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Administrative Assistant
Specialties: Support the 5 Medical Curriculum Committees; Coordinate the Annual Medical Curriculum
Retreat/Advance & Annual Facilitator Training; Coordinate schedules for meetings and
events; Assist with LCME Accreditation Activities; Assist in meetings for the Associate
Dean for Teaching & Learning & Associate Dean for Medical Curriculum; Inventory;
Overall Department Support
- dawne.barwin@UND.edu
- 701.777.3800 | Suite E438, Workstation E438h
Education Services Coordinator
Specialties: Manage Department Financials (Payroll, Accounts Payable, Account Management, Ordering
Supplies/technology/software); Upload Letters of Recommendation (LOR); Manage Department
Website; Administrator for the NBME portal Onboarding/Off boarding of faculty/staff/students;
Department Telephone & Key Counselor; Assist with department operations and strategic
planning
- shae.carlson@UND.edu
- 701.777.6150 | Suite E438, Workstation E438f
Associate Dean for Medical Curriculum, Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Specialties: Lead Education Resources in support of academic programs; Oversee the implementation
of the medical curriculum; Advise and support the Undergraduate Medical Education
and related committees
- patrick.carr@UND.edu
- 701.777.2576 | Suite E456, Office E463
Director of Pre-Clerkship Clinical Sciences for Phase 1
Specialties: Clinical Science Curriculum; Clinical Skills History and Physical Exam Teaching and
Assessment; Patient Centered Learning Case Reviews; Team Based Learning Activity
and Readiness Assessment Test Reviews; Assist in Simulation Activities
- mark.christenson@UND.edu
- 701.777.4791 | Suite E438, Office E448
Associate Professor
Specialties: Major provider of therapeutics lectures to Phase 1; Facilitate in PCL
- richard.clarens@UND.edu
- 701.777.3800 | Suite E438
Assistant Dean for Assessment, Evaluation and Quality Improvement
Specialties: Provides leadership and oversight of assessment, programmatic evaluation and continuous
quality improvement in the MD program to ensure that outcomes are aligned with institutional
goals and accreditation standards. Provides instruction in cell biology, histology,
and embryology to phase 1 medical students.
- jane.dunlevy@UND.edu
- 701.777.2575 | Suite E438, Office E446
Director of Simulation and Co-Director, Year 1 and 2, Clinical Science Curriculum
Team
Specialties: Physical exam skills teaching and assessment; High fidelity human patient simulation;
Doctoring skills procedures & Boot Camp; Standardized patients for student education;
Doctoring skills Lectures; Doctoring skills curriculum development; Medical oversight
of Simulation in Motion - ND
- kara.eickman@UND.edu
- 701.777.6364 | Suite E438, Office E448
Senior Assessment Specialist
Specialties: Manages and administers Phase 1 assessment; Management of assessment outcomes; NBME
exam administration; Exam-day proctoring and technological assistance; Manage phase
1 student gradebooks
- mary.hamilton.1@und.edu
- 701.777.6141 | Suite E438, Office E452
Medical Curriculum Coordinator
Specialties: Coordinate & schedule Phase 1 Electives; Coordinates Phase 3 Sub-Internship Lottery;
Manage Away Rotations; Monitor & update electives for all phases; Create & manage
the MD Academic calendar;
- alissa.hancock@UND.edu
- 701.777.6167 | Suite E438, Workstation E438c
Senior Statistician
Specialties: Program Evaluation; Facilitator in the Medical Curriculum; Teaches Statistics; Conducts
& Assists Research; Statistical Analysis
- charles.hosford@UND.edu
- 701.777.4713 | Suite E438, Office E440
Director of Interprofessional Education & Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Specialties: Interprofessional Health Care Course; Interprofessional Simulation Learning Experiences;
Interprofessional Telehealth Simulations Using Remotely Operated Biomedical Telepresence
Systems (ROBOTS); Other Interprofessional Learning Activities in partnership with
programs and departments; Interprofessional Health Day Event advisor; Interprofessional
Elective; PharmD/MD match program; Coordination and management of the IPEC badging
program; Diabetes Care lectures for PA, PT, and FM residencies; Diabetes Case wraps
- eric.l.johnson@UND.edu
- 701.777.3811 | Suite E438, Office E445
Assistant Dean for Academic Support and Longitudinal Integration & Associate Professor
of Family and Community Medicine
Specialties: Pre-Matriculation Program; Academic Success Program; USMLE Step 1 Prep Program;
USMLE Step 2 Prep Program; CBSE Support Program; Integration of Basic Sciences with
Clinical Sciences in Phase 1; Academic success sessions in ACHIEVE program; Facilitator
Training Program for faculty for Patient Centered Learning
- m.kalyanasundaram@UND.edu
- 701.777.1564 | Suite E438, Office E449
Curriculum Management Specialist
Specialties: Curriculum database Management; Provides support in curriculum scheduling; Implements
mapping of objectives/themes/etc; Contracts/Contract pay; Phase 1 lecture teaching
payments; Coordinates Sophomore Awards;
- rebecca.a.maher@UND.edu
- 701.777.3636 | Suite E438, Workstation E438f/Remote
Assessment Assistant
Specialties: Coordinate and administer pre-clerkship case-based and laboratory examinations Manage
exam grading processes, outcomes analysis, and reporting across assessment platforms
Support assessment operations through student communication, proctoring, compliance,
and exam reviews Maintain and develop faculty question banks and formative/summative
quiz systems Oversee exam logistics including scheduling graders, re-grading coordination,
and assessment workflows
- charleigh.manley@UND.edu
- 701.777.6174 | Suite E438, Office E452
Education Program Coordinator for Phase 1
Specialties: Patient Centered Learning (PCL) and Team Based Learning (TBL) coordinator; Case Wrap-Up
coordinator ; Provide support to the Assistant Dean of Phase 1 Curriculum; General
administrative duties related to Phase 1; Launch Week coordinator
- elisa.nowatzki@UND.edu
- 701.777.4368 | Suite E438, Workstation E438b
Co-Director, Year 1 and 2, Clinical Science Curriculum Team
Specialties: Assist in the Doctoring Skills curriculum; Clinical History and Physical Exam teaching;
Coordination of Hx-taking sessions/Derm Lab; Facilitation of PCL, Simulations and IPHC
sessions; Assessment of Clinical/Professional Competencies; Coordination of Medical
Education Elective
- devendra.pant@UND.edu
- 701.777.6704 | Suite E438, Office E439
Assistant Dean of Phase 2 and 3
Specialties: Serve an active role in development and contribution to Phase 2 and 3 Medical Curriculum as
well as longitudinal curriculum in all phases; Phase 2/3 Committee Chair and serve
on committees related to Phase 2/3; Learning management system (i.e. Leo) administration
related to P2/P3; Lead student education related to application to away rotations, residency,
the match including offering mock interviews; Work with Office of Student Affairs to
help coordinate VSLO for students at home institution; Play an active role in gathering
feedback from students in phase 2/3 as well as serving as ad hoc advisor for phase
2/3; Monitor for compliance and deficiencies in Phase 2/3 and ensure consistency
across campuses; Oversight and advisement of the MD program affiliation agreement proce
- jennifer.m.peterson@und.edu
- 701.777.6148 | Suite E456, Office E458
Program Coordinator, NE Campus
Specialties: Phase 2 and Phase 3 medical student schedule coordinator; NBME Phase 1 exams, Step
Prep exams, and NE Campus Shelf Exams ; Pathology and Interprofessional II elective
support; Administrative Support for NE Campus
- brenda.riskey@UND.edu
- 701.777.4630 | Suite E438, Workstation E438d
Administrative Assistant to Assistant Dean for Phase 2 and 3
Specialties: Coordinate Affiliation Agreements and other projects related to the Medical Curriculum;
Provide administrative support to Assistant Dean and department; Provide administrative
support for Phase 2/3 Schedule System; Provide administrative support for meetings, events and
electives
- kalie.shawstad@UND.edu
- 701.777.6162 | Suite E438, Workstation E438g
Curriculum Schedule Coordinator for Phase 1
Specialties: Schedule and coordinate the curriculum lecture schedules in Phase 1 Coordinate outside
lecturer PowerPoint presentations and parking Phase 1 lecture teaching payment paperwork
- janelle.studney@UND.edu
- 701.777.3208 | Suite E438, Workstation E438e