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Academic Excellence Program

  • Erin Bakal, EdD

    Academic Specialist, Raleigh

    Erin is the Academic Specialist at the UNC School of Medicine Raleigh site. She serves as the dyad partner with the Clinical Phase Academic Coach on the Raleigh site. She works with students in the Application phase as well as the Raleigh Kenan Urban Scholars program.

  • Kristin Chally, MD

    Clinical Phase Academic Coach, Asheville

    Dr. Chally is an Emergency Medicine physician and Clinical Phase Academic Coach at UNC School of Medicine – Asheville campus.

    Link to Asheville-specific resources: https://sites.google.com/site/ashevillecampus/home/testing-educ-resources

  • Gita Fleischman, MD

    Clinical Phase Academic Coach, Raleigh

    Dr. Fleischman is an Otolaryngologist at Wake Med and Clinical Phase Academic Coach at UNC School of Medicine – Raleigh site.

  • Paula Herrera

    Office of Academic Excellence Coordinator

    Email: Paula_Herrera@med.unc.edu
  • Meredith B. Hughes, MEd

    Director of Student Affairs, UNC SOM Wilmington Campus

    Meredith is the Director of Student Affairs at the UNC School of Medicine – Wilmington campus. She serves as the dyad partner with the Clinical Phase Academic Coach on the Wilmington campus. She works with all students in the Application and Individualization phases as well as with the Wilmington Kenan scholars and the Wilmington FIRST program.

  • Animesh Jain, MD

    Clinical Phase Academic Coach, Chapel Hill

    Director, Office of Academic Excellence

    Dr. Jain is a Gastroenterologist and Clinical Phase Academic Coach at UNC School of Medicine – Chapel Hill campus.

  • Meredith Klifto, MD

    Ophthalmologist and Foundation Phase Academic Coach

    Dr. Klifto is an Ophthalmologist and Foundation Phase Academic coach at UNC School of Medicine

  • Amy Levenson, MD

    Clinical Phase Academic Coach, Chapel Hill

    Dr. Levenson is a Pediatric Endocrinologist and Clinical Phase Academic Coach at UNC School of Medicine – Chapel Hill Campus

  • Tiffany Long, MD

    Clinical Phase Academic Coach, Chapel Hill

    Dr. Long is in the division of Geriatric Medicine and is a Clinical Phase Academic Coach at UNC School of Medicine – Chapel Hill campus.

  • Keyona Oni, MD

    Clinical Phase Academic Coach, Charlotte

    Dr. Oni is a family medicine physician and Clinical Phase Academic Coach at UNC School of Medicine, Charlotte Campus.

  • Laura Parente, MD

    Clinical Phase Academic Coach, Wilmington

    Dr. Parente is a Pediatric hospitalist and Clinical Phase Academic Coach at UNC School of Medicine – Wilmington campus.

  • Kunal Patel, MD, PhD

    Foundation Phase Academic Coach

    Dr. Patel is a Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Physician and Foundation Phase Academic coach at UNC School of Medicine