Graduate and Medical Student Education Office

The Graduate and Medical Student Education (GME) Office is led by Dr. Susan Marshall, director of Medical Education, and Kari Dietrich, director of Graduate Medical Education, Medical Student and WWAMI programs.

The GME Office oversees three primary functions:

Graduate Medical Education
Medical Student Program
WWAMI Programs

Mailstop: OC.7.830
Office Phone: 206-987-2525
Office Fax: 206-985-3157

Office Leadership

Susan Marshall, MD

Director of Medical Education

Phone: 206-987-2525
Email: susan.marshall@seattlechildrens.org
Assistant: Marianne Vasquez

Kari Dietrich, MEd

Director of Graduate Medical Education, Medical Student and WWAMI Programs

Phone: 206-987-2527
Email: kari.dietrich@seattlechildrens.org
Assistant: Marianne Vasquez

Graduate Medical Education

Chris Pendergrass

Associate Director, GME Finance and Operations

Department budgets
Trainee FTE allocations

Phone: 206-987-0670
Email: chris.pendergrass@seattlechildrens.org

Marcy Elert

Contract Administration

Affiliation agreements
Program letters of agreement
Visiting electives

Email: marcy.elert@seattlechildrens.org

Erika Last

Training and Credentialing Coordinator

Resident and fellow credentialing
Trainee on-boarding and orientation
Active housestaff compliance

Phone: 206-987-5093
Email: gmetraining@seattlechildrens.org | erika.last@seattlechildrens.org

Nicole Sotelo

Documentation and Data Specialist

Annual Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) audit and count
Accounts payable
GME training and credentialing

Phone: 206-987-4465
Email: nicole.sotelo@seattlechildrens.org | gmetraining@seattlechildrens.org

Marianne Vasquez

Administrative Assistant

Assistant to office leadership
GME conference room scheduling

Phone: 206-987-2501
Email: marianne.vasquez@seattlechildrens.org

Sharon Whitson

Fellowship Programs Administration and Fellows College

Fellows College
Fellowship Program support
UW Department of Pediatrics liaison

Phone: 206-987-5870
Email: sharon.whitson@seattlechildrens.org

Medical Student and WWAMI Programs

Rebekah Burns, MD

Program Director

Email: rebekah.burns@seattlechildrens.org

Esther Chung, MD, MPH

Associate Director, Advanced Patient Care and New Initiatives

Email: esther.chung@seattlechildrens.org

Amy Dettori, MD

Associate Director, Outpatient Core Clerkship

Email: amy.dettori@seattlechildrens.org

Kristen Hayward, MD, MS

Associate Director, Pediatric Pre-Clinical Education

Email: kristen.hayward@seattlechildrens.org

Abena Knight, MD

Associate Director, Inpatient Core Clerkship

Email: abena.knight@seattlechildrens.org

Emily Myers, MD

Associate Director, Explore and Focus Electives

Email: emily.myers@seattlechildrens.org

Michelle Terry, MD

Associate Director, Career Advising

Email: michelle.terry@seattlechildrens.org

Richard Shugerman, MD

WWAMI Program Director; Director of Regional Education and Faculty Development

Email: richard.shugerman@seattlechildrens.org

Sara Fear

Medical Student and WWAMI Programs Manager

Seattle-based clerkships
Medical student advising

Phone: 206-987-2008
Email: sara.fear@seattlechildrens.org

My Linh Nguyen

WWAMI Program Coordinator

Medical student onboarding and credentialing
Pediatric resident WWAMI rotation coordination
Clinical faculty appointments

Phone: 206-987-5869
Email: mylinh.nguyen@seattlechildrens.org

Carla Salldin