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Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Institute for the Transformation of Medical Education

Kern Institute

Meet Our Team

Faculty Directors

Adina Luba Kalet, MD, MPH

Director, Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Institute for the Transformation of Medical Education Stephen and Shelagh Roell Endowed Chair

Tavinder K. Ark, PhD

Director, Data Science Lab, Kern Institute

Cassie Ferguson, MD

Associate Director, Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Institute for the Transformation of Medical Education; Director, Student Pillar, Kern Institute

Kathlyn Fletcher, MD, MA

Co-Director, Graduate Medical Education Pillar; Member, Clinical Learning Environment Pillar, Kern Institute

Fabrice Jotterand, PhD, MA

Director, P-METaL Lab; Member, Cross Pillar, Kern Institute

Kristina Kaljo, PhD

Director, Faculty Pillar, Kern Institute

Karen J. Marcdante, MD

Director, Human-Centered Design Lab, Kern Institute

Lana Minshew, PhD, MEd

Co-Director, Human-Centered Design Lab; Member, P-METaL Lab, Kern Institute

Alicia M. Pilarski, DO

Co-Director, Graduate Medical Education Pillar; Member, Culture & Systems Pillar, Kern Institute

Sandra L. Pfister, PhD

Interim Director, Clinical Learning Environment Pillar; Member, Faculty Pillar, Kern Institute

Institute Staff

Michael T. Braun, PhD

Program Manager

Venus Coates, MBA

Department Administrator, Kern Institute

Melissa DeNomie, MS

Program Manager

Vivian Dondlinger

Program Manager, Faculty Pillar, Kern Institute

Ethan Duwell, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Justine Espisito

Research Coordinator II

Julia Schmitt

Program Manager

Devarati Syam, PhD

Program Manager, Student and GME Pillars, Kern Institute

Kaicey von Stockhausen

Program Manager, Clinical Learning Environment Pillar, Kern Institute

Erin Weileder

Sr. Communications Consultant

Faculty Contributors

Jeffrey C. Amundson, PhD

Member, P-METaL Lab, Kern Institute

Tavinder K. Ark, PhD

Director, Data Science Lab, Kern Institute

Ilya Avdeev, PhD

Member, Human-Centered Design Lab, Kern Institute

Bruce H. Campbell, MD

Member, Faculty Pillar, Kern Institute

Erica Chou, MD

Member, Clinical Learning Environment Pillar, Kern Institute

David J. Cipriano, PhD

Member, Community & Institutional Engagement Pillar, Kern Institute

Christopher S. Davis, MD, MPH

Member, Faculty and Community & Institutional Engagement Pillar, Kern Institute

M. Chris Decker, MD

Member, Human-Centered Design Lab, Kern Institute

Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD

Member, Culture & Systems Pillar, Kern Institute

Elizabeth Ellinas, MD

Member, Faculty and Cross Pillars, Kern Institute

Kathlyn Fletcher, MD, MA

Co-Director, Graduate Medical Education Pillar; Member, Clinical Learning Environment Pillar, Kern Institute

Jeff D. Fritz, PhD

Member, Clinical Learning Environment Pillar, Kern Institute

Mary Ann Gilligan, MD, MPH

Member, Faculty and Clinical Learning Environment Pillars, Kern Institute

Alexandra Harrington, MD, MT (ASCP)

Member, Faculty Pillar, Kern Institute

John R. Hayes, DO

Member, Community & Institutional Engagement Pillar, Kern Institute

Fabrice Jotterand, PhD, MA

Director, P-METaL Lab; Member, Cross Pillar, Kern Institute

Mark W. Lodes, MD

Member, Culture & Systems Pillar, Kern Institute

Michael Lund, MD

Member, Student Pillar, Kern Institute

Jane Machi, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Member, Student Pillar, Kern Institute

Karen J. Marcdante, MD

Director, Human-Centered Design Lab, Kern Institute

Marty Muntz, MD

Member, Community & Institutional Engagement Pillar, Kern Institute

David A. Nelson, PhD, MS

Member, Community & Engagement Institutional Pillar, Kern Institute

Jayshil Patel, MD

Member, Clinical Learning Environment Pillar, Kern Institute

Wendy Peltier, MD

Member, Faculty Pillar, Kern Institute

Kurt Pfeifer, MD

Member, Student and Clinical Learning Environment Pillars, Kern Institute

Alicia M. Pilarski, DO

Co-Director, Graduate Medical Education Pillar; Member, Culture & Systems Pillar, Kern Institute

Sandra L. Pfister, PhD

Interim Director, Clinical Learning Environment Pillar; Member, Faculty Pillar, Kern Institute

Leslie Ruffalo, PhD, MS

Member, Community & Institutional Engagement Pillar, Kern Institute

Malika L. Siker, MD

Member, Student Pillar, Kern Institute

Ryan Spellecy, PhD

Member, Community & Institutional Engagement Pillar, Kern Institute

Chris Stawski, PhD

Member, Student and Culture & Systems Pillars, Kern Institute

Bipin Thapa, MD, MS, FACP

Member, Faculty Pillar, Kern Institute

John Yoon, MD

Visiting Professor, Kern Institute

Staci A. Young, PhD

Member, Community & Institutional Engagement Pillar, Kern Institute