Our Team
Welcome
Stanford University Medical Center understands the stresses of residency. To help residents succeed, we created the Office of Housestaff Administration in the early 1960's. In 2004, we became the Department of Graduate Medical Education. This change in title reflects our dedication to program quality, but does not diminish our commitment to you as individuals.
The operations side of the office handles hiring, payroll, verification of training for student loans, licensure, changes in benefits status, credentialing, meal tickets, reimbursements, and oversight of the on-call facilities. The education side of the office conducts internal reviews and provides consulting services to program directors on accreditation, curriculum, the core competencies, and evaluation.
We are available to assist you with physician licensure, housing, or general questions on relocating/living in the Palo Alto area. Notary services are available to interns and residents for CA medical licensure and USMLE.
Please feel free to seek us out in the coming months and years. We have a variety of resources available to you and your families. No problem is too small to deserve consideration. Many of your concerns have simple solutions and sometimes it's just nice to hear about your lives.
Leadership Team
Ann Dohn, MA
Director, Graduate Medical Education
Designated Institutional Official (DIO), ACGME
Training Program Liaison, ECFMG
Special Programs Coordinator, Medical Board of California
Institutional Official, NRMP
Laurence Katznelson, MD
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Chair, Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC)
Operations Team
Robbin Bankston
Program/Office Manager
RBankston@stanfordhealthcare.org
650-736-7487 (office)
- Daily operations / supervision of the GME office
- Allowances (Bonuses, On Call Meals, etc.)
- Benefits
- Payroll
- Leave of Absences
- Orientation
Brett Toensing, MS
Financial/MedHub Analyst
650-725-1951 (office)
- Budget Planning and Tracking
- Orientation
- Super User for MedHub
Mitra Haddad, BA
Administrative Coordinator
MHaddad@stanfordhealthcare.org
650-723-5948 (office)
- Away Electives
- Continuing Housestaff
- Outgoing/Graduating Housestaff
- Loan Deferments/Forbearances
- Notary
- Postdoctoral Appointments
- Reimbursements
- Verifications
Marcy Kulakow, BA
Registrar
MKulakow@stanfordhealthcare.org
650-723-5948 (office)
- CA Medical Licensure Process
- EPIC for Housestaff
- HealthStream
- Incoming Housestaff
- IT for SHC & SCH for Housestaff
- MSOW System for Housestaff
- Notary
- Visiting Residents
Education Team
Nancy Piro, PhD
Senior Program Manager/Education Specialist
650-723-3575 (office)
- Evaluation/Assessment
- GME Research
- Internal Reviews
- MedHub
- Program Accreditation
- Self Studies
- Site Visits
- Special Reviews
Jie Li, PhD
Program Manager/Education Specialist
650-723-6558 (office)
- Evaluation/Assessment
- GME Research
- Internal Reviews
- MedHub
- Program Accreditation
- Self Studies
- Site Visits
- Special Reviews
Diane H. Steinberg, PhD
Program Manager/Education Specialist
DSteinberg@stanfordhealthcare.org
650-723-6562 (office)
- Evaluation/Assessment
- GME Research
- Internal Reviews
- MedHub
- Program Accreditation
- Self Studies
- Site Visits
- Special Reviews
Thi Dinh La, BA, BS
Web Project Specialist
650-498-2418 (office)
- Awards: Program Coordinator & Program Director
- Calendar Management for Ann Dohn, MA & Laurence Katznelson, MD
- GMEC Meeting Management
- Internal Reviews & Special Reviews (Scheduling)
- Housing/Childcare
- Housestaff Workshops
- Program Expansion/Funding
- Website Management