Internal Medicine Residency - Faculty

Chair	Brief Bio
Michael B. Fallon, MD, FACP	Chair, Department of Medicine Executive Director for Clinical Research and Professor A national expert in transplant hepatology and other disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, Dr. Fallon is a strong advocate and outstanding leader of the department in advancing our educational, research and clinical missions. He has significant academic medicine experience, over more than 25 years in extensive patient care, education, leadership and clinical investigation in internal medicine. Dr. Fallon has received numerous awards recognizing his accomplishments in academic medicine — including teaching, research and innovation. Additionally, he has held a number of leadership positions in professional organizations — including the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease and the editorial boards of many prominent journals in gastroenterology and hepatology.
Faculty	Brief Bio
Donna L. Holland, MD	Program Director, Internal Medicine Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Program Medical School: The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston Residency: The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix/Phoenix Children's Hospital Med-Peds Program Areas of Academic Interest: Primary care, resident wellness, integrative medicine, hospital medicine
Emily Mallin, MD	Associate Program Director, Inpatient Medicine Director of Education, Department of Medicine Chair, UA UA College of Medicine – Phoenix Graduate Medical Education Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Subcommittee. Residency: UA College of Medicine – Phoenix Areas of Academic Interest: Hospital medicine, transitions of care and medication safety, quality improvement/patient safety, mentoring, faculty development
Heather Bartz, DO	Associate Program Director, Med-Peds Medical School: UA College of Medicine – Tucson Residency: The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix/Phoenix Children's Hospital Med-Peds Program Academic Areas of interest: Transitions of care, safe patient handoffs, transition from pediatric to adult care, adolescent medicine
Christina Bergin, MD	Associate Program Director, Recruitment Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Residency: UA College of Medicine – Phoenix Areas of Academic Interest: Physician wellness, health care advocacy and enhancing physician-patient communication
Jordan Coulston, MD	Associate Program Director, Feedback and VA QI Medical School: UA College of Medicine – Tucson Residency: University of California San Diego Areas of Academic Interest: Hospital medicine, medical student education, efficient workflow/LEAN, quality improvement
Julie Crawford, MD	VA Associate Program Director Medical School: The Ohio State University Residency: Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix/Phoenix Children’s hospital Areas of Academic Interest: Quality Improvement, patient safety and faculty development
Jayne Peterson, MD	Associate Program Director, Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix Ambulatory Education Medical School: UA College of Medicine – Tucson Residency: Jefferson University, Philadelphia Areas of Academic Interest: Mentoring, ambulatory internal medicine, shared medical visits, ambulatory diabetes management, care of the underserved, interprofessional collaboration
Brenda Shinar, MD	Associate Program Director, Preliminary Medical School: UA College of Medicine – Tucson Residency: UA College of Medicine – Phoenix Areas of Academic Interest: Medical knowledge acquisition and assessment, faculty development
Ruth Franks Snedecor, MD	Associate Program Director, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Medical School: UA College of Medicine – Tucson Residency: UA College of Medicine – Phoenix Areas of Academic Interest: Hospital Medicine, quality improvement/patient safety, scholarly activity and mentorship
A. Gibson Wong, MD	Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School Residency: Internal Medicine, Indiana University and University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Areas of Academic Interest: Patient safety, health system quality improvement, medical education curriculum design, system design for chronic disease management and transition of care, health analytics, global health, population health
Junior Faculty	Personal Bio
Mohamed Abdelhabib	Undergraduate: Arizona State University Medical School: UA College of Medicine – Tucson Best Thing About Our Program: Commitment and dedication toward education and wellness; above all, the people! Career Interests: Global health, academic medicine
Cordel Fuher	Undergraduate: University of Minnesota Medical School: University of Minnesota Best Thing About Our Program: Our program excels at fostering a learning environment. From weekly lectures by specialists during academic half day, to resident report, to afternoon teaching sessions, there is a culture of academic medicine that we utilize to provide care for our patients. The education I received as a resident enabled me to be the physician I am today — all thanks to our residency. Career Interests: Hospitalist/primary care hybrid
Abby Frederickson	Undergraduate: St. Olaf College Medical School: Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine Best Thing About Our Program: The people who comprise our program are truly the best! I am grateful to be surrounded by hard working, intelligent, and genuinely kind individuals. We are extremely fortunate to have an administration who strives to support both professional and personal growth within a culture focused on wellness. Career Interests: Undecided
Maria Martin	Undergraduate: Georgetown University Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine Best Thing About Our Program: Supportive environment with lots of fantastic mentors, as well as strong community feel and the sense that we are all a team and getting to serve a diverse, underserved patient population from around the state and region
Sumit Patel	Undergraduate: University of New Mexico Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine Best Thing About Our Program: Flat hierarchy, combined community and academic medical center experiences, and our program’s ability to make sure our residents our heard. I chose this program as I could tell each resident felt at home and their wellness was taken into account, creating an open dialogue that fostered an incredible learning environment. Career Interests: Academic medicine, pulmonary/critical care
Elizabeth Rowland	Undergraduate: Purdue University Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine – Peoria Best Thing About Our Program: From the complexity and high patient volume to the diverse socioeconomic backgrounds of our patient population paired with the intentional growth mindset mentorship from our attendings and specialists, I am confident that the College of Medicine – Phoenix has prepared me to be the best physician I can be for my future patients and physician colleagues. The College of Medicine – Phoenix has successfully and intentionally found the balance of resident autonomy while simultaneously investing in and mandating our growth in our development as future physician leaders. Life beyond the hospital walls in Arizona has also proved to be so rich - from the promotion of a healthy lifestyle — such as casually hiking a mountain before or after work or escaping north for a weekend of snow skiing to the ease of travel to multiple neighboring states with such unique experiences that I, a Midwest-native, hope to call this place home for decades to follow. PS: you can't shovel sunshine. Career Interests: GI/hepatology, hospital administration Personal Interests: Hiking, pickleball, hot yoga, snow-skiing

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