Leadership & Administration

Meet the AUA Team

AUA’s supportive administration is dedicated to helping you succeed at AUA and become an exceptional physician. Whether it’s facilitating your applications or guiding you through ways to finance your education, our team is here to cover the details so you can focus on what matters most.

• EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

  	Neal Simon, Esq., JD  AUA President
  	Anand Ramabhadran Chief Executive Officer
  	Peter Bell, MD   Provost and Vice President of Global Medical Education
  	David Graham, MD Executive Dean of Preclinical Sciences
  	Prabhu Marudheri Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
  	Craig Hauser  Senior Vice President for Academic Administration
  	Vernon Solomon Vice President of Administration & Community Affairs Director – Emergency Medicine Training Centre & Clinical Simulations AHA ITC Programs Director
  	Leonard Sclafani Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs

• ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP

  	Peter Bell, MD   Provost and Vice President of Global Medical Education
  	David Graham, MD Executive Dean of Preclinical Sciences
  	Vernon Solomon Vice President of Administration & Community Affairs Director – Emergency Medicine Training Centre & Clinical Simulations AHA ITC Programs Director
  	Matthew Hogan, MD  Dean of Clinical Sciences

• ADMISSIONS

  AUA’s supportive administration is dedicated to helping you succeed at AUA and become an exceptional physician. Whether it’s facilitating your applications or guiding you through ways to finance your education, our team is here to cover the details so you can focus on what matters most.

  ADMISSIONS LEADERSHIP

  	Kelley Taptich Vice President, Student Acquisition [email protected]
  	Mamta Purbey Associate Vice President, Student Acquisition – International [email protected]

  ADMISSIONS ADVISORS

  	Katherine MacDonald, PhD Senior Associate Director of Admissions [email protected]
  	Brianna Galmiche Senior Associate Director of Admissions [email protected]
  	Claire Karen Guerre Associate Director of Admissions [email protected]
  	Stephen McMahon Associate Director of Admissions [email protected]
  	Vance Williams Associate Director of Admissions [email protected]
  	Joshua James Associate Director of Admissions – International [email protected]
  	Kimberly Witzig Associate Director of Admissions kwitzi[email protected]
  	Mark Sanii Associate Director of Admissions – Canada [email protected]
  	Nisarg Patel Associate Director of Admissions – International [email protected]

  APPLICANT SERVICES

  	Karen Ash Assistant Director for Applicant Decision Processes [email protected]
  	Raymond Garcia Assistant Director of Applicant Services [email protected]
  	Kesari Arjoon Senior New Student Coordinator [email protected]
  	Ninoska Polanco Admissions Coordinator & New Student Coordinator [email protected]
  	Aradhana Ramphal New Student Coordinator [email protected]
  	Gustavo Castro Admissions Coordinator [email protected]
  	Kadeem Innocent Admissions Coordinator [email protected]

• FINANCIAL AID

  STUDENT FINANCIAL REPRESENTATIVES

  Stanley Jean-Louis, Manager – Financial Aid Department [email protected]

  Verification Counselor	Last names beginning with
  Derek Warner Financial Aid Counselor [email protected]	A-H
  Crosbis Rivas Financial Aid Counselor [email protected]	I-P
  Semone Octave Financial Aid Counselor [email protected]	Q-Z

  Confirmation Counselor	Last names beginning with
  Johanna Gomez Financial Aid Counselor [email protected]	A-H
  Cindy David Financial Aid Counselor [email protected]	I-P
  Erika Vargas Financial Aid Counselor [email protected]	Q-Z

• BURSAR

  BURSAR REPRESENTATIVES

  Indra Walker, Accountant-Bursar-Antigua Campus. [email protected]

  Nirma Harkhani, Associate Bursar. [email protected]

• CLINICAL DEPARTMENT

  LEADERSHIP

  Matthew Hogan, MD, Dean of Clinical Sciences

  Lyudmila Rubinshteyn, MD, Associate Dean of Student Development

  Melissa Morell, Associate Vice President of Registrar & Clinical Administration [email protected]

  Teneshea LeGrand, Manager for Clinical Sciences Administration. [email protected]

  CLINICAL COORDINATORS

  Nacola Morrison, Interim Clinical Coordinator for students with last names A-G. [email protected]

  Jason Rivera, Clinical Coordinator for students with last names H-O. [email protected]

  Sean Tierney, Clinical Coordinator for students with last names P-Z. [email protected]

  CLINICAL DOCUMENT SPECIALISTS

  Katrina Washington, Document Specialist for Clinical Students with last names A-G [email protected]

  Jelani Bustamonte, Document Specialist for Clinical Students with last names H-O. [email protected]

  Ronald De leon, Clinical Document Specialist for Clinical Students with last names P-Z [email protected]

• REGISTRAR

  REGISTRAR REPRESENTATIVES

  Melissa Morell, Associate Vice President of Registrar & Clinical Administration [email protected]

  Desiree Barnes, Associate Registrar [email protected]

  Mariela Capellan, Assistant Registrar for students with last names A-D [email protected]

  Andrea Stevens, Assistant Registrar for students with last names E-K [email protected]

  Darwin Gonzalez, Assistant Registrar for students with last name L-Q [email protected]

  Kanika Pennie, Assistant Registrar for students with last name R-Z [email protected]

  Donna Ng, Assistant to the Registrar [email protected]

  Wendy Roberts, Campus Registrar [email protected]

• GRADUATE AFFAIRS

  The department of Graduate Affairs provides extensive information to guide 3rd and 4th year AUA students through the residency Match process each year. The department helps students understand and prepare for the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS), and other matching services as well as ERAS® – the Electronic Residency Application Service.

  Graduate Affairs’ Blackboard page contains a wealth of information including the Residency Preparation Manual and several breakout guides that will help Match applicants with particular aspects of the Match process, such as writing personal statements for residency and advice for going on interviews.

  The department also provides guidance and assistance with state licensing for residency, and with licensure for post-residency applicants. For all licensing requests, issues and questions, please utilize the dedicated email address: [email protected].

  Additionally, post-residency graduates can contact the department of Graduate Affairs for information regarding fellowship applications.

   

  Jessica Ferron
  Director, Graduate Affairs
  [email protected]

  Dana Coleby
  Graduate Affairs Coordinator
  [email protected]

  Samantha Thacker
  Consultant
  [email protected]

   

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