Pre-Clerkship Course Directors
Caroline Abercrombie, MD
Associate Professor of Medical Education, Senior Director of Experiential Learning
EQUAL Professional Immersion & BRIDGE to Clinical Clerkships Director
abercrombiec@etsu.edu
Robert Acuff, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Gastrointestinal System & Nutrition Director
acuffr@etsu.edu
Patricia Amadio, MD
Assistant Professor
Doctoring II (Legacy), Doctoring TRAILS 2, and Doctoring TRAILS 3 Director
amadio@etsu.edu
Earl Brown, PhD
Professor of Pathology
Medical Pathology Director
browne@etsu.edu
Regenia Campbell, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medical Education
Brain, Body, & Behavior Co-Director
campbellrb@etsu.edu
Michelle Chandley, PhD
Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Foundations of Medical Knowledge Co-Director
chandlem@etsu.edu
Michelle Duffourc, PhD
Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Medical Pharmacology Director
duffourc@etsu.edu
Thomas Ecay, PhD
Professor of Medical Education
Endocrinology & Reproduction Director
ecay@etsu.edu
J. Russell Hayman, PhD
Professor of Medical Education
Immunology & Hematology Director; Gastrointestinal System & Nutrition Co-Director;
Medical Microbiology& Immunology Director
hayman@etsu.edu
Jameson Hirsch, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Introduction to Clinical Psychiatry Director
hirsch@etsu.edu
Robert Means, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine
Immunology & Hematology Co-Director
meansr@etsu.edu
Jerald Mullersman, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology
Doctoring TRAILS 1 Director
mullersm@etsu.edu
Deidre Pierce, MD
Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
EQUAL Professional Immersion Co-Director
pierced@etsu.edu
Diego Rodriguez-Gil, PhD
Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Brain, Body, & Behavior Director; Clinical Neuroscience Director
rodriguezgil@etsu.edu
Antonio Rusinol, PhD
Professor of Medical Education
Foundations of Medical Knowledge Director
rusinol@etsu.edu
Robert Schoborg, PhD
Chair and Professor of Medical Education
BRIDGE to Clinical Clerkships Co-Director
schoborg@etsu.edu
Douglas Thewke, PhD
Professor of Medical Education
Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, & Renal Director
thewke@etsu.edu
Clerkship Course Directors
Martha Bird, MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Psychiatry Clerkship Director
birdma@etsu.edu
Jennifer Gibson, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics Clerkship Director
gibsonjd1@etsu.edu
Tom Kincer, MD
Associate Dean of Rural Community Programs, Professor of Family Medicine
Underserved Medicine Clerkship Director
kincert@etsu.edu
Jason Moore, MD
Professor/Chair (Interim) of Family Medicine
Family Medicine Clerkship Director
moorej@etsu.edu
Trevy Ramos, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Surgery Clerkship Director
ramost@etsu.edu
Blair Reece, MD
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine Clerkship Director
reecebr1@etsu.edu
Melissa Robinson, MD
Rural Primary Care Track Director, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Rural Primary Care Clerkship Director
robinsonmd@etsu.edu
T. Brad Wood, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology
Obstetrics/Gynecology Clerkship Director
woodtb@etsu.edu