Graduate Medical Education

Contact Us

For general questions please call the Office of Graduate Medical Education at 412-647-5815. For specific inquiries please use the contact information below.

Graduate Medical Education

3600 Forbes Avenue
Iroquois Building, Suite 300
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Business Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm

Phone: (412) 647-5815
Email: gme@upmc.edu

Rita M. Patel, MD
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
ACGME/NRMP Designated Institutional Official
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Medical Education Program
patelrm@upmc.edu

James Walker
Executive Assistant to Associate Dean, GME
walkerje@upmc.edu

W. Dennis Zerega, EdD
Vice President, GME
Alternate Designated
Institutional Official

zeregad@upmc.edu

Karen Ann Bumford
GME Specialist
bumfordka@upmc.edu

Kimberly Gooden
GME Specialist
goodenka@upmc.edu

Kathleen Rudowsky
GME Specialist
rudowskykj@upmc.edu
        

Frank J. Kroboth, MD
George H. Taber Professor
Assistant Dean, GME
krobothf2@upmc.edu

Marlene Cooper
Executive Director, GME
coopermr@upmc.edu

Karen S. Navarra
Director, GME Compliance and Institutional Accreditation
navarraks@upmc.edu

Robert Albenze, MEd
Director, Quality Evaluation
albenzerp@upmc.edu

Gayle Scheid
Accountant
scheidg@upmc.edu