General Surgery Residency Program
Brittany Williams
General Surgery Residency Program Manager
Works closely with leadership to support the education mission and manage, implement and oversee the operations of the General Surgery Residency Program. Ensures compliance with all national and institutional regulations and guidelines as well as partner with program leadership to develop and implement strategic plans to advance specific program goals and objectives.
Arianna Sinkler
General Surgery Residency Program Manager
Works with the team to support the education mission and ensure successful program administration. Instrumental in the areas of program recruitment, new intern credentialing and onboarding, trainee orientation and web page content management.
Medical Student Education
Amber Traugott, MD
Surgery Unit Director
Part 2 Lead.Serve.Inspire. (LSI) Curriculum - Understanding Patients with Reproductive and Surgical Needs (UPRSN).
Responsible for administration, curriculum development and implementation for the Surgery Clerkships for 200 medical students each year at OSU and 3 community hospitals in the Columbus area. Oversees student, faculty, and clerkship evaluation for the Unit. Collaborates with other leadership at the OSU College of Medicine and within the Part 2 Lead.Serve.Inspire Curriculum to fulfill institutional and curricular goals and objectives, and helps to ensure compliance of our educational program with accreditation standards.
Lisa Cunningham
Assistant Director of Integration
Serves as the Assistant Director of Integration for our third-year medical students in the Understanding Patients with Reproductive and Surgical Needs (UPRSN) ring of LSI Part 2
Michael Meara, MD
Assistant Director of Surgical Simulation
Tasked with organization and advocacy for the department in relation to the CESAC, which has led to him organizing and designing the surgical skills sessions in their relation to our current two-year education model.
Research
Ginny Bumgardner, MD, PhD
Associate Dean for Physician Scientist Education and Training
Oversees the department’s resident trainee Research Training Program, which integrates professional development and mentored research training alongside clinical training. Dr. Bumgardner directs the degree-granting COM Master of Medical Science program and is the program director/principal investigator of the NIH-funded training grant T32AI106704 titled Advanced Research Training in Immunology for Surgical Trainees (ARTIST).
Jonathan R. Wisler, MD, MS
Assistant professor of Surgery
Co-Director, DoS Research Training Program
Anna Patterson
Program Manager, Research Education
Facilitates the development and implementation of strategic program initiatives as they relate to the Department of Surgery’s Research Training Program.
General Surgery Residency Program
Works closely with leadership to support the education mission and manage, implement and oversee the operations of the General Surgery Residency Program. Ensures compliance with all national and institutional regulations and guidelines as well as partner with program leadership to develop and implement strategic plans to advance specific program goals and objectives.
Works with the team to support the education mission and ensure successful program administration. Instrumental in the areas of program recruitment, new intern credentialing and onboarding, trainee orientation and web page content management.
Medical Student Education
Part 2 Lead.Serve.Inspire. (LSI) Curriculum - Understanding Patients with Reproductive and Surgical Needs (UPRSN).
Responsible for administration, curriculum development and implementation for the Surgery Clerkships for 200 medical students each year at OSU and 3 community hospitals in the Columbus area. Oversees student, faculty, and clerkship evaluation for the Unit. Collaborates with other leadership at the OSU College of Medicine and within the Part 2 Lead.Serve.Inspire Curriculum to fulfill institutional and curricular goals and objectives, and helps to ensure compliance of our educational program with accreditation standards.
Serves as the Assistant Director of Integration for our third-year medical students in the Understanding Patients with Reproductive and Surgical Needs (UPRSN) ring of LSI Part 2
Tasked with organization and advocacy for the department in relation to the CESAC, which has led to him organizing and designing the surgical skills sessions in their relation to our current two-year education model.
Department of Surgery Education
Helps design, implement and oversee education programs within the Department of Surgery.
Research
Oversees the department’s resident trainee Research Training Program, which integrates professional development and mentored research training alongside clinical training. Dr. Bumgardner directs the degree-granting COM Master of Medical Science program and is the program director/principal investigator of the NIH-funded training grant T32AI106704 titled Advanced Research Training in Immunology for Surgical Trainees (ARTIST).
Ginny.Bumgardner@osumc.edu
Facilitates the development and implementation of strategic program initiatives as they relate to the Department of Surgery’s Research Training Program.
Anna.Patterson@osumc.edu
