Meet your 2020-2021 ARAS Executive Committee Team!
Lisa Olson
2020-2021 President Association of Residency Administrators in Surgery Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin 4147.955.1833 Email Lisa |
Lisa Olson has been the Program Manager of the Medical College of Wisconsin’s General Surgery Residency program since December of 2013 and an employee of MCW since October of 2007. She began as a Program Coordinator for the Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program and more recently was in the position of Program Manager for Community Pediatrics, working with second-year Pediatric Residents. Lisa has a BS in English and Communication and is currently pursuing her MBA with a concentration in Healthcare Management. Lisa is also involved with GME at a local level, serving as the Program Coordinator representative to the Housestaff Health and Welfare Committee at her institution. She and her husband, Ben, have two sons, Jay & Zach. Lisa enjoys the Green Bay Packers, training for various community runs, and spending time with her family and friends.
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Dorothy Dickinson
2021-2022 President-Elect Association of Residency Administrators in Surgery USA Health University Hospital Mobile, Alabama 254.471.7992 Email Dorothy |
Dorothy Dickinson began her employment at the University of South Alabama with the Department of Radiology in 2007. In 2012, she managed the surgery clerkship program than became the residency program coordinator in the same year. Prior to joining the University, she was a Senior Researcher with the Proctor and Gamble Company in Bethel Connecticut for 8 years. Dorothy is originally from Brooklyn, New York. She is currently finishing her BA in Organizational Leadership at Columbia Southern University and has plans to pursue her TAGME certification next year. She and her husband, Shun have 3 grown children and 4 adorable grandchildren. They spend a lot of time doing evangelistically work with their church. She enjoys traveling, home remodeling, and reading.
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Brianne Leigh Nickel, MA, C-TAGME
Social Media & Website Co-Chair Association of Residency Administrators in Surgery Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, Indiana 317-274-4976 Email Brianne |
Brianne Leigh Nickel has been involved in Graduate Medical Education since 2008, starting out as a Data Quality Coordinator and assisting the Family Medicine Residency program at University of Louisville. In 2010, she transitioned to a full time residency coordinator role at University of Louisville in the Department of Neurosurgery. Upon completion of her Master's Degree in Higher Education, she moved back to her home state of Indiana, where she has worked with the Department of Surgery as the General Surgery Residency Coordinator since 2012. In addition to her program coordinator role at Indiana University, she is also the Director of Surgical Education Administration, overseeing all program coordinator and education administrative staff members within the Department of Surgery. Now that her nephews live in Indianapolis, Brianne spends a lot of her time with them, helping out with the school PTO, and watching them play sports!
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Sarah Kidd-Romero, C-TAGME
Publications Chair, Website Co-Chair, & Sunshine/Event Chair Association of Residency Administrators in Surgery University of Maryland Baltimore, Maryland 410.328.5878 Email Sarah |
Sarah has been a coordinator for the General Surgery Residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center since 2011. Before this role in the Department of Surgery, she was the clerkship coordinator for two years. She graduated from Towson University with a bachelor degree in Psychology & Biology. Sarah is born and raised in Baltimore and is a dedicated fan of the Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles. The other loves in her life are her husband (of 5 years) and her two rescue dogs, Peanut and Hazel. Sarah and her husband welcomed their first child, Aiden, in 2019. Together, the three of them spend their free time hiking, kayaking, and traveling to the national parks!
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Julie Ladwig, C-TAGME
Membership & Certificates Chair, Professional Development and SCORE Liaison Association of Residency Administrators in Surgery University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix, Arizona 602.521.5982 Email Julie |
Julie Ladwig has been a residency program coordinator since 2006. She started her career in Medical Education as the coordinator for the Pathology Program at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, started the General Surgery program, in 2006. In 2015 she became the Program Manager for University of Arizona College – Phoenix General Surgery Residency Program at Banner University Medical Center. Julie also oversees the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Surgical Clerkship and Oral and Maxillofacial Residency program.
Julie is one of the few who was born, raised and still lives in Arizona. Most of Arizona’s residents are transplants from across the country that traveled from far away for Arizona’s famous sunshine. She and husband, Eric, enjoy their blended family of 3 sons, 1 daughter and 1 fur daughter. Julie enjoys gardening, participating in local 5ks, camping/hiking, collecting brewery coasters and spending time with her family. |
Hemali Shah, C-TAGME, PACE
Mentor/Mentee Chair and Liaison to ACS Association of Residency Administrators in Surgery University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, Illinois 312.996.6765 Email Hemali |
Hemali Shah has been the residency coordinator at the University of Illinois at Chicago since 2014, being promoted in 2018 to Administrative Director of Graduate Medical Education for the Department of Surgery. She graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign with a bachelor of science degree in Kinesiology. She is born and raised in Chicago and a die hard Bears, Bulls and Cubs fan. In her free time, she enjoys travelling, cooking, and spending too much time shopping.
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Kate Kmiec, MHA, C-TAGME
Executive Secretary Association of Residency Administrators in Surgery Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee 615.343.6642 Email Kate |
Kate is a Detroit native currently living in Nashville. After graduating from Grand Valley State University in 2016 with her Masters in Healthcare Administration, Kate began working in the metro-Detroit area in Graduate Medical Education transitioning osteopathic residency programs to ACGME accreditation. She then decided to make the move to Nashville in 2018 to work with the Surgery Residency Program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Her passion projects within residency program management are professional development at the training program manager level and incorporating process improvement strategies into her workflow. Outside of work, Kate enjoys biking, checking out the newest restaurant in Nashville, and making the occasional trip back home to Michigan to visit friends, family, and spend time up at the family cabin on the lake.
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Donna Heyduk, C-TAGME
Immediate Past President Association of Residency Administrators in Surgery Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, Pennsylvania 484.476.2169 Email Donna |
Donna Heyduk has been an employee at Main Line Health System since 2005. Previously, she managed the Continuing Medical Education for the system and in 2012 she joined the General Surgery Residency program. Donna and her husband Bob have 3 grown children and 2 dogs they enjoy spending their time with. Now that Donna no longer has to wait by the phone waiting for her oldest son to call from his US Navy ship (havaing returned home in 2019!), she spends more of her free time crocheting, cooking and traveling.
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