Leadership
Vice Chair of Education
Dr. Foley oversees all of the strategic planning initiatives and efforts in the Centralized Education Office. Under his leadership, the Office of Education has made great strides this past year. Dr. Foley utilizes his expertise as a clinician, teacher, and passion for improving clinical education towards leading the education team in their efforts of raising the bar for education. The department looks forward to another great year of educational innovations and successes.
Graduate Medical Education
GME Program Manager
Mallory oversees fourteen Graduate Medical Education training programs within the Department of Surgery. While leading and managing the residency coordinators, Mallory ensures the ongoing accreditation and success of the training programs. This position plays a central role in the standardization of policies, processes, and procedures across all departmental training programs.
“Providing a comprehensive training life-cycle for residents and fellows allows the University of Wisconsin to recruit, train and graduate some of the best surgeons. The ability to ensure a streamlined process from recruitment through graduation, and everything in between, is rewarding. I am grateful to be in a role that allows me to guide the direction of our training programs towards continued success.”
GME Residency Coordinators
Our residency coordinators play a pivotal role in the management of each of our residency programs. With oversight and direction from their Program Directors, the Program Coordinators are responsible for the operational and day-to-day activities involved in the maintenance of residency programs, and residents within. They serve as primary administrative contact for residents, answering their questions and identifying appropriate resources to address issues.
General Surgery
Vascular & Cardiothoracic Surgery
“I am truly passionate about building relationships with my residents and aiding in their growth and development – not just as a physician and learner, but as a human being. There is so much emphasis on technology and technical skills in medicine (and for good reason), but I feel there is equal value in developing soft skills by employing a more humanistic approach to character development. My ultimate goal is to help residents learn and have successful and fulfilling careers long-term.”
– Dana Gilbertson
“I have a passion for working with learners and helping them attain their personal and professional goals. I was drawn to Medical Education because of the positive impact our learners have on the communities they serve after they graduate.”
– Angie Badura
Plastic Surgery
Otolaryngology
“I’ve always enjoyed helping people but I am pretty sure I wouldn’t be good with blood in the OR. My goal in my role is to help ensure residents are getting the best education possible so they can become well-rounded, competent surgeons. If my help running or developing a course to teach them a procedure helps them in that process, then I’ve done my job. This is not a job that I knew about when I was a kid, but I really love watching the residents learn and grow.”
– Alyssa Schappe
“The impact that Medical Education has on not only the direct learners, but also on those that the learners come in contact with later drives my passion for working in this field. I enjoy helping others attain their goals and strive to streamline and develop processes to aid residents and faculty.”
– Sarah Hays
CME / Global Health
Global Health Outreach Specialist, TBD
While this position is currently vacant, this individual works closely with vascular surgeon, Dr. Girma Tefera, to support and assist with the planning and facilitation of multiple interdisciplinary programs in Ethiopia and several other countries, along with domestic partnerships in Wisconsin. They support the 7 surgical divisions within the department by: supporting training and coordination of international policy procedures for division faculty, staff, and medical residents; providing administrative support for collaborative multi-partnered projects; navigating intramural and extramural funding opportunities; and planning and organizing content for global health research meetings, symposia, and departmental events.
Outreach Program Manager
Veronica manages continuing education courses, accredited through the Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP), which are presented via web conferencing, online, or attended in person. She works with community, regional, and international physicians to provide in-person training for particular procedures or to work with particular faculty, through our GlovesOn program. Veronica also assists our faculty with outreach opportunities, in our community and regionally, to provide research-driven best practices to teams and healthcare groups who are on the front lines of patient care in Wisconsin.
“As the manager of our CME programs, I’d like to thank all of our faculty, marketing and communications, and IT departments, who are working through this processes. We only strive due to the support of you all and the department.”
Medical Student Education
Education Coordinator
Dorothy Cook divides her time by coordinating and supporting Phase II medical students who are rotating in the Surgical and Procedural Care course, managing the student shadowing program, and facilitating Grand Rounds. She actively collaborates with faculty leads in each of her roles. Within her student-oriented roles she assists in creating an environment that is learner-centered and serves as a liaison and resource for current and prospective students.
“It is a personal goal of mine to create meaningful learning opportunities and environments that are equitable and sustainable for all students. In my work, I believe that effective teaching and communication is an intersection of art and science and should be articulated as such – which is why I am so grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with our department faculty as our perspectives organically bring these elements to the table in our developments. I lean on the foundations of servant leadership, collaborative power dynamics, and technological innovation towards shaping my work and reaching my goals of leveraging student success. I am appreciative to our amazing educators within the department and for the faculty leaders who give me the opportunity to apply my passions into helping shape the future generations of medical professionals – serving as a complement to their breadth of knowledge and expertise.”
Education Research and Development
Assistant Professor
Dr. Jung is an expert in educational psychology with a focus in Learning Science, the study of how people learn in different contexts. She is currently involved in numerous studies in the areas of undergraduate, graduate, and continuing surgical education. Her background allows her to apply theories of learning to understand how people become expert physicians and how we can support this process to facilitate quality patient care. Her training in assessment as well as quantitative and qualitative research methods allows her to conduct and consult on a variety of research projects in surgical and medical education.
“Utilizing evidence-based practices in our training programs allows us to stay at the forefront of surgical education as we recruit and train generations of world-class surgeons. I feel fortunate to be conducting research and developing programs in a department that cares so deeply about its education mission.”
Surgical Education Administrative Support
Administrative Assistant
Gwen serves as the Division of Education Administrative Assistant, supporting the GME Program Manager and Residency Coordinators, Phase II and III Medical Student Educational Coordinators, and Simulation Champions Committee. She also serves as Project Manager for the five Surgical Education Strategic Planning Workgroup Committees.
“The commitment to the residents and medical students is visible in every detail of the Education team’s work – it is a privilege to be part of that! I am inspired by and dedicated to supporting the ongoing growth of education programs within the Department of Surgery as a whole.”