinator for Student Support Services
  • l-daniels2( at )northwestern.edu
  • Ward Building, 303 East Chicago Ave, Suite 1-003 Chicago IL 60611-3008
  • 312-503-0434

  • Linda Daniels is the Coordinator for Student Compliance and Support Services. She serves as the administrative manager for medical students at affiliated clinical sites and oversees and maintains the health and drug screening records. She monitors the certification training compliance process and serves as the appointed liaison for NM and NU facilities: student health services, student health insurance and NM corporate health. Linda assists with housing resources and manages vendor contracted services for the CTA U-pass program, student disability insurance policy, uniforms/scrubs and student paging services. She is available to assist students seeking resolution for campus services challenges.

  • Contact me about:
    Student Support Services

Senior Assistant Director of Financial Aid 

  • Cynthia R. Gonzalez
  • Senior Assistant Director of Financial Aid
  • cgonzalez( at )northwestern.edu
  • Ward Building, 303 East Chicago Ave, Suite 1-003 Chicago IL 60611-3008
  • 312-503-1923

  • Cynthia Gonzalez is the Senior Assistant Director of Financial Aid. She works closely with medical students to address financial aid and loan repayment options. She identifies scholarship opportunities and provides helpful resources to assist medical students in making educated financial decisions. Cynthia organizes ongoing seminars and outside speakers that focus on financial wellness through the Life $upport program, including sessions on financial planning, home mortgage, and identifying local annual tax preparation resources.

  • Contact me about:
    Financial Aid

Program Assistant 

  • Gracen Koepele
  • Program Assistant
  • gracen.koepele( at )northwestern.edu

Student Support and Wellness Coordinator 

  • Allison Matricaria
  • Student Support and Wellness Coordinator
  • allison.matricaria( at )northwestern.edu
  • Ward Building, 303 East Chicago Ave, Suite 1-003 Chicago IL 60611-3008
  • 312-503-8798

  • Allison Matricaria serves as the Student Support and Wellness Coordinator. She works closely with medical students to provide assistance with personal and professional challenges that may arise during training. She helps facilitate opportunities for wellness, career exploration, and mental health support.

  • Contact me about:
    Career Advising
    Student Support Services
    Student Wellness

Senior Assistant Director of Financial Aid 

  • Jacqueline Walker
  • Director of Learning and Educational Support
  • jacqueline.walker( at )northwestern.edu

Registrar

Registration and Student Records Assistant 

  • Sam Casey
  • Registration and Student Records Assistant
  • fsm_records( at )northwestern.edu

Assistant Registrar/Program Coordinator 

  • AJ Schwartz
  • Assistant Registrar/Program Coordinator
  • fsm_records( at )northwestern.edu
  • Ward Building, 303 East Chicago Ave, Suite 1-003, Chicago IL, 60611-3008
  • 312-503-4070

  • I manage the Visiting Students Program. I maintain and refine program policy, collaborate with the Center for Global Health and medical departments for application review and enrollment of visiting students from the United States and Global Partner institutions. I also assist the Registrar with degree verification and course catalog updates.

Curriculum

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Aisha Ahmed, MD
  • Assistant Professor
  • aiahmed( at )luriechildrens.org

  • Foundations 3 module co-leader

  • Contact me about:
    Foundations 3 Module

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • 645 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 900, Chicago IL 60611
  • 312-695-6601

  • I am currently the clerkship director for the medicine sub-internship and I am the clerkship director for the Infectious Disease clinical rotation. I also have worked with students in PBL and TBL.

  • Contact me about:
    Career Advising
    Clinical Medicine
    Education Center Medical Home
    Foundations 1 Module
    Medicine Sub-I Clerkship
    Problem Based Learning
    Professional Development (Area of Scholarly Concentration)
    Synthesis and Application (SAM)
    Teaching Selective

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Rubloff Building, 420 East Superior Street, Sre 12-628, Chicago IL, 60611
  • 312-503-3215

  • I lead the ethics (Phase 1: Clinical Ethics, Intermediate Clinical Ethics; Phase 2: Advanced Clinical Ethics) and medical humanities (Medical Humanities and Applied Arts Seminars) components of the curriculum.

  • Contact me about:
    Professional Development (Ethics)
    Professional Development

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Foundations 1 module co-leader

  • Contact me about:
    Foundations 1 Module

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Mehmet Dokucu
  • Associate Professor, Psychiatry Module Leader
  • m-dokucu( at )northwestern.edu
  • View 's profile
  • Abbott Building, 710 N. Lake Shore Drive, Ste 1324, Chicago IL, 60611
  • 312-503-3196

  • Psychiatry Module Leadership of Phase 1b Curriculum. Teaching the Decision Making Capacity Evaluation and Suicide Risk Evaluation sessions in the MS3 Psychiatry Clerkship Curriculum. Teaching during ECT observation in the MS3 Psychiatry Clerkship Curriculum. Offering a senior elective in Cancer Psychiatry (aka Psycho-Oncology). Mentoring AOSC

  • Contact me about:
    Health and Society
    Psychiatry Module

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Brigid Dolan, MD
  • Teamwork & Leadership Thread Leader; Director of Workplace Based Assessment
  • bdolan( at )nm.org
  • View Brigid Dolan's profile
  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital Galter Pavilion, 675 N. St. Clair, Ste 18-200, Chicago, IL 60611
  • 312-695-0119

  • The Teamwork & Leadership Thread leader works with other curricular leaders to create opportunities, like DOC cases and interprofessional education (IPE), to develop teamwork/leadership skills for the healthcare setting. I also help to develop and implement assessments that take place in the clinical setting.

  • Contact me about:
    Health and Society (Teamwork and Leadership)
    Individual Preceptorship
    Student Assessment

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Anisha Dua, MD, MPH
  • Associate Professor
  • anisha.dua( at )northwestern.edu

  • Musculoskeletal Module module co-leader

  • Contact me about:
    Musculoskeletal Module

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

FSMCoordinator CM 

  • FSMCoordinator CM
  • Curriculum Coordinator
  • fsmcoordinator_cm( at )northwestern.edu

FSMCoordinator CM 

  • FSMCoordinator CM
  • Curriculum Coordinator
  • fsmcoordinator_cm( at )northwestern.edu

FSMCoordinator PD 

  • FSMCoordinator PD
  • Curriculum Coordinator
  • fsmcoordinator_pd( at )northwestern.edu

FSMCoordinator SM1a 

  • FSMCoordinator SM1a
  • Curriculum Coordinator
  • fsmcoordinator_sm1a( at )northwestern.edu

FSMCoordinator SM1a 

  • FSMCoordinator SM1a
  • Curriculum Coordinator
  • fsmcoordinator_sm1a( at )northwestern.edu

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Susan Goldsmith
  • Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (General Obstetrics and Gynecology) and Medical Education
  • Sgoldsmi( at )nm.org
  • View 's profile
  • Prentice Women’s Hospital, 250 E. Superior Street, Suite 05-2178, Chicago IL 60611
  • 312-472-4672

  • My clinical interests include hospital-based acute care of pregnancy and pregnancy-related disorders, consultations for acute gynecologic medical and surgical care, and the provision of urgent and emergent care for pregnant women. My academic interests include career advising and mentorship, the UME to GME transition, medical student education, assessment and faculty development. I currently serve as the Associate Dean for Student Affairs and the Career Advisor for Obstetrics and Gynecology.

  • Contact me about:
    Career Advising
    Clinical Medicine
    Focused Clinical Experiences
    OBGYN Clerkship
    Professional Development (Area of Scholarly Concentration)
    Repro-GU Module

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Foundations 1 module co-leader

  • Contact me about:
    Foundations 1 Module

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Joshua Hauser, MD
  • Director, Professional Development Element and College Mentor, and Associate Professor of Medicine (Palliative Care)
  • j-hauser( at )northwestern.edu
  • View Joshua Hauser's profile
  • Rubloff Building, 420 East Superior Street, Sre 601, Chicago IL, 60611
  • 312-503-3087

  • I lead the Professional Development Element (including Medical Humanities and Bioethics, Personal Transition to the Profession and Area of Scholarly Concentration) and am also a College Mentor for the Class of 2019

  • Contact me about:
    Professional Development (Area of Scholarly Concentration)
    Professional Development (Ethics)
    Professional Development (Personal Transition to the Profession)

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • 155 East Superior Street, Office 320, Chicago IL 60611
  • 312-227-7654

  • I am a hospital-based pediatrician and the Pediatric Clerkship Director for the Pediatric Clerkship. My personal interests are medical education and mentoring, inpatient clinical medicine, late-preterm infants, physician handoffs, and simulation. I was previously a PTTP3 small-group leader and am a member of the Evaluation Subcommittee of the Curriculum Committee.

  • Contact me about:
    Pediatrics Clerkship
    Professional Development (Personal Transition to the Profession)
    Simulation

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Evelyn Jones
  • Neurology Clerkship Coordinator
  • evelyn.jones( at )northwestern.edu

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, 355 E. Erie Street Chicago IL 60611
  • 312-503-3636

  • The Teamwork & Leadership Thread leader works with other curricular leaders to create opportunities, like DOC cases and interprofessional education (IPE), to develop teamwork/leadership skills for the healthcare setting. I also help to develop and implement assessments that take place in the clinical setting.

  • Contact me about:
    Health and Society (Teamwork and Leadership)
    Individual Preceptorship
    Student Assessment

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Jah-Won Koo, MD
  • MDM Co-Director, Health System Clinician of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)
  • jah-won.koo( at )nm.org
  • View Jah-Won Koo's profile

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

Title 

  • Olivia Landgraff
  • Curriculum Coordinator
  • olivia.landgraff( at )northwestern.edu

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

 

  • David M Liebovitz, MD
  • Co-Director, Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine - Center for Medical Education in Data Science and Digital Health Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Informatics, Department of Medicine Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics) and Preventive Medicine (Health and Biomedical Informatics)
  • davidl( at )northwestern.edu
  • View David M Liebovitz's profile

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Rukhsana Mirza, MD
  • Associate Professor, Director Medical Student Education in Ophthalmology
  • r-mirza( at )northwestern.edu
  • View Rukhsana Mirza's profile
  • Abbott Building, 710 N. Lake Shore Drive, Ste 802, Chicago IL 60611
  • 312-908-8152

  • As the director of medical student education in ophthalmology, I am the clerkship director as well as the neuroscience module leader. I'm involved in career advising and the PTTP (personal transition to the profession) course and coordinate the SAM content and IC-2 components related to Ophthalmology.

  • Contact me about:
    Career Advising
    Head and Neck Module
    Professional Development (Personal Transition to the Profession)

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • 211 E. Ontario, 7th Floor, Chicago IL, 60611
  • 312-926-5924

  • I focus on inpatient palliative care consultation and home based palliative care.

  • Contact me about:
    Clinical Medicine
    Problem Based Learning
    Professional Development (Personal Transition to the Profession)

Title 

  • Caitlin Mundt
  • Curriculum Coordinator
  • caitlin.mundt( at )northwestern.edu
  • Ward Building, 303 East Chicago Ave, Suite 1-003 Chicago IL 60611-3008
  • 312-503-3295

  • Caitlin supports and coordinates all aspects of the daily student and faculty activities related to the Phase 1a Science in Medicine element. She also coordinates Phase 1a Synthesis and Application Modules I and II, as well as Introduction to the Profession week for the incoming M1 class.

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • John Norris
  • PICU Clerkship Coordinator
  • jnorris( at )luriechildrens.org
  • Lurie Children's, 225 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
  • 312-227-1614

  • I am the Lurie PICU contact person for Feinberg Medical Students. I provide pre-orientation help for students and do all the support work for Dr. Rozenfeld, the Director of the Clerkship, while they are on their rotation.

  • Contact me about:
    ICU Clerkship
    Pediatric ICU

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Lurie Children's, 225 E. Chicago Avenue, Box 21, Chicago, IL 60611
  • 312-227-4385

  • I am a pediatric cardiologist and currently a college mentor. In this role, I mentor, advice, and teach. I am a pediatric cardiologist with specialization in cardiac imaging and fetal echocardiography. I am interested in clinical ethics and working on developing a bioethics curriculum for trainees.

  • Contact me about:
    Health and Society (Teamwork and Leadership)
    Professional Development (Ethics)
    Professional Development (Personal Transition to the Profession)

Assistant Professor 

  • Ronak Patel, MD
  • Assistant Professor
  • ronak.patel2( at )northwestern.edu

  • Assistant Element Leader – Clinical Medicine Phase 2 & 3

  • Contact me about:
    Clinical Medicine

Assistant Professor 

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Liza Rivnay
  • Program Manager of Medical Student Research
  • liza.rivnay( at )northwestern.edu

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

Associate Professor 

  • Suzanne Schmidt, MD
  • Associate Professor
  • smschmidt( at )luriechildrens.org

  • Assistant Element Leader – Clinical Medicine Phase 1

  • Contact me about:
    Clinical Medicine

 

  • Contact me about:
    Problem Based Learning

Assistant Professor 

  • Shawn M Smith, MD
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
  • shawn-smith( at )northwestern.edu
  • View Shawn M Smith's profile

 

 

 

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

 

  • I am an assistant professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care) and Pulmonary Module Leader.

Attending Physician 

Senior Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Giovanna Whitlow
  • Senior Curriculum Coordinator
  • gwhitlow( at )northwestern.edu

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

Assessment and Evaluation

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Brigid Dolan, MD
  • Teamwork & Leadership Thread Leader; Director of Workplace Based Assessment
  • bdolan( at )nm.org
  • View Brigid Dolan's profile
  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital Galter Pavilion, 675 N. St. Clair, Ste 18-200, Chicago, IL 60611
  • 312-695-0119

  • The Teamwork & Leadership Thread leader works with other curricular leaders to create opportunities, like DOC cases and interprofessional education (IPE), to develop teamwork/leadership skills for the healthcare setting. I also help to develop and implement assessments that take place in the clinical setting.

  • Contact me about:
    Health and Society (Teamwork and Leadership)
    Individual Preceptorship
    Student Assessment

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Mara Johnson
  • Program Administrator
  • mara.johnson( at )northwestern.edu

 

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Danny Tomkins
  • Quality Assurance Specialist Associate
  • danny.tomkins( at )northwestern.edu

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Erin Unterbrink
  • Senior Coordinator of Assessment and Evaluation
  • e-unterbrink( at )northwestern.edu

Clinical Education Center

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Jason Nettum
  • Standardized Patient Trainer
  • j-nettum( at )northwestern.edu
  • McGaw Pavilion, 240 E. Huron, Ste. 1-435 Chicago IL, 60611
  • 312-503-1863

  • I am responsible for recruiting, scheduling and training actors to realistically portray simulated patients for clinical skills courses and assessments for medical students and other NU learners in diverse health care professions.

  • Contact me about:
    Simulation

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Abel Nunez
  • Software & A/V Technician
  • abel.nunez( at )northwestern.edu
  • Clinical Education Center Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine 240 E Huron St 1-430 Chicago, IL, 60611
  • 1-312-503-5289

  • I am responsible for the setup and documenting of exams and class trainings. I support my Director, faculty, and the standardized patient trainers in the Clinical Education Center and Simulations lab in preparations for in person, and virtual exams and class trainings. Working alongside with the Director and the Standardized patient team during all active exams, and class trainings utilizing software programs, audio/video equipment, standardized patients, and anatomical training models.

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Ana Sferruzza
  • Director of Standardized Patient Programs
  • a-sferruzza( at )northwestern.edu
  • Clinical Education Center Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine 240 E Huron St 1-441 Chicago IL, 60611
  • 312-503-5285

  • As Director of the Standardized Patient Program I am responsible for all clinical skills curriculum for our medical school as well as for other Northwestern learners such as PA, PT, and Genetic counseling students. I oversee all operations of the Center including all assessment, educational, and research projects. Through the use of standardized patients we provide hands-on experience in both the Clinical Education Center and the Simulation Lab.

  • Contact me about:
    Simulation

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Rebecca Sparks
  • Standardized Patient Trainer
  • rebecca.sparks( at )northwestern.edu

Medical Director of Clinical Education Center 

Medical Curriculum Coordinator 

  • Erik Wagner
  • Standardized Patient Trainer
  • erik.wagner( at )northwestern.edu
  • 240 East Huron Street, McGaw Pavilion 1-435 Chicago, Illinois 60611
  • 312-503-5686

  • I ensure quality patient simulation performance through recruiting, training, and scheduling actors to portray patients for our students and health care professionals. Our Standardized Patients are utilized for formative assessments as well as OSCEs, assessing communication skills and diagnosis checklists. I work with SPs in both the Clinical Education Center as well as the Simulation Lab.

  • Contact me about:
    Simulation