About Us
The Office of Educational Programs (OEP) provides general administrative oversight and management for all aspects of undergraduate and graduate medical education programs. In addition to supporting the undergraduate curriculum, OEP provides workshops for residents on teaching and feedback skills as well as a wide array of educator development opportunities including yearly workshops, the Educational Scholars Fellowship Program, and the Master’s of Education program through the University of Houston. Additionally, educational specialists are available to work one-on-one with departments and programs to create faculty development opportunities to fit specific departmental/program needs.
The Office of Educational Programs also provides expertise and support in the use of educational technology, both within the undergraduate medical education curriculum as well as within McGovern Medical School’s residency programs. More information about faculty development activities, resident teaching workshops, and educational technology can be found on the Educator Resources page.
Education Deans
Vice Dean
Associate Deans
Assistant Deans
Medical Education Contacts
Assistant Dean for Faculty and Educational Development
Allison Ownby, Ph.D., M.Ed.
allison.r.ownby@uth.tmc.edu
Director of Educational Technology
Litao Wang, M.Ed.
litao.wang@uth.tmc.edu
Director of Educational Development
Peggy Hsieh, M.Ed., Ph.D.
peggy.h.huang@uth.tmc.edu
Senior Program Manager, Standardized Patient Program
Marcy Hamburger
marcy.hamburger@uth.tmc.edu
Training Specialist II, Standardized Patient Program
Jim Power
jim.Power@uth.tmc.edu
Medical Educator
Brenda Bassham, M.Ed.
brenda.l.bassham@uth.tmc.edu
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Senior Program Manager
Elizabeth Green
elizabeth.green@uth.tmc.edu
Curriculum Development
Program Manager
Linh Trinh
Linh.H.Trinh@uth.tmc.edu
Summer Research Program
Program Manager
Marijane Detranaltes
Marijane.Detranaltes@uth.tmc.edu
Instructional Developer
Patricia Tomkins
Patricia.Tomkins@uth.tmc.edu
Educational Programs Coordinator III
Brenda Griffin
brenda.f.griffin@uth.tmc.edu
Clinical Applications|Problem-Based Learning|Epidemiology & Evidence-Based Medicine|Fundamentals of Clinical Medicine
Educational Programs Coordinator III
Erin Bodeker
erin.e.bodeker@uth.tmc.ed
Doctoring|Physical Diagnosis|Pre-Entry Program
Educational Programs Coordinator III
Dawn Morvant
dawn.c.morvant@uth.tmc.ed
Required Critical Care|Advanced Patient Care|Transition to Residency
Educational Programs Coordinator II
Amanda Reddick
Amanda.Reddick@uth.tmc.edu
Scholarly Concentrations Program
Educational Programs Coordinator II
Maria Scardasis
Maria.Scardasis@uth.tmc.edu
Curriculum Development
Executive Services Administrator
Vaccaro Greaves
vaccaro.p.greaves@uth.tmc.edu
Senior Executive Assistant
Alicia Howard
alicia.howard@uth.tmc.edu
Academy of Master Educators |Peer-Tutoring Program
Director, Learning Resource Center
Karim Marani, M.Ed.
karim.p.marani@uth.tmc.edu
Director, Interactive Video Services
Stephen Fath, Ph.D.
stephen.j.fath@uth.tmc.edu
