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
Eric Churchill, MD, MPH
Elizabeth Eagleson, MD
Jacqueline Wu, MD
Brightwood House Doctoring and Clinical Skills-1 Faculty
Brightwood House 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 |
Brightwood House 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) |
| 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
|
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.