Faculty and Contact
Graduate Medical Education
Tel: (816) 234-3373
Fax: (816) 302-9959 Suite I
(816) 302-9918 Suite II
(816) 855-1946 Housestaff
Email: GME@cmh.edu
Nursing and Allied Health
Tel: (816) 302-1517
Fax: (816) 302-9889
Continuing Medical Education
Fax: (816) 983-6430
Email: cme@cmh.edu
Faculty and Staff
Denise Bratcher, DO
Sidney F. Pakula Endowed Chair, Department of Graduate Medical Education; Designated Institutional Official for Children's Mercy Kansas City
Susan Hathaway, PhD
Vice Chair/Administrative Director of Graduate Medical Education
Frances Turcotte-Benedict, MD
Medical Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Kadriye Lewis, EdD
Director of Evaluation and Program Development
Jennifer Watts, MD
Medical Director, Global Health Education
Alison Alka, BS
Administrative Assistant III
Lisa Kenslow
Administrative Assistant III
Brianna McMahill
GME Coordinator
Medical Student and Visiting Resident Education
Sarah Braet, MBA, C-TAGME
Sr. Visiting Learner Coordinator
Holly Frey
Medical Student Coordinator
Fellowship Education
Nancy Draffen Brown, MBA
Fellowship Coordinator
Sarah R. King, MS, C-TAGME
Sr. Fellowship Coordinator
Rachel Laws, MBA, C-TAGME
Sr. Fellowship Coordinator
Johnae Sawyer, MHA
Fellowship Coordinator
Megan Smith, MSE
Fellowship Coordinator
Danelle Vogt, MBA
Fellowship Coordinator
Joanna Wesley, MBA, C-TAGME
Sr. Fellowship Coordinator
Toni Zaner, BA
Fellowship Coordinator
Pediatric Residency
Ross E. Newman, DO
Director, Pediatric Residency Program
Angela D. Etzenhouser, MD
Associate Program Director
Emily F. Killough, MD
Associate Program Director
Danielle J. Reed, MD
Associate Program Director
Jill Edwards, MBA, C-TAGME
Residency Program Coordinator/Senior GME Coordinator
Shelby Kaup, MBA, C-TAGME
Residency Program Coordinator/Senior GME Coordinator
Tiffany Foland
Residency Program Assistant
Continuing Medical Education
Amy Hill, MBA
Continuing Medical Education Director
Fadi Al-Muhaisen, MD
Continuing Medical Education Medical Director
Teresa Shepherd, RN, MN, MSEd
Continuing Medical Education Manager
Rose Mettlen, MSW
Continuing Medical Education Coordinator
Medical Staff Education Committee
The Medical Staff Education Committee (MSEC) reviews and coordinates physician education programs at Children’s Mercy. The MSEC has oversight over the Continuing Medical Education program, which is accredited by the Missouri State Medical Association. The MSEC meets regularly and is composed of appointed members from each Medical Staff department.
Robert Schremmer, MD, Emergency Medicine
Chair
Denise Bratcher, DO, Graduate Medical Education
Jessica Brunkhorst, MD, Neonatology
Jenifer Butler, MD, Emergency Medicine - Kansas
Rochelle Harris, PhD, Behavior and Development
Karen Lewing, MD, Hematology/Oncology
Jenna Miller, MD, Critical Care
Donna Pacicca, MD, Orthopedics
George Phillips, MD, General Academic Pediatrics
Office of Faculty Development
Jacqueline Hill, PhD, MPH
Director
Eric Rush, MD
Medical Director
Myles Chandler MS
Development Analyst
Enam Haddad BA
Administrative Coordinator
Emilie Keeton, BA
Development Coordinator
Martha Montello, PhD
Director, Medical Writing Center
Heather McNeill, MA, ELS
Scientific Editor, Medical Writing Center
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