The Office of Medical Education at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine focuses on training the physicians of tomorrow today. By employing a continuous quality improvement approach to our educational mission, we strive to improve and enhance the educational experience of our students. We lead by our core values of performance, respect, integrity, diversity, and excellence (PRIDE).

We serve as the centralized education hub for our medical students and are committed to developing, planning and implementing a world class undergraduate medical education curriculum. We manage curriculum development, student assessment, program evaluation, innovative paradigms for teaching and learning, and a continuous quality improvement process to assess our progress. We also provide the resources necessary to assure the success of our teaching faculty.

Letter from Our Dean

The role of the Office of Medical Education is to actively support NYU Grossman School of Medicine students in their educational endeavors at a time of remarkable change in the practice of medicine, technology, and research.

Our office works closely with faculty and administration to ensure that our students receive an unparalleled medical education. As a collaborative team, students and faculty learn and discover together. We are proud to produce graduates who approach the profession of medicine with skill, compassion, intellectual discipline, and professionalism.

The Office of Medical Education ensures that students receive a medical education with a strong foundation in the core principles of basic science, mechanisms of disease, and integrated clinical skills. NYU Grossman School of Medicine is excited to offer a patient-centered, disease-focused curriculum that enhances the intellectual link between the classroom and patient care.

All of us in the Office of Medical Education are pleased to support our students and faculty by cultivating a culture of scholarship, mentorship, professionalism, and humanism. We encourage you to learn more about our exciting curriculum, the clinical training sites available to our students, and the faculty who make it all possible.

Warm Regards,
Mel Rosenfeld, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
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Office of Medical Education Faculty and Staff

The faculty and administrative staff of NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s Office of Medical Education manage all aspects of the undergraduate medical curriculum, including curriculum development, implementation, and assessment.

Office of Medical Education Administration

Mel Rosenfeld, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology
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Michael A. Poles, MD, PhD
Associate Dean for Curriculum
Program Director, Division of Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal Section Chief, VA NY Harbor Healthcare System
Director, Educator Community
Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine, Microbiology, and Pathology
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Verity E. Schaye, MD, MHPE
Assistant Dean for Education in the Clinical Sciences
Director, Integrated Clinical Skills
Assistant Director of Curricular Innovation
Institute for Innovations in Medical Education
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
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Magdalena Scheer, MD, MHPE
Assistant Professor, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine
Director, Integrated Clinical Skills
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Kelly V. Ruggles, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Director, Integrated Sciences
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Tyler D. Webster, MD, FACC
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Director, Medical Education in the Pre-clinical Sciences
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Kristi Tutela-Dane, JD, MBA
Senior Director
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Georgia Westbrook
Assistant Director, Accreditation and Clinical Curriculum
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Alexa Gatti
Program Manager, Preclinical Curriculum and Areas of Concentration
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Erica Torres
Administrative Supervisor to the Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
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Office of Medical Education Team

Meg Anderson
Senior Standardized Patient Educator, Recruitment and Training
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Joel Bonner
Project Associate
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Robert Boyd
Senior Project Coordinator, Lottery and Preclerkship Exam Administration
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Vicky Harnik, PhD
LCME Faculty Lead
Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology
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Carolyn Holmes
Senior Project Coordinator, Academic Calendar and Scheduling Administration
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Shannon Kahen
Senior Program Coordinator, Clinical Curriculum
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Sharlize Lescano, MPH
Program Coordinator, Preclinical Curriculum and Areas of Concentration
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Malaika Morris
Research Technician
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Charlotte Murphy, MPH
Senior Program Coordinator, Preclinical Curriculum
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Alexandria Pena
Program Coordinator, Preclinical Curriculum
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Kristen Ramirez, MPhil
Research Instructor, Department of Cell Biology
Director, Anatomical Donation Program, Office of Medical Education
Content Director, Anatomy Lab, UME
Product Manager, Chiimera 3D Anatomy, Institute for Innovations in Medical Education
Associate Chief Proctor, National Board of Medical Examiners
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Bari Roberts
Senior Program Coordinator, Clinical Curriculum
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Samantha Rodriguez, MPH
Program Coordinator, Clinical Curriculum
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Jean-Pierre Simon, PhD
Assistant Professor, Education Specialist, and National Board of Medical Examiners Chief Proctor
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Shani Smilovich, MHA
Program Coordinator, Clinical Curriculum
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Nelson Velasquez
Data Analyst
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Contact Us

For questions about the undergraduate medical curriculum, contact us at 212-263-0748. You can also fax us at 646-502-6826. We are located at 550 First Avenue on the ground floor of the Medical Science Building.