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Contacting the Whiddon College of Medicine

 

▼   Dean's Office

Mailing Address:
5795 USA Drive N, CSAB 170
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL 36688

 

Jeffrey S. La Rochelle, M.D., MPH
Dean, Whiddon College of Medicine
(251) 341-3030
jeffrey.larochelle@southalabama.edu  

  

R. Franklin Trimm, M.D.
Senior Associate Dean
(251) 341-4072
rftrimm@southalabama.edu

  

Maya Mirzoeva
Associate Dean for Finance and Administration
(251) 460-7802
mirzoeva@southalabama.edu 

 
▼   Office of Accreditation and Planning
Timothy Gilbert, Ed.D.
Associate Dean for Accreditation
and Planning 
(251) 460-6597
tgilbert@southalabama.edu 

Melisa Pierce, Ed.D., MPA
Executive Director, Accreditation and
Continuous Quality Improvement
(251) 414-8147
melisapierce@southalabama.edu 

David S. Williams, Ph.D., MPA
Assistant Dean, Institutional and
Academic Success
(251) 460-6770
dwilliams@southalabama.edu 

Russell W. Cantrell, MSCIS, MBA
Director, Data Administration and 
Strategic Initiatives
(251) 460-7055
rwcantrell@southalabama.edu 

Angie O’Neal, M.Ed.
Director, Learning Support Services
(251) 341-3927
aoneal@southalabama.edu 

 Wendy Wheeler
Program Coordinator
(251) 460-7691
wwheeler@southalabama.edu 

 

▼   Division of Medical Education 

T.J. Hundley, M.D.
Associate Dean for Medical Education
(251) 414-8166
tjhundley@southalabama.edu

Abu-Bakr Al-Mehdi, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Assessment and Evaluation
(251) 341-3891
mehdi@southalabama.edu

Benjamin Estrada, M.D.
Assistant Dean for Medical Education
(251) 405-5126
bestrada@health.southalabama.edu

Jeffrey Sosnowski, M.D., Ph.D. 
Assistant Dean for Curriculum Integration
(251) 414-8166
jsosnowski@southalabama.edu 

David Weber, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Medical Education
(251) 460-6840
dweber@southalabama.edu 

Laura Boatright, M.D.
Assistant Dean for Medical Education
Director of Clinical Skills
(251) 380-2710
lboatright@southalabama.edu

Bri Kestler, Ph.D., PA-C
Assistant Professor of Medical Education
Co-Director of Clinical Skills
Physician Assistant, Department of OB/GYN
(251) 460-6857
brikestler@southalabama.edu

Andrew Ferriby, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medical Education
(251) 461-1864
andrew.ferriby@southalabama.edu 

Greg Brower, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor of Medical Education
(251) 460-6862
brower@southalabama.edu

Phillip Fields, Ph.D.
Professor of Medical Education
(251) 460-6766
pfields@southalabama.edu 

Vaughan Lee, Ph.D.
Professor of Medical Education
(251) 460-7339
vlee@southalabama.edu 

Kayla V. Pavlick, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medical Education
(251) 460-6685
kvpavlick@southalabama.edu 

Peyton McElroy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medical Education
(251) 460-6248
pmcelroy@southalabama.edu 

Shannon Brown
COM Assessment Coordinator
srbrown@southalabama.edu

Ashley Givens
Medical Education Coordinator
(251) 461-1413
agivens@southalabama.edu

Ashley Hay
Clinical Skills Coordinator
(251) 341-3988
aahay@southalabama.edu

Breland Walley
Program Coordinator
(251) 414-8166
bwalley@southalabama.edu

Charissa Moore
Medical Education Evaluation Coordinator
(251) 460-7498
csmoore@southalabama.edu

Candis Patterson
Coordinator, CLINIC
(251) 460-7139
cpatterson@southalabama.edu
▼   Office of Student Affairs

Laventrice Ridgeway, Ed.D.
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
(251) 460-7174
lsridgeway@southalabama.edu

Karen Braswell
Supervisor Clinical Education
(251) 471-7145
kbraswell@southalabama.edu 

LaToya Gamble
Coordinator, COM Clinical Education
(251) 471-7873
lgamble@southalabama.edu 

Sierra Huff-Brown
Assistant Registrar
(251) 460-7180
schuff@southalabama.edu 
 
Frank Lucas, Ed.D., MLA
Director, Student Records and Engagement
(251) 460-7180
flucas@southalabama.edu 

Gracie Overstreet, MBA
Senior Program Coordinator, Student Affairs
(251) 460-7174
gracieoverstreet@southalabama.edu 

Stacey R. Parrish
Program Coordinator, Student Affairs
(251) 460-7174
srparrish@southalabama.edu 

Stephanie Roote
Associate Director, Financial Aid
(251) 460-7918
sroote@southalabama.edu

Becky Smith, Ph.D., NCC
Director, Health and Wellness
(251) 460-7051
beckysmith@southalabama.edu
▼   Office of Continuing Medical Education
James Creg
CME Director
(251) 414-8080
jpcreg@southalabama.edu 
▼   Office of Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development

Emily Wilson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development
(251) 341-3087
emilyw@southalabama.edu

Binata Mukherjee, M.D., MBA
Assistant Dean for Faculty Development
bmukherjee@southalabama.edu 

Jeanna Smith
Director, Faculty Affairs
jmsmith@southalabama.edu

Heather Fleming
Assistant Director, Faculty Affairs
hdfleming@southalabama.edu

Amanda Arnold, M.S.
Education and Training Specialist, Faculty Development
(251) 460-6823
akarnold@southalabama.edu

Alice Nolen
Faculty Affairs Specialist, Faculty Affairs
(251) 460-6832
anolen@southalabama.edu 

Kathy Harden
Secretary V, Office of Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development
(251) 460-6421
kharden@southalabama.edu 

▼   Office of Graduate Medical Education
Judy V. Blair-Elortegui, M.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Designated Institutional Official for GME
jblair@health.southalabama.edu 
▼   Office of Admissions

Mailing Address:
USA Whiddon College of Medicine
Office of Admissions
5795 USA Drive N., Room 339
Mobile, AL 36688
Phone: (251) 460-7176

Natalie Bauer, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Admissions
nbauer@southalabama.edu

Deborah Fetherland
Director of Admissions
fetherland@southalabama.edu

Brittany Seals
Assistant Director of Admissions
bwseals@southalabama.edu

Kelly Clarke
Assistant to the Director of Admissions
kellyclarke@southalabama.edu 

▼   Office of Health Advancement

Melody Petty, M.D., MPH
Assistant Dean for Health Advancement
(251) 471-7117
Mlpetty@health.southalabama.edu 

LoRen Burroughs Modisa, Ed.D., MPA
Director, Health Advancement
(251) 341-4072
lburroughs@southalabama.edu 

Tiquera Hall, Ph.D., MPA
Education and Training Program Manager, Health Advancement
(251) 341-4072
twhall@southalabama.edu 

▼   Office of Medical Alumni Relations

Kelly McCarron
Associate Vice President, Medical Affairs
USA Health Development
(251) 460-7032
kmccarron@southalabama.edu

▼   Office of Research

Christopher Davies, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research
(251) 460-6659
cdavies@southalabama.edu