Who Should I Contact?

Students often wonder where to go to deal with a particular issue they’re having. USPOM is divided up mainly into the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) and the Office of Medical Education (OMED), which work together very closely to meet student needs. Here, we outline which office does what, so if you have an issue, you know where to go. If you’re not sure, just ask!

For Emergencies:

During Office Hours: please call Student Affairs 412-648-9040 or OMED 412-648-8714

After 5:00 PM and on weekends: please call 412-648-7622

Office of Student Affairs (OSA)

Primary Contacts: studentaffairs@medschool.pitt.edu

Area  Contact
Student Groups/ SEC
Erika Keough: ejm38@pitt.edu
Student Advising studentaffairs@medschool.pitt.edu
Diversity and Inclusion diversityaffairs@medschool.pitt.edu
Student Promotions Dr. Alda Maria Gonzaga: argst12@pitt.edu
Scheduling, Lottery, Registrar Registration Team: somregistrar@pitt.edu
Leave of Absence (LOA) Dr. Alda Maria Gonzaga: argst12@pitt.edu
Health Insurance

General ?s: University e-Benefits at 833-852-2210
Enrollment ?s: UPMC Health Plan at 1-888-499-6885

Wellness and Mental Health Dr. Alda Maria Gonzaga: argst12@pitt.edu
Away Electives Registration Team: somregistrar@pitt.edu
Immunizations and Clearances Heath Lettich: hnl20@pitt.edu
UPMC IMS Accounts Heath Lettich: hnl20@pitt.edu
UPMC Badges Heath Lettich: hnl20@pitt.edu
Career Counseling, Shadowing Your Advisory Dean, Department or Interest Group Faculty
Residency/ Match Your Advisory Dean
Match Logistics somregistrar@pitt.edu
Letters of Good Standing studentaffairs@medschool.pitt.edu
Coaching Program Dr. Suzi Templer: templers@pitt.edu

 

Office of Medical Education (OMED)

Primary Contact: Christine Bewszka (clb223@pitt.edu)

 

Area Examples  Responsible Person
Curriculum/Attendance

This course could be improved.

Why do we take this before that?

I will be absent for a workshop.

Ms1-2: Lisa Borghesi borghesi@pitt.edu

MS3-4: Raquel Buranosky buranoskyr@upmc.edu

Grades/Assessment/NBME I'm sick - can I delay a test?

Ms1-2: Lisa Borghesi borghesi@pitt.edu

MS3-4: Raquel Buranosky buranoskyr@upmc.edu

Accreditation and Program Evaluation

Is this an LCME Issue?

How do we know if the curriculum is working?

Greg Null grn18@pitt.edu

Allison Serra serraae@upmc.edu

Student Surveys How do i complete the course evals Bilge Civi bbc15@upmc.edu
Facilities/Space/Rooms

No heat in 460AB!

Can I reserve a room

Where can I study

Christine Bewszka clb223@pitt.edu

Katie Maietta kmaietta@medschool.pitt.edu

Standardized Patients

How do I prepare for CCA/OSCE?

How do I get SPs for an event

Reed Van Deusen vandeusenr@upmc.edu

Val Fulmer vfulmer@medschool.pitt.edu

Course/Faculty Support Who runs/organizes Course X? 

Christine Bewszka Clb223@pitt.edu

(Alida O'Neil or Renee Craig)

LMS/Educational Technology

Navigator isn't working.

The podcast isn't availalbe. 

The room projector won't start. 

Health Sciences IT help@hs.pitt.edu
Longitudinal Alliance (LAP)

Patient doesn't want to see me.

When is the next group session

Denise Downs ddowns@pitt.edu
Community Alliance (CAP)

Who's on my CAP team

I'm having trouble at my site

Tara McCoy Tam338@pitt.edu
PCAT What are the program requirements again?  Karen Musto kam822@pitt.edu
PECs/Flex Weeks/Streams

How do I register for a PEC/Flex?

What's the schedule for streams?

TBA
Testing

I can't get Examsoft to work

When is the quiz due?

When is the review session?

Aaron Kollar aak132@pitt.edu
Bridges (MS4) Phase

What's MAWD again?

How do I do learning logs?

James Kotey jak615@pitt.edu

 

MS1-MS2: Dr. Lisa Borghesi: borghesi@pitt.edu
MS3-MS4: Dr. Raquel Buranosky: buranoskyr@upmc.edu 

Office of the Learning Environment (OLE)

Area Contact
Medical Student Learning Environment Concerns Dr. Evelyn Reis: reise@pitt.edu
Graduate Student Learning Environment Concerns Dr. Wendy Mars: wmars@pitt.edu
Administrative Inquiries Kathy Scott: kmscott@pitt.edu
General Email ole@pitt.edu

 

Office of Medical Student Research and International Education

International Travel                           Dr. Peter Veldkamp: veldkamppeter@pitt.edu
Medical Student Research               Suzann Beardsley: suzann@pitt.edu