Our Team

GME Leadership

Dennis Blankenship, Chair of Graduate Medical Education OSU/OMECO

Mo Som, DIO OSU/OMECO

• Professional Development for Program Directors and Teaching Faculty
• Resident and Fellow Educational Programming
• New Program Development
• Special Reviews
• ACGME Institutional and Program Requirements
• Annual Program Evaluations Review
• Site Visits (Internal and External)
• Special Reviews

Operations

Lesley VanVolkinburg, Executive Director for Graduate Medical Education, OSU/OMECO

• Credentialing, ACGME programs (Includes Resident Appointment/Reappointment)
• Contracts
• New Program Development
• Grants Management
• Budgetary and Financial Oversight

Mark Thai, Executive Director of Osteopathic Recognition, OSU/OMECO

Kim Rector, Assistant Director for Graduate Medical Education, OSU/OMECO

• ACGME Institutional and Program Requirements
• Annual Program Evaluations
• Site Visits (Internal and External)
• Special Reviews
• New Rotation Sites Request and Affiliation Agreements
• Program Letter of Agreement Manager
• NRMP and ERAS Institutional Administrator

Martha Clemons, Residency Management Software Specialist

• Learning Management System (LMS) Administration
• LMS Registrations
• LMS Reporting

Jihrleah Showman, VA Specialist

• VA credentialing for faculty and residents
• VA operations

Molleigh Robinson, Website Specialist

• Manage website and development for OSU/OMECO

Quality and Patient Safety

Jenny Alexopulous, CLER Director

• Quality Improvement
• Patient Safety
• Care Transitions
• Supervision
• Resident Wellness

Lisa Cummins, Quality Manager for the Clinical Learning Environment for OSU/OMECO

• Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Curriculum Development

Administrative Support

MeLyssa D Bailey, Executive Administrator III - Notary Public

Diagram for the internal structure of the Oklahoma State University Graduate Medical Education Department detailing the roles and relationships within.