UWSOM Spokane Directory

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

WWAMI Spokane Leadership Team

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

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.

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

Spokane Guide Faculty

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

Dr. Mike Stephens, MD mjs57@uw.edu	Dr. Zach Gallaher, PhD zgalla@uw.edu	Dr. Tom Bassler, MD tbassler@uw.edu	Dr. 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
Dr. Carrie Myers, MD cmwoman@uw.edu	Dr. Amanda Oropeza, MD aoropeza@uw.edu	Dr. Kiran Gill, DO gillk4@uw.edu	Dr. 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
Dr. Kelvin Hsu, MD kelvin79@uw.edu	Dr. Charlie Charman, MD ccharm@uw.edu	Dr. Bill Sayres, MD sayrew@uw.edu	Dr. 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
Dr. Matt Ray, DO mray2@uw.edu	Dr. Joe Colorafi, MD jcolor21@uw.edu	Dr. Michael Ryan, MD mjryan@uw.edu	Dr. 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

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

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!

Dr. Katie Arnold, PhD arnoldk2@uw.edu	Dr. Cicely White, MD whitec8@uw.edu	Tonja Brown tlbrown@uw.edu	Dr. 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
Programs Operations Specialist dg46@uw.edu	Programs Operations Specialist seancoll@uw.edu	Program Coordinator sauer@uw.edu	Programs Operations Specialist heidiod@uw.edu
Kelly Juarez	Sherra Gallaher	Teresa Borrenpohl	Sarah Strong
Program Coordinator kellyj13@uw.edu	Programs Operations Specialist sherrag@uw.edu	Director of Operations borrtere@uw.edu	Assistant to the Associate Dean for Eastern Washington strong33@uw.edu