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
Mel.Rosenfeld@NYULangone.org

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
Mel.Rosenfeld@NYULangone.org

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
Michael.Poles@NYULangone.org

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
Verity.Schaye@NYULangone.org

Magdalena Robak Scheer, MD
Assistant Professor, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine
Director, Integrated Clinical Skills
Magdalena.Robak@NYULangone.org

Kelly V. Ruggles, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Director, Integrated Sciences
Kelly.Ruggles@NYULangone.org

Tyler D. Webster, MD, FACC
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Director, Medical Education in the Pre-clinical Sciences
Tyler.Webster@NYULangone.org

Kristi Tutela-Dane, JD, MBA
Senior Director
Kristi.Tutela-Dane@NYULangone.org

Georgia Westbrook
Assistant Director, Accreditation and Clinical Curriculum
Georgia.Westbrook@NYULangone.org

Alexa Gatti
Program Manager, Preclinical Curriculum
Alexa.Gatti@NYULangone.org

Erica Torres
Administrative Supervisor to the Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
Erica.Torres2@NYULangone.org

Office of Medical Education Team

Meg Anderson
Project Coordinator, Standardized Patient Recruitment and Training
Meg.Anderson@NYULangone.org

Joel Bonner
Project Associate
Joel.Bonner@NYULangone.org

Robert Boyd
Senior Project Coordinator, Lottery and Preclerkship Exam Administration
Robert.Boyd@NYULangone.org

Vicky Harnik, PhD
LCME Faculty Lead
Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Victoria.Harnik@NYULangone.org

Carolyn Holmes
Senior Project Coordinator, Academic Calendar and Scheduling Administration
Carolyn.Holmes@NYULangone.org

Shannon Kahen
Senior Program Coordinator, Clinical Curriculum
Shannon.Kahen@NYULangone.org

Malaika Morris
Research Technician
Malaika.Morris@NYULangone.org

Charlotte Murphy
Senior Program Coordinator, Clinical Curriculum
Charlotte.Murphy2@NYULangone.org

Alexandria Pena
Program Coordinator, Preclinical Curriculum
Alexandria.Pena@NYULangone.org

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
Kristen.Ramirez@NYULangone.org

Bari Roberts
Senior Program Coordinator, Clinical Curriculum
Bari.Roberts@NYULangone.org

Jean-Pierre Simon, PhD
Assistant Professor, Education Specialist, and National Board of Medical Examiners Chief Proctor
Jean-Pierre.Simon@NYULangone.org

Shani Smilovich
Program Coordinator, Clinical Curriculum
Shani.Smilovich@NYULangone.org

Nelson Velasquez
Data Analyst
Nelson.Velasquez@NYULangone.org

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.