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Office of Medical Student Education

The Office of Medical Student Education, led by the associate dean for medical education, oversees the curriculum for the MD program at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. The office provides oversight of all aspects of the Total Health Curriculum and collaborates with academic departments and other college offices to manage schedules, evaluations, assessment and ensure continuous quality improvement.


Leadership

Jennifer Koestler, MD

Jennifer Koestler
Associate Dean for Medical Student Education
jlkoestler@geisinger.edu

Devon M. Bremer, EdD

Devon Bremer
Assistant Dean of Medical Education; Director, Phase 2 & 3
dmbremer1@geisinger.edu

Gabi Waite, PhD

Gabi Waite
Vice Chair of Education; Director, Phase 1
gnwaite@geisinger.edu

Curriculum management

James Morgan, MEd

James Morgan
Curriculum Manager, Preclinical 
570-504-7298
jpmorgan1@geisinger.edu

Stephanie Rothrock, MS

Stephanie Rothrock
Curriculum Manager, Clinical
srothrock1@geisinger.edu

Lauren Bond, MA

Education Specialist, Curriculum
lbond@geisinger.edu

Nino Cimino

Nino Cimino
Curriculum Coordinator, Primary Care
acimino@geisinger.edu

Jessica Heise

Jessica Heise
Curriculum Coordinator, Preclinical
jheise1@geisinger.edu

Sarah Maro

Sarah Maro
Curriculum Coordinator, Preclinical
samaro@geisinger.edu

Amy Pratt

Amy Pratt
Curriculum Coordinator, Preclinical
aapratt1@geisinger.edu

Marisa Richards-Walter

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Curriculum Coordinator, Preclinical
mrichardswalter@geisinger.edu 

Karen Updike

Curriculum Coordinator, Clinical
kupdike1@geisinger.edu

Education specialists

Melissa Ide, MA

Melissa Ide
Director of Clinical Education Administration
mide1@geisinger.edu

Breana Losey, MS

Breana Losey
Education Specialist, Guthrie Campus 
blosey@geisinger.edu

Megan Mau, MA

Megan Mau

Regional Education Specialist, Phase 3
mmau@geisinger.edu

Wanda Ochei, MEd

Wanda Ochei
Regional Education Specialist, Northeast
wlochei@geisingere.edu

Jeremy Penepacker, MEd

Jeremy Penepacker
Education Specialist, West Campus
jspenepacker1@geisinger.edu

Nate Waite, MA

Nate Waite
Education Specialist, Central Campus 
nwaite@geisinger.edu

Undergraduate medical education leads


Regional campus deans

 
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