People

Contact me about: 

• Special Projects
• Educational Monitoring Subcommittee
• Residency Management System (New Innovations)

Contact me about: 

• Float Coordination
• Well-being
• Patient Safety and Quality Improvement

Contact me about:

• Oversight issues related to accredited and non-ACGME accredited programs
• Resident/Fellow academic issues
• Confidential Resident/Fellow grievances
• For scheduling needs please reach out to Brianne Kalkbrenner, email briannek@wustl.edu

Contact me about: 

• Program Director Boot camp
• Program Letters of Agreement
• Elective Rotations

Contact me about:

• Administrative Assistant for Dr. Dominique Cosco
• Event Planning and Management
• NRMP and ERAS Institutional Administrator

Dr. Can Misel Kilciksiz is an international medical graduate (IMG) from Koc University School of Medicine in Istanbul (Turkey). He is currently a PGY-4 psychiatry resident and has experienced the challenges of being a minority and immigrant in and outside of the hospital and academia. Can Misel aspires to use his experience and passion to create a support and advocacy system for co-residents and fellows in the hospital to enhance their well-being.

Meet with Cheryl.

Cheryl King-Easterling is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 14 years of clinical experience working with individuals, families and groups. She spent the past 9 years working in community-mental health serving as both a therapist and a clinical supervisor. Cheryl served as the leader of the Trauma-Informed Care initiative at her former agency, promoting wellness in both clients and staff. She is experienced in evidence-based practices addressing issues such as stress, burnout, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and trauma.

Contact me about: 

• ACGME Institutional and Program Requirements
• Site Visits
• Non-Standard Training

Contact me about: 

• Institutional & Program Data Management and Analysis
• Residency Management System (New Innovations)
• Program Coordinator Education and Support

Dr. Rawan Safa is an international medical graduate (IMG) from American University of Beirut (AUB) in Beirut, Lebanon. She is currently a Chief Resident in the Emergency Department at Washington University. Rawan was born in the US and moved to Lebanon during her early years, making her understand the difficulty and culture differences and try to use her experience to provide a supportive system to her colleagues.

Meet with Lisa.

Lisa is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois. She is a trained art therapist and experienced in talk therapy with individuals and groups. She has been working in clinical spaces for over 10 years and has a prior career dedicated to Student Affairs, International Education, and Law School Administration. In her downtime Lisa enjoys artmaking, traveling, cooking, reading, beekeeping, and spending time with family, friends and her 3 dogs. She has traveled extensively domestically and internationally. This has contributed to her passion for social justice, inclusivity, cultural humility and lifelong learning.

Dr. Callie Torres, while not an IMG, is the wellness champion and a chief resident in the Department of Pathology, where up to one third of the trainees are IMGs. Through working with and developing friendships with her IMG co-residents, she has been exposed to some of the unique difficulties they experience. Thus, she aims to help establish resources and other such opportunities for the well-being of her own co-residents and IMGs across the WashU campus.

Dr Nadia Wattad is an international medical graduate and a second-year fellow in the pediatric pulmonology division. She moved with her family from Israel 3 years ago. She completed her residency in pediatrics at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She has been adapting to a new culture and this process has been challenging given the lack of special support she needed. After passing through this experience, she has a goal to deliver the tools she acquired to her IMG colleagues starting their medical career in the US, to make their experience better.