Office of Medical Education (OME)

Our Mission:

The Office of Medical Education (OME) provides management and oversight of the MD curriculum, including courses, clerkships, medical student scholarship, assessment, programs, and evaluation.

OME team divisions:

Announcements and Updates:

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Who We Are (OME Contacts)

Faculty Leadership

Daniel Bernstein, MD

  • Associate Dean for Curriculum and Scholarship
  • (650)723-7913    danb@stanford.edu
  • Responsible for developing, implementing and overseeing the undergraduate medical curriculum and student research and scholarship; Supports faculty development activities and ensures high quality teaching; Chairs the Committee on Curriculum and Academic Policy (CCAP)

Rebecca Kate Miller-Kuhlmann, MD

  • Assistant Dean, Pre-Clerkship Education
  • (650) 723-6469    millerrk@stanford.edu
  • Oversees the pre-clerkship curriculum
  • Chairs the Pre-Clerkship Course Directors' committee

Tracy Rydel, MD

  • Assistant Dean, Clerkship Education
  • (650)723-9621   tarydel@stanford.edu
  • Oversees the clerkship curriculum
  • Chairs the Required Clerkship Directors' committee

Lars Osterberg, MD

Laurence Baker, PhD

  • Director, Medical Student Research and Scholarship
  • (650)723-4098  laurence.baker@stanford.edu
  • Oversees the Scholarly Concentration and Medical Scholars programs
  • Chairs the Scholarly Concentration Directors' committee

Preetha Basaviah, MD

John Kugler, MD

Administrative Oversight

Cynthia A. Irvine, M.Ed.

  • Associate Dean, Office of Medical Education
  • (650)723-1330    cirvine@stanford.edu
  • Oversees staff, financial and operational management for the MD curriculum
  • Oversees compliance with LCME standards for the educational program

Brian Herman, MPA

  • Administrative Director, OME Educational Partnerships and Faculty Affairs
  • (650)725-4677    bherman8@stanford.edu
  • Oversees educational partnerships with clinical training sites
  • Manages the Medical Education Appointments and Promotions (A&P) Committee
  • Serves on the MD program CQI Leadership Team

Clinical Outreach and Education

Belinda Hernandez, MSW, Ed.D

  • Director, Cardinal Free Clinics
  • (650)723-6675    bhernan@stanford.edu
  • Provides operations administration for the Cardinal Free Clinics
  • Supports student learning related to clinic operations and management

Gabriela Perez-Frias

  • Cardinal Free Clinics Program Manager
  • (650)   gperezfr@stanford.edu    
  • Provides administrative and operational support to faculty, staff, and students working and volunteering at the Cardinal Free Clinics
  • Assists in the coordination of curriculum and programs related to the educational experiences of Stanford students volunteering with the CFC program
  • Coordinates logistics for outreach activities, meetings, and events

Kelsea Jackson, PhD

  • Program Manager, Clinical Clerkship in Community Health of the Underserved (MED 319E)
  • (650) 725-3588   kelsea@stanford.edu
  • Manages stakeholder and community development and engagement, instruction, and course content for syllabus and Canvas.
  • Supports MD/MS Masters Program in Health Equity as team liaison and Office of Medical Education (OME) with additional programmic needs.

MD Curriculum

Bahij Austin

  • Assistant Dean for Curricular Affairs
  • (650)725-2973    bahij@stanford.edu
  • Oversees policies and procedures related to the required curriculum; manages the Committee on Curriculum and Academic Policy
  • Administrative oversight of curriculum re-design and implementation
  • Administrative Director for the Educators-4-CARE program

Sara Bishop

  • Education Manager, Practice of Medicine (POM) Year 2
  • (650)723-5119   smbishop@stanford.edu
  • Manages the second year Practice of Medicine course (POM)

Madika Bryant, MA

  • Administrative Director, Practice of Medicine (POM)
  • Education Manager, POM Year 1
  • (650)723-5410    mbryant6@stanford.edu
  • Provides administrative oversight of the Practice of Medicine (POM) course
  • Education manager for the first year POM course

Lisa Cedeño, MS

  • Clinical Skills Development Manager
  • lisarodas@stanford.edu
  • Provides administrative oversight for the Early Clinical Engagement (ECE) Course, the Student Guidance Program (SGP) and the Educators-4-CARE (E4C) Program.

Mary Devega

  • Associate Director of Clerkship Education
  • (650)725-4677  mdevega@stanford.edu
  • Provides administrative management of the clerkship curriculum, including existing and proposed clerkships and programs
  • Manages the Required Clerkship Directors' Committee and serves as Chair for the Required Clerkship Coordinators' Committee

Donald Matsuda, MD

  • Associate Director, Pre-Clerkship Education
  • (650)723-1337    dmatsuda@stanford.edu
  • Provides administrative management of the pre-clerkship curriculum
  • Manages the Pre-Clerkship Course Directors committee
  • Manages the centralized Teaching Assistant selection process

Samara Meir-Levi

  • Assistant Manager Physician Scientist Training Program/Berg Scholars/Split Curriculum
  • samaraml@stanford.edu
  • Supports students in the Physician Scientist Training Program, Berg Scholars Program and the Split Curriculum.

Melanie O’Brien, PhD

  • Science of Medicine (SOM) Course Manager
  • (650)498-4860   melanie6@stanford.edu
  • Manages SOM course content for Canvas and course syllabus
  • Provides support for all SOM lectures, labs, and exams
  • First point of contact for all issues related to SOM

Mohamed Sow, MD

  • Assistant Director, Curriculum Management
  • Analyst, Evaluation and Instructional Development
  • (650)723-5925    msow@stanford.edu
  • Provides administrative support across the curriculum, including curriculum working groups evaluations, instructional development and other educational initiatives

Ryan Downey, MS, PhD

  • Education and Assessment Specialist, Practice of Medicine (POM)
  • (650)   radowney@stanford.edu
  • Managing Practice of Medicine course performance evaluations
  • Developing and advising Practice of Medicine course assessments and curriculum development

Medical Student Promotion

Jared Shields

  • Associate Director for Medical Student Advancement
  • (650)724-6837    jshields@stanford.edu
  • Reviews the development and performance of each student on an ongoing basis in the areas of the fulfillment of academic, technical, and professional standards
  • Serves as point of contact for the Committee on Performance, Professionalism and Promotion (CP3)

Medical Student Research and Scholarship

Natalie Marino, MA

  • MedScholars Program Administrator, Medical Student Research and Scholarship
  • (650)723-0355    nmarino1@stanford.edu
  • Provides administrative support for the Stanford Medical Scholars programs

Celina Ng, M.Ed.

  • Associate Director, Medical Student Research and Scholarship
  • (650)723-7817    celinang@stanford.edu
  • Manages the Scholarly Concentration Program and Stanford Medical Scholars programs
  • Manages the Scholarly Concentration Directors' committee

Evaluation and Instructional Development

Kiranjit Brar, MS

  • Director, Evaluation and Assessment
  • kiranjit@stanford.edu
  • Oversees research, evaluation, and assesssment for the MD curriculum, including innovations and new initiatives
  • Manages staff and resources associated with implementing medical education research and evaluation plans
  • Chairs the Clerkship Evaluation Committee (CEC)

Audra Gallant

Dakari Finister

  • Evaluation Research Analyst
  • dakarif@stanford.edu
  • Analyzes evaluation, assessment, and survey data for pre-clerkship and clerkship curriculum
  • Supports the evaluation management system for the MD program curriculum