Graduate and Medical Student Education Office

The Graduate and Medical Student Education (GME) Office is led by Dr. Susan Marshall, director of Medical Education, and Kari Dietrich, director of Graduate Medical Education, Medical Student and WWAMI programs.

The GME Office oversees three primary functions:

Mailstop: OC.7.830
Office Phone: 206-987-2525
Office Fax: 206-985-3157

Office Leadership

Susan Marshall, MD

Director of Medical Education

Phone: 206-987-2525
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Marianne Vasquez

Kari Dietrich, MEd

Director of Graduate Medical Education, Medical Student and WWAMI Programs

Phone: 206-987-2527
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: Marianne Vasquez

Graduate Medical Education

Chris Pendergrass

Associate Director, GME Finance and Operations

  • Department budgets
  • Trainee FTE allocations

Phone: 206-987-0670
Email: [email protected]

Marcy Elert

Contract Administration

  • Affiliation agreements
  • Program letters of agreement
  • Visiting electives

Email: [email protected]

Erika Last

Training and Credentialing Coordinator

  • Resident  and fellow credentialing
  • Trainee on-boarding and orientation
  • Active housestaff compliance

Phone: 206-987-5093
Email: [email protected] | [email protected]

Nicole Sotelo

Documentation and Data Specialist

  • Annual Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) audit and count
  • Accounts payable
  • GME training and credentialing

Phone: 206-987-4465
Email: [email protected] | [email protected]

Marianne Vasquez

Administrative Assistant

  • Assistant to office leadership
  • GME conference room scheduling

Phone: 206-987-2501
Email: [email protected]

Sharon Whitson

Fellowship Programs Administration and Fellows College

  • Fellows College
  • Fellowship Program support
  • UW Department of Pediatrics liaison

Phone: 206-987-5870
Email: [email protected]

Medical Student and WWAMI Programs

Rebekah Burns, MD

Program Director

Email: [email protected]

Esther Chung, MD, MPH

Associate Director, Advanced Patient Care and New Initiatives

Email: [email protected]

Amy Dettori, MD

Associate Director, Outpatient Core Clerkship

Email: [email protected]

Kristen Hayward, MD, MS

Associate Director, Pediatric Pre-Clinical Education

Email: [email protected]

Abena Knight, MD

Associate Director, Inpatient Core Clerkship

Email: [email protected]

Emily Myers, MD

Associate Director, Explore and Focus Electives

Email: [email protected]

Michelle Terry, MD

Associate Director, Career Advising

Email: [email protected]

Richard Shugerman, MD

WWAMI Program Director; Director of Regional Education and Faculty Development

Email: [email protected]

Sara Fear

Medical Student and WWAMI Programs Manager

  • Seattle-based clerkships
  • Medical student advising

Phone: 206-987-2008
Email: [email protected]

My Linh Nguyen

WWAMI Program Coordinator

  • Medical student onboarding and credentialing
  • Pediatric resident WWAMI rotation coordination
  • Clinical faculty appointments

Phone: 206-987-5869
Email: [email protected]

Carla Salldin

WWAMI Program Coordinator

  • Regional WWAMI site support

Email: [email protected]