Contacting the Whiddon College of Medicine

▼ Dean's Office

Mailing Address: 5795 USA Drive N, CSAB 170 University of South Alabama Mobile, AL 36688
R. Franklin Trimm, M.D. Interim Dean & Associate Dean of Health Advancement (251) 341-3030 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, MPA Director, Quality Improvement (251) 414-8147 melisapierce@southalabama.edu
David S. Williams, PhD, 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

▼ 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.
Director of Clinical Skills and Simulation
Assistant Professor of Medical Education
(251) 380-2710
lboatright@southalabama.edu

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

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

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

Shannon Brown
COM Assessment Coordinator
srbrown@southalabama.edu

Glenn Davis
Computer Systems & Software Specialist I
(251) 461-1452
gwdavis@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
Secretary V
(251) 414-8166
bwalley@southalabama.edu

Tony Lamm
Management Systems Specialist I
(251) 460-7263
tonylamm@southalabama.edu

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

Candis Patterson
Coordinator, CLINIC
(251) 460-7139
cpatterson@southalabama.edu

▼ Student Affairs

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

Becky Smith, Ph.D., NCC
Health and Wellness Counselor
(251) 460-7051
beckysmith@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

Connie Land
Accountant I
cland@southalabama.edu

Frank Lucas
Senior Associate Registrar
(251) 460-7180
flucas@southalabama.edu

Kimberlee Rish
Secretary V
krish@southalabama.edu

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

▼ Office of Continuing Medical Education

James Creg
CME Director
(251) 414-8080
jpcreg@southalabama.edu

▼ Office of Faculty Affairs

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
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

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

Deborah Fetherland
Director of Admissions
fetherland@southalabama.edu

Alani Rodgers
Assistant Director of Admissions
arodgers@southalabama.edu

Brittany Seals
Assistant to the Director of Admissions
bwseals@southalabama.edu

Mailing Address:
USA College of Medicine
Office of Admissions
5795 USA Drive N., Room 339
Mobile, AL 36688

Phone: (251) 460-7176

▼ Office of Health Advancement

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

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

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

Sherry Parnell
Secretary V
(251) 341-4072
sparnell@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

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