Office of Educational Affairs

The Office of Educational Affairs provides support services to Stritch physicians-in-training and faculty. As the first contact/liaison, the Educational Affairs team provides logistical assistance to physicians-in-training, faculty, residents, community faculty, affiliated sites, and school administration for issues or questions relating to courses and clerkships. The team uses a variety of formats to prepare, distribute, and maintain educational materials, schedules, exams, and assessments. The team also coordinates and manages course and clerkship lectures, small group sessions, lab sessions, workshops, clinical skills exercises, and exams. Student progress is followed by ensuring all academic requirements are met.

Medical Education Coordinators: 

 

Caterina (Rina) Goslawski

Manager, Office of Educational Affairs

cgoslawski@luc.edu

(708) 216-8781

Responsibilities:	Contact Rina with questions about:
Rina is responsible for the administrative duties that support the Office of Educational Affairs. She is the course coordinator for the M2 course (Mechanisms of Human Disease/MHD) and coordinates its various components, such as lectures, small groups, labs, reviews, and workshops.	Office of Educational Affairs Course calendar Educational session materials Sakai and LUMEN sites

 

 

Jessica Bumbaris

Medical Education Coordinator

jbumbaris@luc.edu

(708) 216-8779

Responsibilities:	Contact Jessica with questions about:
Jessica is an M1 coordinator who supports the Structure of the Human Body (SHB), Host Defense (HD), and Host Pathogens (HP) courses. She is also the administrator for the Course Directors’ Committee and the Central Curricular Authority (CCA) Evaluation Subcommittee.	Administrative issues regarding the SHB, HD, or HP courses Lumen or Sakai issues on the SHB, HD, or HP course pages Agenda inquiries and meeting minutes from the Course Directors’ Committee Interest in joining a CCA Evaluation Subcommittee review CCA ESC review process

 

Maureen Locklund

Senior Medical Education Coordinator

mlocklund@luc.edu

(708) 216-5318 

Responsibilities:	Contact Maureen with questions about:
Maureen is responsible for coordinating all aspects of three M1 courses and an M4 teaching elective along with other Office of Educational Affairs administrative duties.	Molecular Cell Biology & Genetics – M1 Course Health Systems Science – M1 Course Function of the Human Body – M1 Course MDED 420 – M4 Teaching Elective CEARC - Competency Evaluation/ Assessment Review Committee Medical School Calendar

 

Kelly Larkin

Medical Education Coordinator

Administrator, Stritch Advising Program

Klarkin2@luc.edu

(708) 216-8083

Responsibilities:	Contact Kelly with questions about:
Kelly is the course coordinator for Behavioral Medicine and Development, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics, Patient Centered Medicine 3, and Topics in Clinical Medicine - Radiology. She is also the administrator for the Stritch Advising Program.	Educational schedule and session materials pertaining to the above courses Sakai and LUMEN sites The Advising Program

 

 

Alison McComb

Medical Education Coordinator, Office of Educational Affairs

amccomb3@luc.edu

(708) 216-8286

Responsibilities:	Contact Alison with questions about:
Alison is the course coordinator for the Patient Centered Medicine 2 (PCM2) course. She is responsible for coordinating its various components including the preceptorship, pediatric observation, IPE requirement, along with organizing all lecture, small group, workshop and OSCE materials.	Educational sessions (i.e. lectures, small groups, workshops, OSCEs, clinical reasoning sessions) Preceptor program Pediatric Observation Requirement and Interprofessional (IPE) Requirement Sakai and LUMEN site Schedules & assignments

 

 

Diane Stancik

Senior Medical Education Coordinator

dstanci@luc.edu

708-216-8219

Responsibilities:	Contact Diane with questions about:
Diane is the course coordinator for the Patient Centered Medicine 1 (PCM-1) course. PCM-1 is the first, clinically-oriented course first year physicians-in-training experience.	PCM-1 course information and requirements Diagnostic Medical Equipment Compliance PCM-1 Sakai and LUMEN sites “Digication,” Portfolio Application for PCM-1 M1/M3 Student Mentor Program M1 Physician Preceptor Program PCM-1 Clinical Reasoning Sessions, Physical Exam Workshops, Standardized Patient Interviews, Physical Exam OSCE and Combined (History/ Physical Exam) OSCEs

 

 

Renata Barylowicz

Senior Medical Education Coordinator

rbarylo@luc.edu

(708) 327-2004

Responsibilities:	Contact Renata with questions about:
Renata is the medical education clerkship coordinator for Surgery and Emergency Medicine (EM). She assists physicians-in-training with educational activities, clinical responsibilities, and general requirements for the third year Surgery, fourth year EM clerkship, and the Surgery and EM electives. She also assists Clerkship Directors with grading and evaluations.	Surgery and EM requirements and electives Surgery and EM clerkships, clinical scheduling issues  Surgery and EM clerkship educational calendars and activities

 

 

Maureen Flaherty

Medical Education Coordinator

mflaherty@luc.edu

(708) 216-5319

Responsibilities:	Contact Maureen with questions about:
Maureen coordinates all aspects of the Neurology Clerkship, Medicine Electives, Patient Centered Medicine 4 (PCM-4) course, and Topics in Clinical Medicine vertical curriculum (TCM).	Neurology clerkship Medicine electives PCM-4 TCM Vertical Curriculum

 

Margaret Stefani Higgins

Medical Education Coordinator

mhiggin@luc.edu

(708) 216-2109

Responsibilities:	Contact Stefani with questions about:
Stefani supports the Family Medicine and Psychiatry clerkships. She assists students with educational activities, clinical responsibilities, and general requirements. She also assists Clerkship Directors with grading and evaluations.	Family Medicine or Psychiatry clerkships Family Medicine or Psychiatry electives

 

Natalie Hiller

Medical Education Coordinator

nhiller@luc.edu

(708) 216-8192

Responsibilities:	Contact Natalie with questions about:
Natalie is the clerkship coordinator for Pediatrics and OB/GYN. She assists physicians-in-training with educational activities, clinical responsibilities, and general requirements for the M3 year. She also assists Clerkship Directors with grading and evaluations.	Pediatric clerkship and electives OB/GYN clerkship and electives

 

 

Vivian Ortiz

Medical Education Coordinator, Office of Educational Affairs

vortiz4@luc.edu

(708) 216-4813

Responsibilities:	Contact Vivian with questions about:
Vivian is the coordinator for the M3 Medicine Clerkship and SubICU and SubI Wards electives. She assists students with educational activities, clinical responsibilities, and general requirements for the M3 and M4 years. She also assists clerkship directors with grading and evaluations.	M3 Medicine clerkship, SubI, SubI wards, and electives