Student Affairs
The Office of Student Affairs is dedicated to supporting all medical students through their medical student journeys, from matriculation to graduation. Our services, resources, and programs offer holistic support to students as they grow as individuals and as future physicians. Our student services include academic support and tutoring, career advising, residency application support, counseling and wellness, credentialing and compliance support, financial aid and budgeting, enhancing the learning environment, proactive advising, registration and scheduling, and service learning opportunities. We are excited to work with each student as they move through their medical school career and are here for all students to offer help, support, and guidance along the way.
Meet the Student Affairs Team
Contact us if you have any questions about the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Deans & Administration
Gabe Sarah, M.D., M.Ed.
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
gesarah@uw.edu
Maya Sardesai, M.D., M.Ed.
Assistant Dean for Student Development
sardesai@uw.edu
Erik Malmberg, Ph.D., J.D.
Assistant Dean for Equity & Medical Student Engagement
edmalm@uw.edu
Andrea Walker
Assistant to the Deans
adminsa@uw.edu
Academic Support
Erica Brice, Ph.D.
Director, Academic Support
ebrice@uw.edu
Yvonne Tyler, M.D.
Academic Learning Specialist
yvonneyt@uw.edu
Rebekah Freed, Ph.D.
Academic Learning Specialist
drfreed@uw.edu
Career Advising
Sarah Thomson
Director, Career Advising
saraht44@uw.edu
Tonja Brown
Career Advisor
tlbrown@uw.edu
Linh Ngo
Career Advisor
lngo333@uw.edu
Compliance & Visiting Students
Laura Ellis
Director, Compliance
lbellis@uw.edu
Dimitri Tsakalos
Compliance & VSLO Manager
tsakalos@uw.edu
Bahar Bashizada
Program Coordinator
bzada@uw.edu
Yoonseo Nam
Student Assistant
visitstu@uw.edu / somcompl@uw.edu
Counseling & Wellness
Cliff Kelly, M.S., M.Div., L.M.H.C.
Director, Counseling & Wellness Services
ckelly70@uw.edu
Darren Fisher, M.A., L.M.H.C.A.
Counselor
fisherda@uw.edu
Satoko Takeda, M.A., L.M.H.C., N.C.C.
Counselor
staked@uw.edu
Equity
M. Yvonne Taylor, Ph.D.
Director, Medical Student Equity
myvonne@uw.edu
Michele Nucci
Operations Specialist
mnucci@uw.edu
Financial Aid
Diane Noecker
Director, Financial Aid Office
dnoecker@uw.edu
Stephanie Olsen
Assistant Director for SOM Scholarships
stepho5@uw.edu
Jessica Wu
Financial Aid Counselor
jj860610@uw.edu
General Student Services
Sarah Wood
Director
sewood@uw.edu
Laura Ortiz
Assistant Director, Student Affairs
laortiz@uw.edu
Melissa Riesland
MSPE Specialist
riesland@uw.edu
Melissa Zent
MSPE Manager
mzent@uw.edu
Learning Environment
Melinda Frank, Ed.D, Ed.S., M.Sc.
Director, Learning Environment
mmfrank@uw.edu
Karla Kelly, M.D.
Program Operations Specialist, Learning Environment
karlak@uw.edu
Registration & Scheduling
Debbie Blackstone, Ph.D.
Registrar
dbstone1@uw.edu
Kristen Duvall
Assistant Registrar
krduv@uw.edu
Iryna Novachuk
Registration Specialist
novachuk@uw.edu
Swan Nguyen
Program Coordinator
nguy2611@uw.edu
Kelly Rush
Proactive Advisor
krush3@uw.edu
Service Learning
Ellen Tan
Assistant Director, Service Learning
ettan@uw.edu
Open Positions in Student Affairs
Thank you for your interest in joining our team. Please see our current opportunities below. All positions are based in-person in Seattle, Washington unless otherwise noted.