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Leadership and Administration
Contact the Educational Affairs Leadership Team at IU School of Medicine, led by Peter M. Nalin, MD, executive associate dean for educational affairs.

Meet the Educational Affairs Leadership Team

Executive Associate Dean

41427-Wallach, Paul

Paul M. Wallach, MD

Executive Associate Dean for Educational Affairs and Chief Academic Officer

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Regional Campus Deans 

Associate dean and center directors

 

7531-Becker, Steven

Steven G. Becker, MD

IU School of Medicine-Evansville

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14603-Bishop, Derron

Derron L. Bishop, PhD

IU School of Medicine-Muncie

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13292-Chang, Fen-Lei

Fen-Lei F. Chang, MD, PhD

IU School of Medicine-Fort Wayne

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15114-Duong, Taihung

Taihung Duong, PhD

IU School of Medicine-Terre Haute

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4780-Fox, Mark

Mark D. Fox, MD, PhD, MPH

IU School of Medicine-South Bend
Interim, IU School of Medicine-Gary

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51896-Hiller, Katherine

Katherine M. Hiller, MD, MPH

IU School of Medicine-Bloomington

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60070-Tews, Matthew

Matthew Tews, DO, MS

IU School of Medicine-West Lafayette

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Medical Student Education

5011-Allen, Bradley

Bradley L. Allen, MD, PhD

Senior Associate Dean for Medical Student Education

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Curricular Affairs

44410-Ko, Paul

Paul Ko, MD

Associate Dean, Curriculum

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23210-Rudick, Charles

Charles N. Rudick, PhD

Assistant Dean, Curriculum, Director Phase 1

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1367-Benaderet, Amanda

Amanda D. Benaderet, MD, MPH

Assistant Dean, Curriculum Phase 2

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27100-Christman, Megan

Megan A. Christman, DO

Assistant Dean, Curriculum Phase 3

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Student Affairs

14519-Walvoord, Emily

Emily C. Walvoord, MD

Associate Dean, Student Affairs

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1473-Rusk, Debra

Debra S. Rusk, MD

Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
Career Mentoring/Professional Development

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11899-Klemsz, Abigail

Abigail F. Klemsz, MD, PhD

Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
Advising

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64171-Kaminske, Althea

Althea N. Kaminske, PhD

Director, Academic Support/Achievement

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Academic Records/Registrar

12488-Reeser, Marti

Marti Reeser, EdD

Assistant Dean, Academic Records and Promotion

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Amanda Ybarra

Registrar Medical Student Education

Medical Student Education Operations

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Kathy Young, MS

Director Operations

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Tammy Dixon

Operations Manager

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Cathi Wineland

Special Event Manager

Graduate Medical Education

12144-Choi, Jennifer

Jennifer N. Choi, MD

Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education

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Carol Thompson

Director Graduate Medical Education

14624-Nabhan, Zeina

Zeina M. Nabhan, MD

Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education

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Continuing Education for Healthcare Professions

5032-Schwartz, Jennifer

Jennifer E. Schwartz, MD

Associate Dean of Continuing Education for Healthcare Professions

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Kim Denny, MSEd, CHCP

Director

Health Professions and Pre-Doctoral Programs

12488-Reeser, Marti

Marti Reeser, EdD

Associate Dean for Health Professions and Pre-Doctoral Programs

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11875-Dawson-Knox, Tamika

Tamika S. Dawson-Knox, MD

Director of Master of Science in Medical Science Program

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19580-Brehl, Nicholas

Nicholas C. Brehl, MED

Director of Health Professions Programs

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Research in Medical Education

1578-Kochhar, Komal

Komal Kochhar, MD

Director of Research in Medical Education (RIME)

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Ruth Lilly Medical Library

22759-Rios, Gabriel

Gabriel R. Rios

Director, Ruth Lilly Medical Library

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10608-Ralston, Rick

Rick K. Ralston, MS

Associate Director of Library Operations, Ruth Lilly Medical Library

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23633-Blevins, Amy

Amy E. Blevins, MALSC

Librarian, Ruth Lilly Medical Library

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Accreditation/Continuous Quality Improvement 

42972-O'Brien, Colleen

Colleen M. O'Brien, JD, MPH

Director of Continuous Quality Improvement, Educational Affairs

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Admissions and Student Financial Service 

15114-Duong, Taihung

Taihung Duong, PhD

Associate Dean for MD Admissions and Student Financial Services

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Student Financial Services

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Jose Espada

Director Student Financial Aid Services

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LaTonya Hudson

Assistant Director

Admissions

10671-Smartt, Karen

Karen A. Smartt, EdD

Director of Admissions

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Graduate Studies 

9738-Hurley, Thomas

Thomas D. Hurley, PhD

Associate Dean for Graduate Education

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Lauren Easterling, PhD

Director of Trainee Services

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Angela M. Fowler, PhD

Director of Postdoctoral Affairs

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Brandy Wood, MS

Director of Graduate Programs and Student Success

Educational Affairs Administrative Services

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Deb Birnbaum, MBA

Innovations/Project Management

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Mike Dance, MBA

Finance/Operations

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James Lyons

Human Resources

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Joe Peters

Space and Planning

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Shannon McDaniel

Director of Health Technology Support