Faculty and Staff
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Academic Staff
Each person's name is linked to biographical data.
Academic Affairs : Clinical Educational Affairs : Continuing Medical Education :
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Academic affairs
Stephen Laird, D.O., Professor and Associate Dean
John George, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Curriculum
Susan Coon, MABC, Director for Academic Affairs
Jody Peterson, B.S., Administrative Assistant
Jennifer Bryant, A.D., Coordinator
Valerie Hamlin, B.S., Curriculum Coordinator
Melanie McAuley, M.A., Curriculum & Assessment Analyst
Ivy Garmon, M.Ed.,
NIH R25 Curriculum Specialist
Charity Thomann, M.A., Sponsored Project Coordinator
Clinical EducationAL Affairs
Jeffrey Suzewits, D.O., MPH., Interim Dean
Tammy Kriegshauser, MBA,
Assistant Dean
Donna Hettinger, Administrative Assistant
Shelley Reed,
Project Coordinator
Tabitha Sawyer, Clinical Technology Coordinator
Amy Duvall, KCOM Campus Rotation Site Coordinator
Christy Fenton, Receptionist
Continuing medical education
Kimberly Blackman, Director
Dani McCarty, Office Coordinator
dean's office
Kathleen Campbell, Assistant to the Dean
Jacqueline Locke, Administrative Assistant
education development and services
Stephen Laird, D.O., Professor and Associate Dean
Jennifer Tuttle, B.S.,
Supervisor of Curriculum
Lois Epperson,
Administrative Support
Dylan Herx, B.A.,
Instructional Coordinator
Barb Kimberly, Instructional Coordinator
Richelle Lee, B.S.,
Instructional Coordinator
Chris Lindley, B.S., Coordinator
Rebecca McClure, M.M.,
Instructional Coordinator
John Rickelman, D.O.,
Medical Director of Clinical Human Patient Simulation
David Patterson, B.S.E., M.Ed.,
Director of Simulation Assessment
Elaine Louder, B.S., Human Simulation Center Lab Technician
Talia Harris, R.N.,
Supervisor of Standardized Patient Program
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Lisa March, M.B.A., Executive Director
Melissa Parman, Administrative Assistant
