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Graduate Medical Education
420 E. Superior St.
Suite 9-900
Chicago, IL 60611
gme@northwestern.edu
Phone: 312-503-7975
Fax: 312-503-5230
Benefits & Payroll
mcgawpayroll@ey.com
888-449-0016
McGaw Wellness Program
mcgawwellness@meridianproviders.com
312-477-2109
Ombudsperson
Lisa A. Rone, MD
fsmombudsrone@northwestern.edu
Leadership and Staff
Joshua L. Goldstein
Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education; Designated Institutional Official
Areas of expertise: Oversees all Graduate Medical Education-related matters
Contact me about:
- Housestaff concerns and grievances
- Disciplinary issues
- Establishing a new McGaw program
312-503-0254
Nancy Parlapiano
Executive Director of Graduate Medical Education
Areas of expertise: Responsible for the overall maintenance of McGaw programs, housestaff assistance, and management of the Graduate Medical Education administrative office
Contact me about:
- Housestaff concerns and grievances
- General housestaff benefits and payroll inquiries
- Graduate Medical Education administration
312-503-4536
Abra Fant
Director for Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Areas of expertise: Patient Safety and Quality Improvement for McGaw
Contact me about:
- Trainee Quality Reports
- Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW)
James W. Schroeder, Jr.
Director of Fellowship Accreditation and Review
Areas of expertise: Conducts internal reviews for all McGaw ACGME-accredited fellowships
Contact me about:
- Program internal review
- ACGME requirements for fellowship programs
312-227-6814
Linda I. Suleiman
Director of Diversity and Inclusion; Assistant Dean of Medical Education
Areas of expertise: Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
Contact me about:
- Diversity and Inclusion Engagement
- Diversity and Inclusion Recruitment
312-472-6098
Oluwateniola (Teni) Brown
Assistant Director of Diversity and Inclusion
Areas of expertise: Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
Contact me about:
- Diversity and Inclusion Engagement
Benefits & Payroll
Areas of expertise: All aspects of McGaw housestaff benefits and payroll
Contact me about:
- Medical benefits
- Payroll
- Leave (maternity, parental, disability, et al.)
- Access to electronic pay stubs, W2's etc., login to the payroll website: https://workforcenow.adp.com (Registration Code: McGawNU-GME)
888-449-0016
Martha Collier
Compliance Specialist
Areas of expertise: Responsible for complements, quota, and data auditing across all McGaw platforms, including initial appointment, reappointment, offboarding, and funding
Contact me about:
- ACGME/New Innovations program accreditation and reporting
- Program complements and quotas
- Program Leadership user access (ACGME ADS, New Innovations, ERAS, NRMP)
312-503-7947
Angie Delk
Assistant to Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education
Areas of expertise: Responsible for Sr. Associate Dean's calendar, provides general Graduate Medical Education information, and supports other Graduate Medical Education projects
Contact me about:
- Scheduling time with Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education
- Graduate Medical Education Committee inquiries
- General Graduate Medical Education questions
312-503-0254
Sandra Djordjevic
Operations Manager
Areas of expertise: Responsible for developing and maintaining financial analysis and reporting activities for GME office, including financial support and implementation of annual budget; provides support for diversity initiatives
Contact me about:
- Financial-related issues
- Invoicing, Payments, Reimbursements
- Diversity Initiatives
312-503-7973
Mel Handy
GME Specialist
Areas of expertise: Responsible for updating and auditing housestaff data and files, correlating program documentation, as well as initial appointment, reappointment, and offboarding
Contact me about:
- New Innovations reporting and utilization review
- Housestaff appointment or reappointment
- Program Leadership user access (ERAS, NRMP)
312-503-4756
Jenny Lee
Institutional New Innovations Coordinator
Areas of expertise: Responsible for McGaw's New Innovations-related issues including evaluations, schedules, program setup
Contact me about:
- Program and trainee setup in New Innovations
- Evaluations in New Innovations
- Schedules in New Innovations
312-503-0887
Jadrianna Sobczak, MPO
ACGME Liaison
Areas of expertise: Responsible for McGaw’s elective rotation processing, institutional affiliation agreements, and other ACGME-related issues
Contact me about:
- Elective Rotation forms, processing, and approvals
- Institutional Affiliation Agreements
- ACGME program accreditation and reporting
312-503-0652
Valerie Rodriguez
Institutional Compliance Administrator
Areas of expertise: Responsible for McGaw's compliance with ACGME-related issues, ADS, ERAS, and NRMP, as well as program changes, and accreditation
Contact me about:
- ACGME program accreditation and reporting
- Requests and funding for complements and quotas
- Graduate Medical Education Committee inquiries
312-503-0339
Brenda Vera
Institutional Licensing and Visa Coordinator
Areas of expertise: Responsible for all aspects of housestaff medical licensure and visa assistance
Contact me about:
- Illinois medical licensure for housestaff
- Housestaff visa inquiries
- General Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) inquiries
312-503-4748
Saint Taylor
Program Assistant
Areas of expertise: Processes all loan deferments, verification of training requests, and certificates of completion
Contact me about:
- General Graduate Medical Education inquiries
- Requests for verifications of training
- Graduate Medical Education completion of trainee loan deferment documentation
312-503-7975