Contact Us
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University welcomes your feedback. Meet our graduate medical education (GME) team below and contact them with your comments and concerns. You can find answers to frequently asked questions on our FAQ page.
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Graduate Medical Education
420 E. Superior St.
Suite 9-900
Chicago, IL 60611
gme@northwestern.edu
Phone: 312-503-7975
Fax: 312-503-5230
Benefits & Payroll
mcgawpayroll@ey.com
888-449-0016
McGaw Wellness Program
mcgawwellness@meridianproviders.com
312-477-2109
Ombudsperson
Lisa Rone, MD
fsmombudsrone@northwestern.edu
Leadership & Staff
Benefits & Payroll
Areas of expertise: All aspects of McGaw housestaff benefits and payroll
Contact me about:
- Medical benefits
- Payroll
- Leave (maternity, parental, disability, et al.)
- Access to electronic pay stubs, W2's etc., login to the payroll website: https://workforcenow.adp.com (Registration Code: McGawNU-GME)
888-449-0016
Joshua L. Goldstein, MD
Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education; Designated Institutional Official
Areas of expertise: Oversees all Graduate Medical Education-related matters
Contact me about:
- Housestaff concerns and grievances
- Disciplinary issues
- Establishing a new McGaw program
312-503-0254
Nancy Parlapiano
Executive Director of Graduate Medical Education; Title IX Coordinator
Areas of expertise: Responsible for the overall maintenance of McGaw programs, housestaff assistance, and management of the Graduate Medical Education administrative office
Contact me about:
- Housestaff concerns and grievances
- General housestaff benefits and payroll inquiries
- Graduate Medical Education administration
312-503-4536
Oluwateniola (Teni) Brown, MD
Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Areas of expertise: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives
Contact me about:
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Engagement
Abra Fant, MD, MS
Director for Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Areas of expertise: Patient Safety and Quality Improvement for McGaw
Contact me about:
- Trainee Quality Reports
- Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW)
Priya Jain, MD, MEd
Director of Feedback and Assessment
Areas of expertise: GME feedback analysis and improvement strategies
Contact me about:
- GME trainee program-level feedback assessment and improvement
Clara Schroedl, MD
Assistant Designated Institutional Official; Director of Institutional Accreditation
Areas of expertise: Graduate Medical Education
Contact me about:
- ACGME Requirements
- Institutional Policies
312-503-5487
James W. Schroeder, Jr., MD
Assistant Designated Institutional Official; Director of Fellowship Accreditation and Review
Areas of expertise: Conducts internal reviews for all McGaw ACGME-accredited fellowships
Contact me about:
- Program internal review
- ACGME requirements for fellowship programs
312-227-6814
Linda I. Suleiman, MD
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Assistant Dean of Medical Education
Areas of expertise: Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
Contact me about:
- Diversity and Inclusion Engagement
- Diversity and Inclusion Recruitment
312-472-6098
Sarah Boblink
Compliance Specialist
Areas of expertise: Responsible for initial appointment, reappointment, and offboarding, complement / quota auditing, grant user access in McGaw platforms, as well as other program-related ACGME / Non-ACGME tasks
Contact me about:
- Housestaff Appointment, Reappointment, and Offboarding
- ADS reporting and utilization review
- Program Leadership user access (ADS, NI, ERAS, NRMP)
312-503-7947
Angie Delk
Assistant to Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education
Areas of expertise: Responsible for Sr. Associate Dean's calendar, provides general Graduate Medical Education information, and supports other Graduate Medical Education projects
Contact me about:
- Scheduling time with Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education
- McGaw website
- General Graduate Medical Education questions
312-503-0254
Sandra Djordjevic, MA
Operations Manager
Areas of expertise: Responsible for developing and maintaining financial analysis and reporting activities for GME office, including financial support and implementation of annual budget; provides support for diversity initiatives
Contact me about:
- Financial-related issues
- Invoicing, Payments, Reimbursements
- Diversity Initiatives
312-503-7973
Lizzie Flood
Program Assistant
Areas of expertise: Responsible for McGaw DEI support, social media, and general Graduate Medical Education projects and inquiries
Contact me about:
- McGaw DEI support
- McGaw social media
- General GME project and inquiries
312-503-4383
Mel Handy
GME Specialist
Areas of expertise: Responsible for updating and auditing housestaff data and files, correlating program documentation, as well as initial appointment, reappointment, and offboarding
Contact me about:
- New Innovations reporting and utilization review
- Housestaff appointment or reappointment
- Program Leadership user access (ERAS, NRMP)
312-503-4756
Jenny Lee, MHA
Institutional New Innovations Coordinator
Areas of expertise: Responsible for McGaw's New Innovations-related issues including evaluations, schedules, program setup
Contact me about:
- Program and trainee setup in New Innovations
- Evaluations in New Innovations
- Schedules in New Innovations
312-503-0887
Valerie Rodriguez
Institutional Compliance Administrator
Areas of expertise: Responsible for McGaw's compliance with ACGME-related issues, ADS, ERAS, and NRMP, as well as program changes, and accreditation
Contact me about:
- ACGME program accreditation and reporting
- Requests and funding for complements and quotas
- Graduate Medical Education Committee inquiries
312-503-0339
Jadrianna Sobczak, MPO
Institutional ACGME Coordinator
Areas of expertise: Responsible for McGaw’s elective rotation processing, institutional affiliation agreements, and other ACGME-related issues
Contact me about:
- Elective Rotation forms, processing, and approvals
- Institutional Affiliation Agreements
- ACGME program accreditation and reporting
312-503-0652
Ella Teta
Program Assistant
Areas of expertise: Processes all loan deferments, verification of training requests, and certificates of completion
Contact me about:
- General Graduate Medical Education inquiries
- Requests for verifications of training
- Graduate Medical Education completion of trainee loan deferment documentation
312-503-7975
Brenda Vera, MS
Institutional Licensing and Visa Coordinator
Areas of expertise: Responsible for all aspects of housestaff medical licensure and visa assistance
Contact me about:
- Illinois medical licensure for housestaff
- Housestaff visa inquiries
- General Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) inquiries
- ECFMG Training Program Liaison (TPL)
312-503-4748