Brightwood House, the Learning Community for PURCH Track students, is your social and academic home throughout medical school.
You will be assigned a Brightwood house mentor who will provide guidance on many issues ranging from academic achievement, career guidance, professional development, and personal support.
It is within your learning community that you learn the foundational skills of being a competent physician through the pivotal Doctoring and Clinical Skills course.
Brightwood House, comprising four faculty mentors and about 100 students, is based at the Baystate campus but has community spaces on both campuses.
More about Learning Communities on the UMMS website.
Learning Community Mentors
- Samuel Borden, MD, Head of House: Classes of 2024, 2023, 2022
- Eric Churchill, MD, MPH: Classes of 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022
- Elizabeth Eagleson, MD: Classes of 2024, 2023, 2022
- Rohini Harvey, MD: Class of 2025
- Molly Senn-McNally, MD: Class of 2025
- Jacqueline Wu, MD: Classes of 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022
Doctoring and Clinical Skills-1 Faculty
Capstone Affiliate
Sarah Perez McAdoo, MD, MPH
Graduate Education
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, 2001
- MPH, Harvard School of Public Health, 2006
- Commonwealth Fund Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy, 2006
Research/Clinical Interests
Dr. McAdoo is a public health physician involved in public policy, systems change, community building, and creating partnerships to improve adolescent health outcomes. She is the Co-Founder of the Youth Empowerment Adolescent Health Network (YEAH! Network).
More about the Capstone Scholarship and Discovery course at PURCH
Specialty Advisors
| Department |
Specialty Advisor
|
Anesthesiology
|
Salima Powers  , Ravi Alluri
|
Dermatology
(no observerships)
|
Emily West
|
| Emergency Medicine |
Ben Osborne , Liza Smith |
| Family Medicine |
Robert.Baldor , Cortney Haynes |
| Geriatrics |
Sik Kim Ang |
| Hospital Medicine |
Christine Bryson , Stephen Ryzewicz |
| IM-Primary Care |
Stephen Ryzewicz |
| IM-Cardiology |
Amir Lotfi , Quinn Pack |
IM-Endocrinology
|
Michele Gortakowski
|
| IM-Gastroenterology |
Jacob Alexander |
IM-Hematology/Oncology
(no observerships)
|
Nageshwar Jonnalagadda |
IM-Infectious Diseases
|
Armando Paez ; Jacob Smith
|
| IM-Nephrology |
Dennis DiCampli |
IM-Pulmonary Medicine/Critical Care
|
Fahad Alroumi
|
Medicine/Pediatrics
|
Maura Munoz
|
|
Neurology
|
Heydi Flores Podadera
|
Neurosurgery
|
Dennis Oh
|
| Obstetrics & Gynecology |
Carolyn Delk , James Gebhardt |
Occupational Medicine
|
Maria Michas
|
Ophthamology
|
Brian Bredvik
|
Orthopedics
|
Lydia Parzych
|
| Otolaryngology |
Jacquelyn Reilly |
| Palliative Medicine |
Christina Fitch , Sik Kim Ang |
| Pathology |
Lisa Cole , Roxanne Florence |
| Pediatrics (General) |
Hilary Branch |
| Pediatrics (Subspecialties) |
Ian Goodman (EM), Ruben Vaidya (Neonatology), Stephen Boos (Child Abuse) |
| Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation |
Barry Rodstein , Julio Martinez-Silvestrini |
Preventive Medicine
|
Quinn Pack
|
| Psychiatry |
Stephanie Daly |
Radiation Oncology
|
Michael Yunes
|
Radiology
|
Thomas Anderson
|
| Surgery |
Reginald Alouidor , George Orthopoulos |
Urology
|
Lenny Shaker ; Michael Zavaski
|
Vascular Surgery
|
Matt Kronick
|
Residency Application Advisors
Anesthesiology
Brian C. Martin, Program Director
Maria Lopez, Program Administrator
Emergency Medicine
Adam Kellogg, Program Director
Lucienne Lutfy-Clayton, Associate Program Director
Liza Smith, Clerkship Director
Family Medicine
Chandra Hartman, Program Director
Nathan Macedo, Faculty
Internal Medicine
Reham Shabaan, Program Director
Christine Bryson, Associate Program Director
Kathryn Jobbins, Associate Program Director
Yesenia Greeff, Assistant Program Director
Riffat Sabir, Assistant Program Director
Medicine-Pediatrics
Sharon Wretzel, Program Director
Maura Muñoz, Associate Program Director
Obstetrics-Gynecology
Heather Sankey, Chair & Program Director
Carolyn Delk, Associate Program Director
Kimberly Marakovitz, Faculty
Pathology
Rahul Jawale, Faculty
Ashraf Khan, Chair
James Mueller, Program Director
Psychiatry
Steven Fischel, Program Director
John Hopkins, Associate Program Director
Sonia Riyaz, Faculty
Radiology
Martha Lopez, Associate Program Director
Christopher Mudge, Faculty
Surgery
Neal Seymour, Program Director
David B. Tashjian, Associate Program Director
House Librarians
- Catherine Carr, MLIS
Education and Clinical Services Librarian at the Lamar Soutter Library, University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester.
- Bridget Gunn, MSLS (at the Baystate campus)
Information and Knowledge Services Librarian, Health Sciences Library, University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate campus in Springfield.