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)

Preetha Basaviah, MD

Assistant Dean, Pre-Clerkship Education

(650)724-9621 pree@stanford.edu

Oversees the pre-clerkship curriculum
Chairs the Pre-Clerkship Course Directors' committee

James Lau, MD, MHPE, FACS

Assistant Dean, Clerkship Education

(650)724-6490 jnlau@stanford.edu

Oversees the clerkship curriculum
Chairs the Required Clerkship Directors' committee

Lars Osterberg, MD

Program Director, Educators-4-CARE

Co-Director, Teaching and Mentoring Academy

(650)723-1536 larso@stanford.edu

Oversees the Educators-4-CARE program
Co-directs the Teaching and Mentoring Academy

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

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

Nikia Earls

OME Program Coordinator

(650)498-7581 nikiae@stanford.edu

Provides administrative support to leadership of the Office of Medical Education
Provides programmatic support for the activities of the Office of Medical Education

Clinical Outreach and Education

Belinda Hernandez, MSW

Managing 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

Kim Osborn, MPA

Administrative Director, Clinical Education

(650)736-2592 kosborn@stanford.edu

Administrative Director for Early Clinical Experience Programs, including SHIELD
Oversees administration and staff supporting the Cardinal Free Clinics, community faculty appointments, and affiliation agreements

MD Curriculum

Bahij Austin

Director of 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

Madika Bryant, MA

Administrative Director, Practice of Medicine (POM)

(650)723-5410 mbryant6@stanford.edu

Provides administrative oversight of the Practice of Medicine (POM) course
Education manager for the first year POM course

Brian Herman, MPA

Assistant Director, Clerkship Education

(650)725-4677 bherman8@stanford.edu

Provides administrative management of the clerkship curriculum, including existing and proposed clerkships and programs
Manages the Required Clerkship Directors' committee and oversees the Required Clerkship Coordinators' meetings

Donald Matsuda, MD

Assistant 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

Melanie O’Brien

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

Laura Parra

Education Manager, Practice of Medicine (POM) Year 2

(650)725-7673 lparra@stanford.edu

Manages the second year Practice of Medicine course (POM)

Mohamed Sow, MD

Curriculum Program Manager

(650)723-5925 msow@stanford.edu

Provides administrative support across the curriculum, including curriculum working groups and other educational initiatives

Medical Student Promotion

Jared Shields

Medical Student Promotion Manager

(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

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

Assistant 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

Research and Evaluation

Kiranjit Brar

Associate Director for Evaluation

(650)725-5934 kiranjit@stanford.edu

Oversees pre-clerkship and clerkship evaluations
Oversees evaluation management system (E*Value/MedHub)

Claire Cioni

Evaluation Research Analyst

(650)724-7508 ccioni@stanford.edu

Analyzes evaluation data for pre-clerkship and clerkship curriculum

Jennifer Deitz, MA

Director, Research and Evaluation

(650)498-4954 jdeitz@stanford.edu

Oversees research and evaluation of the required 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)

Irina Russell, PhD

Senior Research Analyst

(650)736-2055 imrussell@stanford.edu

Oversees curriculum management system (Ilios)
Conducts research on curricular initiatives

Maria (Masha) Tsukernik