Family Medicine Physician Faculty Development:
Developing Leaders in Residency Training and Scholars in Cultural Competency
Sponsored by HRSA and the WMMC Family Medicine Residency Program
This project has concluded.
Four one-year fellowships were conducted from 2012 through 2016 especially for physician faculty, focusing on developing leaders in all areas of residency training. The goal was to enhance the teaching of future clinicians and to grow new skills of curriculum design and innovation in medical education to develop a "Cool Idea" to improve an element of the participants' residency programs.
2015-2016 Fellows
Rhina A. Acevedo, M.D., Rutgers University, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, New Brunswick, NJGarland E. Anderson II, M.D., Louisiana State University Rural Family Medicine, Bogalusa, LA
Keisa Bennett, M.D., M.P.H., University of Kentucky, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Lexington, KY
Romeo C. Castillo, M.D., Adventist Health, Hanford, CA
Elizabeth M. Dameff, M.D., M.P.H., Kaiser Permanente Family Medicine Residency, Fontana, CA
Kristan Diaz-Rios, M.D., Hidalgo Medical Services, Family Medicine Residency Program, Silver City, NV
Lindsey B. Faucette, D.O., Marian Family Medicine Residency, Santa Maria, CA
Michael K. Fong, M.D., Kaiser Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Cindy Gleit, M.D., Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah, GA
Laura Guadiana, M.D., Long Beach Memorial Family Medicine, Long Beach, CA
Jamie Hill-Daniel, M.D., Georgetown/Providence Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, Colmar Manor, MD
Amy L. Hogue, M.D., Center for Family Medicine, Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency Program, Sioux Falls, SD
Steven A. House, M.D., University of Louisville, Glasgow Family Medicine Residency Program, Glasgow, KY
Kenneth M. Kigorwe, M.D., Union Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, Terra Haute, IN
Lindsey S. Konor, M.D., Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah, GA
Jakleen M. Labbad, M.D., Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura, CA
Sandra L. Lepinski, M.D., Goppert Trinity Family Care, Research Family Medicine Residency, Kansas City, MO
Megan Rich, M.D., The Christ Hospital, University of Cincinnati Family Medicine Residency Program, Cincinnati, OH
Emilio A. Russo, M.D., Louisiana State University Rural Family Medicine, Bogalusa, LA
Jennifer Tieman, M.D., Goppert Trinity Family Care, Research Family Medicine Residency, Kansas City, MO
Christi Wiley, M.D., Kaiser Permanente Family Medicine Residency, Fontana, CA
Geny B. Zapata, Psy.D., White Memorial Medical Center Family Medicine Residency, Los Angeles, CA
2014-2015 Fellows
Tanya Anim, M.D., Florida Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, Winter Park, FLLindsay Ashkenase, M.D., Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE
Dolapo Babalola, M.D., Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Kristen Bene, Ph.D., PVH/Fort Collins Family Medicine Residency Program, Fort Collins, CO
Shannon Bentley, M.D., West Virginia University, Harpers Ferry Rural Family Medicine Residency Program, Ranson, WV
Melissa Burgos, M.D., Hunterdon Medical Center, Lambertville, NJ
Margarita Castro-Zarraga, M.D., University of Massachusetts Fitchburg Family Medicine Residency, Fitchburg, MA
Amy Conley-Sallaz, M.D., University of Kentucky Rural/St. Claire Family Medicine Residency, Morehead, KY
Timothy Daly, D.O., Lehigh Valley Family Medicine Residency Program, Allentown, PA
Jennifer Edgoose, M.D., M.P.H., University of Wisconson-Madison, Madison, WI
Ashwini Kamath Mulki, M.D., Lehigh Valley Family Medicine Residency Program, Allentown, PA
Abdul Sattar Khan, M.D., M.P.H., Family & Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
Elizabeth Koorie, M.D., Hunterdon Medical Center and Phillips-Barber Family Health Center, Lambertville, NJ
Viviana Martinez Bianchi, M.D., Duke University, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Durham, NC
Alicia Milan-Flanigan, M.D., Presence Saints Mary & Elizabeth Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Sally-Ann Pantin, M.D., Mayo Clinic-Florida, Jacksonville, FL
La Donna Porter White, M.D.,San Joaquin Family Practice Residency Program, French Camp, CA
Ana Rivera-Tovar, Ph.D., York Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, York, PA
Michelle Rowe, D.O., San Joaquin Family Practice Residency Program, French Camp, CA
Maria Veronica Svetaz, M.D., M.P.H., Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
Marissa Vasquez-Machuca, M.D., Kaiser Permanentre-Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
William Ventres, M.D., University of El Salvador, Institute for Studies in History, Anthropology & Archeology, San Salvador
Testimonials
“The Fellowship has given me the opportunity to have a structured, facilitator-directed way to expand Cultural Awareness and Training via an easy, innovative process. The reading assignments led to more readings on my part and has allowed me “up my teaching” and understand how to effectively teach our resident physicians and medical students. Finally, the requirement to present an abstract has reawakened the desire to look at, learn from and present data; something that Family Physicians and Scholars need to continually do to move our profession forward. It has been a wonderful experience overall.”
— Christine Navarro, M.D., 2013-2014 Fellow
Core Teaching Faculty, Department of Family Practice, Southern California Kaiser Permanente Medical Group
“This Faculty Development Fellowship captures the essence of
what I've found is at the heart of transforming Faculty Leadership.
Drs. Ring and Nyquist have done a great job creating easy-to-implement practical teaching methods and techniques to enhance educational encounters and to provide culturally responsive healthcare. Drs. Ring and Nyquist are inspirational and empowering educators and faculty mentors. I enjoyed it and learned a lot.”
— Armaity V. Austin, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P., 2012-2013 Fellow
Associate Program Director, USC Family Practice Residency at California Hospital
Medical Director, USC-Eisner Family Medicine Clinic
“Adds a ‘wow’ factor for faculty!”
“Multiple teaching techniques used to illustrate the importance of feedback. I liked the breakout to practice all components of the modeling exercises with limited script.”
2013-2014 Fellows
Shadi Abdelnour, M.D., University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, NVTeresa Flores, M.D., USC Family Medicine Residency Program at California Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Wanda Gonsalves, M.D., University of Kentucky, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Lexington, KY
Kathleen Hales, M.D., Southern New Mexico Family Medicine Residency Program, Las Cruces, NM
Helene Loubeau-Magnet, D.O., Swedesboro, NJ
Sofia Meraz, M.D., Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Orange County, Santa Ana, CA
Christine Navarro, M.D., Kaiser Permanentre, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Carrie Nelson-Vasquez, M.D., Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Orange County, Santa Ana, CA
Nancy Newman, M.D., Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
Tam Nguyen, M.D., San Joaquin Family Practice Residency Program, French Camp, CA
Elyas Parsa, D.O., San Joaquin Family Practice Residency Program, French Camp, CA
Jyoti Puvvula, M.D., M.P.H., Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Harbor City, CA
Daphne Rommereim-Madden, M.D., M.P.H., North Colorado Family Medicine, Greeley, CO
John Su, M.D., M.P.H., Kaiser Permanentre, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
2012-2013 Fellows
Armaity Vaghaiwalla Austin, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P. USC/California Hospital Family Medicine Residency, Los Angeles, CAJose Avalos, M.D., Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Jack Ayvazian, Ph.D., Los Angeles, CA
Janice Carter-Lourensz, M.D., M.P.H.,F.A.A.P., Los Angeles, CA
Francis Chu, M.D., Kaiser Permanente, Riverside Family Practice Residency Program, Riverside, CA
Emma Guerrero Pavich, L.C.S.W., White Memorial Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Ernie Guzman, M.D., Los Angeles, CA
Kelly Jones, M.D.,USC/California Hospital Family Medicine Residency, Los Angeles, CA
Tao T. Le, M.D., Regional Medical Director, HealthNet of California
Gilbert Medina, M.D., White Memorial Medical Center Family Practice Residency, Los Angeles, CA
Maria Andrea Mendoza Mason, M.D., Kaiser Permanente, Montebello Medical Offices, Montebello, CA
Armando Pacheco, M.D., White Memorial Medical Center Family Practice Residency, Los Angeles, CA
Luis Samaniego, M.D., White Memorial Medical Center Family Practice Residency, Los Angeles, CA
Sergio Villegas, M.D., White Memorial Medical Center Family Practice Residency, Los Angeles, CA
For more information, send an email to Pam Teplitz, Project Manager,
or Erasmo “Tony” Cortez, JD, Administrator of Special Projects,
or call (323) 260-5789