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School of Medicine

Faculty & Staff Directory

Offices & Departments

Frederick Akinbo

SRI Director of Infectious Diseases and Immunizations

Juan Arroyo

Course Director of Reproduction, Endocrine, and Development

Parker Ballard

Course Director of Skin and Musculoskeletal

Spencer Black

Psychiatry Clerkship Director

J. Scott Boswell

Co-Course Director of Skin and Musculoskeletal

Heather Bullock

Admissions Coordinator

Michael Cazanave

Assistant Director, Marketing & Communications

Courtney Collingridge

Office Specialist for the Office of Faculty

Ryan Cordner

Pathology Thread Leader; Course Director of Blood, Microbes, and Immunity

Robert Dickerson

Application Services Manager

Steven Embley

Assistant Dean of Phase 2

Jarom Emms

Endpoint Support Engineer

Reyes Esparza-Rodriguez

Admissions Coordinator

Tanner Esplin

Director of Financial Aid

Caleb Frischknecht

University Counsel – School of Medicine

Lesley Gardiner

Associate Dean of Curriculum

Raija George

HR & Finance Operations Specialist

Jayson Gifford

Course Director of Circulation and Ventilation

Brian Gill

Co-Course Director of Nutrition, Digestion, and Elimination

Amber Gonda

Anatomy Thread Leader

Brian Gutierrez

Assistant Dean of Finance & Administration

Amie Heap

Academic Specialty: Public Health

Bill Holman

Director of Information Technology

Amy Jacobsen

Executive Assistant to the Dean

Josh Jaramillo

Associate Dean of Admissions

Jamie Jensen

Genetics Thread Leader

Abril Jeronimo

Administrative Assistant

Emily Johnson

Senior Curriculum Administrator

Jessica Johnson

Managing Director of External Relations

Felicia Jones

HR & Finance Business Partner

Eveline Kaufusi

Student Administrative Assistant

Sandy Kenyon

Administrative Assistant for the Sr. Assoc. Dean of Academics

Kirk Knowlton

Department Chair of Preventative and Restorative Care

Matt Linton

Assistant Dean of Phase 1

John Lowry

Director of Faculty Development

Zach Lyman

Director of Simulation

Rebekka Matheson

Course Director of Brain, Behavior, and Movement

Dustin Matsumori

Managing Director of Medical School Planning

David Morton

Department Chair of Preparatory Learning

Brad Neiger

Associate Academic Vice President, School of Medicine Liaison

Brett Nelson

Associate Dean of Global Health & Humanitarian Service

Craig Nuttall

Course Director of Phase 2 Global Health Medical Practice and Research

Cade Nylund

Course Director of Foundations of Global Health and Research

Mark Ott

Inaugural Dean

Clint Payne

Director of Admissions

Raymond Price

SRI Director of Sustainable Surgery and Health Systems

R. Richard Rasmussen

Surgery Clerkship Director

Liah Ribeiro-Johnson

Student Secretary

Dan Ricks

Coordinating Director of Global Health and Research Relations

David Roos

Associate Dean of Student Experience & Well-Being

Jeff Seegmiller

Senior Associate Dean of Academics

J Namealoha Sells Hekekia

Associate Dean of Student Progress

Adam Sharp

Associate Dean of Faculty

Heather Siaki

Phase 1 Curriculum Coordinator

Rachel Skabelund

Course Director for Nutrition, Digestion, Elimination, and Renal; Biochemistry Thread Leader

Andrew Smith

Course Director of Global Clinical Medicine; Co-Course Director of Foundations of Research

Pamela Sylvestre

Pathology Thread Leader

Justina Tavana

SRI Director of Non-Communicable Diseases

Nicole Thomas

Phase 1 Assessment Coordinator

Benjamin Van Tassell

Pharmacology Thread Leader

Aaron Weaver

Co-Course Director of Circulation and Ventilation

Brandon Webb

Associate Dean of Research

Karl Weenig

Co-Course Director of Skin and Musculoskeletal

Derek Wilcox

Assistant Dean of Accreditation and Quality Improvement

Eli Wilson

Summer Premedical Research Internship Student Administrative Assistant

Kristen Woody

Co-Course Director of Global Clinical Medicine; Co-Course Director of Reproduction, Development and Endocrine