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The Office of Academic Affairs (OAA)

COMP Office of Academic Affairs (OAA) Overview: 2011 – 2012 Academic Year

Who we are and what we do:


Interdepartmental:

 

Kay Kalousek, DO, MS, AAHIVS, FACOFP
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Associate Professor of Family Medicine
COMP - Pomona

 

 

Louise Muscato, PhD
Assistant Dean for Medical Education
COMP - Northwest

 

 

Linda Martin, BS
Medical Education Manager
COMP - Northwest

Richard Sugerman, PhD
Director, Service Learning Projects
Professor of Anatomy
COMP - Pomona

 

 

Tyronza Herring
Administrative Associate
COMP - Pomona

 

 

Elizabeth Cuno
Administrative Associate
COMP - Northwest

 

 

Colleen Galindo
Faculty Credentialing
CME Reporting, MSPE

 

 


Academic Informatics:

APP, academic research support, software innovation, rotations lottery, curriculum search engine

 

Scott Helf, DO, MSIT
Chief Technology Officer - COMP
Director Academic Informatics
Assistant Professor of Social Medicine and Healthcare Leadership

 

 

Marcel Ngo, BS
Director of Software Engineering

 

 

Joshua S. Roberts, BS
.NET Programmer/Analyst

 

Pre-Clinical Education:

Administrative support for all aspects of the pre-clinical curriculum, scheduling, room reservations, exam preparation/administration/grading, maintenance of grades, compilation of course evaluations, coordination with the Podiatry, Optometry, and Dentistry colleges.

 

Gerald Thrush, PhD
Assistant Dean, Pre-Clinical Education
Professor of Immunology

 

 

Lara McMahon
Manager, Pre-Clinical Education

 

 

Linda Hutchins

Linda Hutchins
Curriculum and Assessment Specialist
COMP - Northwest

 

 

Patricia Camberos
Academic Assessment Assistant

 

 

Janette Craig

Janette Craig
Shared Curriculum Liaison

 

 

George O'Keefe
Shared Curriculum Liaison

 


Clinical Education:

Rotations development and scheduling, site affiliation agreements and contracts, clinical faculty development, student issues, rotations orientation, letters of good standing, maintenance of rotations grades, didactic weeks.

 

Stephanie White, DO
Director, Clinical Education
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

 

 

Paul Aversano, DO 
Clinical Education Site Director
COMP - Northwest

Marisa Orser, BS
Manager, Clinical Education

 

 

Cristela Ruelas
Clinical Education Coordinator

 

 

Cynthia Lalley
Clinical Education Coordinator

 

 

Desiree Croucher
Clinical Education Coordinator

 

 

Barbara Lopez
Administrative Assistant III

 

 

 

Medical Simulation/Standardized Patient Program:

SP recruitment and training, case development, CPE, OSCEs for ECM, didactic weeks, OPTI residents, simulation technologies, research.

 

Sandra Garner
Senior Director, Medical Simulation & Standardized Patients Programs
Instructor of Social Medicine and Healthcare Leadership

 

 

Toni Lynd
Director, Standardized Patient Program
COMP - Pomona

 

 

Jim Bell, Ed.D

Jim Bell, Ed.D
Director, Standardized Patient Program
COMP - Northwest

Melisa Morrow
Standardized Patient Educator
COMP - Pomona

 

 

Jodi Altendorf
Standardized Patient Educator
COMP - Northwest

 

 

Mary-Anne Biscan
Administrative Assistant