Below is the slate of candidates for the upcoming 2025-2026 CORD Board of Directors Election.
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President-Elect
Secretary/Treasurer
Member-at-Large
Resident Member-at-Large
President-Elect Candidate
Name: Jaime Jordan, MD, MAEd
Institution: Oregon Health & Science University
Experience in Program Leadership: Assistant Director, Residency Training Program at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (2014-2016), Interim Clerkship Director at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (2015), Associate Director, Residency Training Program at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (2016-2018), Associate Director, Residency Training Program at UCLA Ronald Reagan/Olive View (2018-Present), Educator for Excellence at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (2021-Present), Director of Discovery at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (2021-2024)
Current Title: Vice Chair of Faculty Development
Prior CORD Board Experience:
Secretary/Treasurer: 2024- 2025
Member-at-large since 2020
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Secretary/Treasurer Candidate
Name: Arlene Chung, MD, MACM, FACEP
Institution: University of Vermont
Experience in Program Leadership: Assistant Program Director, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2016-2017), Associate Program Director,Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2017-2018), Residency Site Director, Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai(2017-2018), Program Director, Maimonides Medical Center (2018-2023), Division Chief,Education, Maimonides Medical Center (2020-2023), Vice Chair of Education, Maimonides Medical Center (2023), Co-Director, University of Vermont Health Network (2024-Present),Vice Chair, Academic Affairs, University of Vermont Health Network (2024-Present)
Current Title: Vice Chair of Academic Affairs
Prior CORD Board Experience: Member-at-large since 2022
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Member-at-Large Candidates
INCUMBENT CANDIDATE
Name: Rebecca Bavolek, MD
Institution: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center/Olive View UCLA Medical Center
Experience in Program Leadership:Assistant Program Director, Washington University of St. Louis School of Medicine (2013-2016), Program Director, UCLA Emergency Medicine Residency Program (2016-2024), Fellowship Co-Director, Medical Education and Simulation, UCLA Emergency Medicine Residency Program (2016-Present), Vice Chair of Education, UCLA Department of Emergency Medicine (2022-Present)
Current Title: Vice Chair of Education
Prior CORD Board Experience: Member-at-large since 2023
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Name: Michele Dorfsman, MD
Institution: University of Pittsburgh-UPMC Medical Education-Pittsburgh
Experience in Program Leadership: Assistant Program Director, University of Pittsburgh Emergency Medicine (2006-2016), Program Director, University of Pittsburgh Emergency Medicine (2016-Present)
Current Title: Program Director
Years in Membership: 18 Years
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INCUMBENT CANDIDATE
Name: Kerry McCabe, MD
Institution: Boston Medical Center
Experience in Program Leadership:Medical Student Clerkship Director, Boston Medical Center (2003-2005), Assistant Residency Program Director, Boston Medical Center (2005-2008), Residency Class Advisor, Boston Medical Center (2005-2015), Associate Residency Program Director, Boston Medical Center (2008-2015), Residency Program Director, Boston Medical Center (2015-2019), Vice Chair of Education (2019-Present), Interim Residency Program Director (2024-Present)
Current Title: Vice Chair of Education, Interim Residency Program Director
Prior CORD Board Experience: Member-at-large since 2023
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Name: Leslie Oyama, MD
Institution: University of California San Diego
Experience in Program Leadership: Clerkship Director, University of California San Diego(2007-2013), Associate Program Director, University of California San Diego (2012-2017),Program Director, University of California San Diego (2017-Present)
Current Title: Program Director
Years in Membership: 18 years
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Name: Liza Smith, MD
Institution: UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
Experience in Program Leadership:Assistant Emergency Medicine Clerkship Director, Tufts University School of Medicine-Baystate (2013-3014), Emergency Medicine Clerkship Director, Tufts University School of Medicine -Baystate (2014-2016) Emergency Medicine Clerkship Director, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate (2016-Present), Director of Undergraduate Emergency Medical Education, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate (2019 -Present), Assistant Program Director in Emergency Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School -Baystate (2019-2021), Associate Program Director in Emergency Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate (2022-Present)
Current Title: Associate Program Director
Years in Membership: 9 years
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Resident Member-at-Large Candidate
Name: Rachel Bass, MD
Institution: UCLA Ronald Reagan/Olive View
Current Title: PGY-3
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Name: Caitlin Williams, MD, MS
Institution: George Washington University
Current Title: Resident Physician
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