UWSOM Spokane Directory

This section is a photo roster of all the people who are the UWSOM Spokane Site.

WWAMI Spokane Leadership Team

Darryl Potyk, MD potykd@uw.edu	Geoff Jones, MD jonesgs@uw.edu	Darin Eckert, MD eckert94@uw.edu	Janelle Clauser, MD jclauser@uw.edu
Associate Dean for Eastern Washington	Assistant Dean of Clinical Programs	Assistant Dean of Clinical Programs and Director of PCP	Foundations Dean for Spokane

Spokane College Faculty

Learn more about the colleges and the college faculty role at this website. The College faculty will be involved in teaching in the Foundations of Clinical Medicine course.

Dan Yang, MD	Christy Ryan, MD	Laura Spence, MD	Anne Lee, MD
rook@uw.edu College Head Palouse	cgilmore@uw.edu Palouse FCM Course Director	lhspence@uw.edu College Head Selkirk	calee835@uw.edu Selkirk FCM Course Director
Leigh Bishop, MD lasoren@uw.edu Palouse College Mentor	Sarah Hess, MD Palouse College Mentor	Kelly Hill, MD hillka1@uw.edu Selkirk College Mentor	Denise Pounds, MD dpounds@uw.edu Selkirk College Mentor
Kelsey Petrie, MD petrik@uw.edu Palouse College Mentor	Amanda Oropeza, MD aoropeza@uw.edu Palouse College Mentor	Ryan Gilles, MD Selkirk College Mentor	Jerico Cairns, MD jcairns@uw.edu Selkirk College Mentor

Spokane Guide Faculty

The Guide Faculty are a dedicated group of professors who teach in the Block, Thread, and Themes curriculum.

Mike Stephens, MD mjs57@uw.edu	Zach Gallaher, PhD zgalla@uw.edu	Tom Bassler, MD tbassler@uw.edu	Corliss Newman, MD cornew@uw.edu
Pharmacology Thread Lead HNG Site Co-Lead CHB Site Co-Lead Integrations Site Co-Lead	Anatomy & Embryology Site Lead WWAMI Region Lead: HNG	Pathology and Histology Site Thread Lead Integrations Co-Lead	CHB Site Co-Lead Integrations Site Co-Lead
Carrie Myers, MD cmwoman@uw.edu	Amanda Oropeza, MD aoropeza@uw.edu	Kiran Gill, DO gillk4@uw.edu	Paula Silha, MD silhap@uw.edu
Themes Site Co-Lead	Themes Site Co-Lead	MBB Site Co-Lead	MBB Site Co-Lead MJBS Site Lead
Kelvin Hsu, MD kelvin79@uw.edu	Charlie Charman, MD ccharm@uw.edu	Bill Sayres, MD sayrew@uw.edu	Molly Gilbert, MD molly123@uw.edu
CVS Site Co-Lead	CVS Site Co-Lead	R&D Site Co-Lead Research Methods (FMR) Co-Lead	R&D Site Co-Lead
Matt Ray, DO mray2@uw.edu	Joe Colorafi, MD jcolor21@uw.edu	Michael Ryan, MD mjryan@uw.edu	Amy Occhino, MD aocchino@uw.edu
R&R Site Co-Lead	R&R Site Co-Lead Research Methods (FMR) Co Lead	R&R Lecturer	Small Group Facilitator

Gonzaga University and Eastern Washington University

Jake Deckert, PhD Gonzaga University	Kevin Measor, PhD Gonzaga University	Allan Scruggs, PhD Gonzaga University	Eric Marr Gonzaga University
deckert@gonzaga.edu Block Lead for FMR	measor@gonzaga.edu Block Co-Lead for MBB	scruggsa@gonzaga.edu Lecturer	marre@gonzaga.edu Anatomist
Jason Ashley, PhD Eastern Washington University
jashley6@ewu.edu Lectures on Genetics

Spokane Advising Team

Spokane has an excellent advising team. Dr. Arnold and Dr. White will help you tackle improved learning techniques. Dr. Matousek will help you start and guide you through your Triple I research project. Tonja Brown is the career advisor for the Spokane and Moscow WWAMI students. Tonja was recently named the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) 2024 Advisor Award for Excellence in Medical Student Career Advising. She will help you plan your path towards residency!

Katie Arnold, PhD arnoldk2@uw.edu	Cicely White, MD whitec8@uw.edu	Tonja Brown tlbrown@uw.edu	Sarah Matousek, PhD matousek@gonzaga.edu
Academic Advisor & Learning Specialist for Spokane Students	Academic Advisor & Learning Specialist for Spokane Students	Career Advisor for Spokane and Moscow Students	Research Advisor for Spokane Students

Spokane Operations Team

The operations team in Spokane is responsible for supporting the work of the faculty and students in Spokane. We manage our leased space at the health peninsula, ensure technology of the building is working, provide financial management, ensure Canvas and Elentra are updated and accurate, coordinate events, and a more.

One of our team members is always located in the office to ensure we can connect you with the resources you need. We all have hybrid work schedules the quickest and easiest way to reach us is through email.

Deborah Greene	Sean Collins	Jackie Sauer	Heidi O’Donnell
dg46@uw.edu Programs Operations Specialist	seancoll@uw.edu Programs Operations Specialist	sauer@uw.edu Program Coordinator	heidiod@uw.edu Programs Operations Specialist
Kelly Juarez	Sherra Gallaher	Teresa Borrenpohl, EdD	Sarah Strong
kellyj13@uw.edu Program Coordinator	sherrag@uw.edu Programs Operations Specialist	borrtere@uw.edu Director of Operations	strong33@uw.edu Assistant to the Associate Dean for Eastern Washington