The Department of Medicine Office of Education Services team supports faculty, residents, fellows, and medical students.

We work collaboratively with the internal medicine residency program director, fellowship program directors, associate program directors, curriculum directors, faculty and staff to support programming, instruction, and operations across the continuum of medical education. See the full education team's org chart [Box file] or the fellowship-specific org chart [Box file].

Questions? Email one of the team members below or in the org charts above.

For general questions about the IM Residency program, email residency@medicine.wisc.edu.

Leadership and Administration

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Administrative Team

Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) Central Administrative Team

Tara Loushine, MS
Tara Loushine, MS

Academic Program Manager

Manages implementation of internal medicine curriculum, processes and policies for medical students.

Joe Orman
Joe Orman

Health Professions Education Coordinator

Coordinates medical students on internal medicine rotations in Phase 2 Acute Care/Chronic and Preventive Care courses, as well as the Phase 3 Medicine Inpatient Acting Internship.

Abigail Rudzianis
Abigail Rudzianis

Health Professions Education Coordinator

Coordinates medical students on internal medicine rotations in Phase 3 electives.

Internal Medicine Residency Administrative Team

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Jacki Johnson, EDM

Graduate Medical Education Program Administrator

Manages overall internal medicine residency program and staff.

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Jenny Burgess

Graduate Medical Education Coordinator

Coordinates resident verifications of training and daily operations.

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Abby Mapes, MA

Graduate Medical Education Program Manager

Manages Physician-Scientist Training Program, the Education Academy for Clinical Housestaff, Health Equity, and Research pathways for internal medicine residency.

Vonnie Schoenleber
Vonnie Schoenleber

Graduate Medical Education Program Manager

Manages internal medicine residency recruitment and special events.

Fellowship Program Administrative Team

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Kara Westmas, MS

Fellowship Program Administrator

Oversees Internal Medicine fellowship programs and supervises the GME Program Managers in: Allergy & Immunology, Clinical Informatics, Endocrinology, Geriatrics, Nephrology, Rheumatology, and Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine; and supervises the Graduate Medical Education Manager II.

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Erin Strange, EDM

Graduate Medical Education Program Manager II

Supervises fellowship GME Program Managers in: Cardiovascular Medicine, Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology, Hematology and Oncology, Infectious Disease, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

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Jami Simpson

GME Program Manager

Allergy and Immunology, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and Interventional Pulmonology

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Kristine Schlimgen

GME Program Coordinator

Allergy and Immunology, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and Interventional Pulmonology

Theresa Teske

GME Program Manager

Cardiovascular Disease, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, and Interventional Cardiology

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Leslie Davis

GME Program Coordinator

Cardiovascular Disease, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, and Interventional Cardiology

Paul Westerman, MBA

GME Program Coordinator

Cardiovascular Disease, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, and Interventional Cardiology

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Lauren Weitkamp

GME Program Manager

Gastroenterology, Transplant Hepatology, and Advanced Endoscopy

Sam Pelot

GME Program Manager

Geriatrics, Rheumatology, and Clinical Informatics

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Derek Strom, MS

GME Program Manager

Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology, and Interventional Nephrology