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Medical Education

The Medical Education unit is responsible for executing the medical education program leading to the MD degree, including curriculum development, program evaluation, and student assessment. It also provides administrative support for education-related faculty committees and schedules space for classes in the School of Medicine building.

Erica Brownfield, MD, MBA

Associate Dean for Medical Education
404-727-3400 office

  • Curriculum Oversight
  • Curriculum Committee
  • LCME accreditation (Dr. Jason Brown as faculty accreditation lead and first contact)
  • Policies, procedures, MD Student Handbook
  • Weekly email updates
  • Oversight of Course and Clerkship Leadership (for Foundations, Dr. Schulman is first contact, for Application and Translation phase, Dr. Higgins first contact)
  • Medical Education Staff (Tyrese Hinkins-Jones is first contact)
  • Research involving medical students as subjects
  • Career in academic internal medicine, medical education leadership, healthcare for the underserved
  • Any general questions, concerns, or suggestions
Douglas Ander, MD

Assistant Dean for Medical Education and Health Profession Programs
678-772-8162

  • Honor Council Liaison
  • Dean Liaison to the Health Professions Programs
  • Interprofessional Education Thread Leader
  • Career in academic emergency medicine, medical education scholarship
David Schulman, MD, MPH

Director of Foundations
678-471-9959

  • Oversight of Foundations phase (content, policies, faculty, course, and thread directors)
  • Exam schedule changes in Foundations phase
  • Absences during Foundations phase (if Dr. Schwartz unavailable)
  • Career in academic internal medicine (Pulmonary/Critical Care/Sleep Medicine), medical education contact
Mary Jo Lechowicz, MD

Director of Societies
404-778-3908 office

  • Oversight of Small Group Advisors
  • Oversight of the SGA faculty leadership council
  • Responsible for Application phase Tuesday evening schedule
  • Resource for discussion and conflict management of Small Group experience for faculty and students
  • Careers in Hematology/Oncology, medical education leadership
  • Mentorship/research in Hematology/Oncology for learners from all disciplines and status
Maureen Powers, PhD

Directory of Discovery
404-727-8859

Tyrese Hinkins Jones, M.Ed., Ed.S.

Director, Medical Education
404-727-8777

Lisa Brooks-McDonald, BS

Senior Program Coordinator, CLSM and Discovery
404-712-9950

Vacant

Program Coordinator, Foundations
404-712-7967

Brian Stephens, MEd

Senior Program Coordinator, Accreditation & Compliance
404-727-5718

Selena Phipps, BS

Program Coordinator, Longitudinal
404-712-9962

Nikia Bryant, MS

Educational Analyst – Program Evaluation and OASIS Administrator
404-727-5591

Kameelah Moon, BS

Program Coordinator, Societies, Faculty, and Curriculum
404-712-9938

Joshua Cook, BS

Program Coordinator, Assessment
404-727-2897

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Last modified: 07/25/2024.