Educational Affairs - Office of Clinical Education

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OCE Faculty

Misha Syed, MD, MEHP
Assistant Dean of Clinical Education

As Assistant Dean for the Office of Clinical Education, Dr. Syed works closely with course and clerkship directors, curriculum committee, program coordinators, and students to oversee clinical education throughout the UTMB School of Medicine curriculum.

OCE Staff

Shaine LeGrand
Program Manager
(409) 747-0268
  • Coordinates orientation for 3rd and 4th year classes
  • Provides oversight of SOM 3rd year clerkships and assists with all questions related to 3rd and 4th year SOM course work
Frances Dawe
Clinical Education Specialist
(409) 747-1750
  • Lead chief proctor for NBME shelf exams
  • Manage Affiliation Agreements for JSSOM
  • WOS Faculty appointment process
Brian Sullivan
Clinical Education Specialist
(409) 747-0265
  • Recruits preceptors and schedules students with SOM 3rd and 4th year courses/electives that require community-based teaching physicians
  • Rural Health Scholarly Concentration Coordinator
  • WOS Faculty appointment process
  • Preceptor access to the Moody Medical Library
  • OCE Website maintenance
Tekeema Franklin
Clinical Education Specialist
(409) 266-0478
  • Scholarly Concentration Coordinator
  • Housing Coordinator
  • Student ACLS/BLS/PALS Voucher Contact
  • POWER Coordinator
Meagan Isaacks
Administrative Coordinator
(409) 266-0364
  • Health Systems Science & Community Service (HSS) Coordinator
  • Basic Science & Humanities Selectives (BSHS) Coordinator
  • Practice of Medicine 3 & 4 (POM 3 & 4) Coordinator
  • Physician Healer Scholarly Concentration Coordinator
Casey Sendejas
Administrative Manager
(409) 266-6466
  • Experiential Learning and Assessment Coordinator
  • IPEP Coordinator
  • Transition to Residency (TTR) Co-Coordinator
  • Introduction to Clerkships and Clinical Skills (ICCS) Co-Coordinator
Kaylyn Firebaugh
Coordinator II
(409) 747-0269
  • Introduction to Clerkships and Clinical Skills (ICCS) Coordinator
  • Transition to Residency (TTR) Co-Coordinator
  • Experiential Learning and Assessment Coordinator
  • Preclinical Preceptorships Coordinator
  • Community-Based Electives Coordinator

OCE Information