Our Team

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The Graduate Medicine Education Office is led by Dr. Byron Joyner, Vice Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Designated Institutional Official; Dr. Jennifer Best, Associate Dean, Education and Accreditation; and Cindy Hamra, Associate Dean, Operations and Administration.

The GME Office is divided into four functional units:

Education and Accreditation
Quality and Patient Safety
Operations and Administration
Finance

GME Leadership

Byron Joyner, MD, MPA

Vice Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Designated Institutional Official

Phone: 206.616.7656
Email: bjoyner@uw.edu
Assistant: Tammy Ramirez

Jennifer Best, MD

Associate Dean, Education and Accreditation

Program Oversight and Educational Quality Improvement
Learning Environment Improvement and Innovation
Educational Programming for Residents, Fellows, and Faculty
GME Community Engagement Initiatives

Phone: 206.616.5210
Email: jabest@uw.edu
Assistant: Jenn Johal

Cindy Hamra, JD, MA

Associate Dean, Operations and Administration

RFPU-NW Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)
Resident and Fellow Remediation and Performance Management
GME Position Allocations (FTE)
“Other” / unclear who to ask

Phone: 206.685.5647
Email: hamrac@uw.edu
Assistant: Amanda Easton

Accreditation and Education

	Hadar Duman, MHI Director of Accreditation ACGME Institutional and Program Requirements Annual Program Evaluations Site Visits Special Reviews New Rotation Sites Request and Affiliation Agreements Phone: 206.616.2961 Email: hadars@uw.edu
	Olivia Frederiksen Accreditation and Regulatory Specialist Accreditation Compliance & Data Management Program Director Appointments Workplace Safety New Rotation Sites Request and Affiliation Agreements Phone: 206.685.0252 Email: ofred@uw.edu
	Chris Gibson Affiliations and Agreements Specialist Program Letters of Agreement Rotation Requests ADS Site List Management Phone: 206.616.1503 Email: csgibson@uw.edu
	Jenn Johal, MA Learning Environment Specialist Executive Administrator to Dr. Best Event Planning (PDDS, GME Meet & Greets, Resident & Fellow events) Education and Accreditation Project Management Phone: 206.616.8286 Email: jenjohal@uw.edu

Operations

	Karyn Crow Float Administrator Float Administrator Support for Programs Program Administrator Advisory Council (PAAC) Special Projects Phone: 206.685.2324 Email: karynec@uw.edu
	Amanda Easton Program Manager Ops/Admin team program and project management Event Management Executive Administrator to Cindy Hamra Special Projects Phone: 206.616.1504 Email: amande@uw.edu
	Hayley Fisher Director, Housestaff Affairs RFPU-NW Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) Resident and Fellow Leaves Resident and Fellow Onboarding and Orientation Phone: 206.616.8608 Email: hfisher1@uw.edu
	Angela James Housestaff Affairs Specialist Graduation Certificates Outside Work Requests and Volunteer Activities Visiting Residents Phone: 206.543.3065 Email: ang226@uw.edu
	Bre Leatherman, MBA, PHR HR Manager Leaves of Absence Disability Accommodations CBA Compliance Phone: 206.543.2109 Email: smitbre@uw.edu
	Shinetra Pryor Appointment Manager Credentialing, ACGME and non-ACGME Trainees Housestaff Appointment Processes MedHub, Appointments and Terminations Phone: 206.221.1452 Email: snpryor@uw.edu
	Gabrielle Pett, MHA Senior Director, Business Affairs Non-ACGME Accredited Programs Visas (J-1, H-1B) and ECFMG TPL NRMP and ERAS Institutional Administrator Phone: 206.543.0069 Email: nathangl@uw.edu
	Tammy Ramirez Executive Assistant to Byron Joyner MD, MPA GME Office Manager Phone: 206.543.6232 Email: tkh971@uw.edu

Residency Management and Administration

Allison Shults

RMS and Information Systems Manager

MedHub Helpdesk Support
MedHub Training and Orientation
MedHub Data Archiving and Maintenance
Institutional MedHub Reporting

Phone: 206.543.1079
Email: ashults@uw.edu

Resident and Fellow Wellness Service

Dipti Chrastka, LMFT

Director, GME Wellness Service

Wellness Program Oversight, development and Wellness initiatives
Counseling support: Individuals, Couples, Groups
Community Building Events + Wellness Corner newsletter
Based at HMC

Phone: 206.744.0655
Email: diptic@uw.edu

Howard Schafer, LMFT

Mental Health Counselor

Counseling – Individuals, Couples, Groups
Community Building Events
Wellness Corner Newsletter

Email: hischa5@uw.edu

Amy Wheat, LMHC

Mental Health Counselor

Counseling – Individuals, Couples, Groups
Community Building Events
Wellness Corner Newsletter

Email: amywheat@uw.edu

Learning Gateway

	Jon Anscher Director of eLearning eLearning Project Intake eLearning Development Oversight Resident eLearning Program Management Learning Gateway Budget Management Phone: 206.616.0184 Email: janscher@uw.edu
	Amy Law Instructional Designer eLearning Design and Development eLearning Project Management Phone: 206.685.5226 Email: amylaw@uw.edu
	Caleb Pong LMS Senior Analyst Learning Management System (LMS) Administration LMS Registrations LMS Reporting Phone: 206.543.2119 Email: pongkai@uw.edu
	Joe Wilson Lead eLearning User Experience Designer User Experience Design and Graphic Design eLearning Development Learning Gateway Website Development, Testing and Maintenance Phone: 206.905.4523 Email: joewilso@uw.edu
	Ingrid Cuthbert, BSc, MPhil, AA eLearning Experience Developer eLearning Development Visual Design Learning Gateway Website Development Phone: 206.543.2115 Email: ingridkc@uw.edu
	Juliet Meggs, PhD Instructional Designer eLearning Design eLearning Project Management Email: meggsje@uw.edu
	Ivy Gibson eLearning Experience Developer eLearning Development Visual Design Email: ivygib@uw.edu

GME Finance

	Casey Dalluge Director, GME Finance Billing and Reconciliation Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable Financial Reporting Financial Modeling Phone: 206.616.6465 Email: cdalluge@uw.edu
	Bethany Griffitts, MPAcc Fiscal Specialist Billing and Invoicing Scheduling Policy Reconciliation Phone: 206.221.3312 Email: betgriff@uw.edu
	Audrey Lee Fiscal Specialist Budgets Expense/Revenue Coordination Financial Records Reconciliation Single Source Agreements Tracking Phone: 206.616.9251 Email: minhl@uw.edu
	Branden Phanmaha, MBA Finance Manager Process Improvement for Billing and Accounts Receivable Single Source Reconciliation Special Projects Phone: 206.616.0904 Email: phanmaha@uw.edu