Student Affairs

The Office of Student Affairs is dedicated to supporting all medical students through their medical student journeys, from matriculation to graduation. Our services, resources, and programs offer holistic support to students as they grow as individuals and as future physicians. Our student services include academic support and tutoring, career advising, residency application support, counseling and wellness, financial aid and budgeting, enhancing the learning environment, and service learning opportunities. We are excited to work with each student as they move through their medical school career and are here for all students to offer help, support, and guidance along the way.

Meet the Student Affairs Team

Contact us if you have any questions about the University of Washington School of Medicine.

 

Deans & Administration

Gabe Sarah, M.D., M.Ed.

Associate Dean for Student Affairs
gesarah@uw.edu

Maya Sardesai, M.D., M.Ed.

Assistant Dean for Student Development
sardesai@uw.edu

Gerald Tolbert, M.D.

Assistant Dean for Student Support/Foundations Dean for Seattle
gtolbert@uw.edu

Erik Malmberg, Ph.D., J.D.

Assistant Dean for Equity & Medical Student Engagement
edmalm@uw.edu

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Andrea Walker

Assistant to the Deans
adminsa@uw.edu

Academic Support

Erica Brice, Ph.D.

Director, Academic Support
ebrice@uw.edu

Yvonne Tyler

Yvonne Tyler, M.D.

Academic Learning Specialist
yvonneyt@uw.edu

Rebekah Freed, Ph.D.

Academic Learning Specialist
drfreed@uw.edu

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Jillian Scerreno

Program Operations Specialist
jscerr@uw.edu

Career Advising

Sarah Thomson

Sarah Thomson

Director, Career Advising
saraht44@uw.edu

Tonja Brown

Tonja Brown

Career Advisor
tlbrown@uw.edu

Linh Ngo

Linh Ngo

Career Advisor
lngo333@uw.edu

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Jillian Scerreno

Program Operations Specialist
jscerr@uw.edu

Compliance & Visiting Students

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Laura Ellis

Director, Compliance
lbellis@uw.edu

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Dimitri Tsakalos

Compliance & VSLO Manager
tsakalos@uw.edu

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Yoonseo Nam

Student Assistant
visitstu@uw.edu / somcompl@uw.edu

Counseling & Wellness

Cliff Kelly

Cliff Kelly, M.S., M.Div., L.M.H.C.

Director, Counseling & Wellness Services
ckelly70@uw.edu

Darren Fisher, M.A., L.M.H.C.A.

Counselor
fisherda@uw.edu

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Satoko Takeda, M.A., L.M.H.C., N.C.C.

Counselor
staked@uw.edu

Equity

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Michele Nucci

Operations Specialist
mnucci@uw.edu

Financial Aid

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Diane Noecker

Director, Financial Aid Office
dnoecker@uw.edu

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Stephanie Olsen

Assistant Director for SOM Scholarships
stepho5@uw.edu

Jessica Wu

Financial Aid Counselor
jj860610@uw.edu

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Jillian Scerreno

Program Operations Specialist
jscerr@uw.edu

General Student Services

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Sarah Wood

Director
sewood@uw.edu

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Laura Ortiz

Assistant Director, Student Affairs
laortiz@uw.edu

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Melissa Riesland

MSPE Specialist
riesland@uw.edu

Melissa Zent

Melissa Zent

MSPE Manager
mzent@uw.edu

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Nia Ransom

Program Coordinator
nsransom@uw.edu

Learning Environment

Melinda Frank

Melinda Frank

Director, Learning Environment
mmfrank@uw.edu

Karla Kelly

Karla Kelly, M.D.

Program Operations Specialist, Learning Environment
karlak@uw.edu

Registration & Scheduling

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Debbie Blackstone

Registrar
dbstone1@uw.edu

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Ellen Tan

Assistant Registrar
ettan@uw.edu

Kristen Duvall

Registration Specialist
krduv@uw.edu

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Iryna Novachuk

Registration Specialist
novachuk@uw.edu

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Swan Nguyen

Program Coordinator
nguy2611@uw.edu

Kelly Rush

Proactive Advisor
krush3@uw.edu

Service Learning

Jordi Despaigne

Interprofessional Service Learning Program Coordinator
jdespa@uw.edu

Dana Nakashima

Community Engagement Coordinator
dnakas4@uw.edu

Open Positions in Student Affairs

Thank you for your interest in joining our team. Please our current opportunities below. All positions are based in-person in Seattle, Washington unless otherwise noted.