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Directors

Tamara Simon Tamara Simon, MD, MSPH, FAAP Institute Co-Director, CHLA; Workforce Development Unit Lead; Director of Workforce Development Details about Tamara Simon, MD, MSPH, FAAP
Elizabeth Burner Elizabeth Burner, MD, MPH, PhD Director of Mentored Career Development (KL2) Program Details about Elizabeth Burner, MD, MPH, PhD
Amy West Amy E. West, Ph.D., ABPP Co-Director of Mentored Career Development (KL2) Program Details about Amy E. West, Ph.D., ABPP

Team Members

Anoopindar Bhalla Anoopindar Bhalla, MD, MSCI Research Success Teams Senior Mentor, Workforce Development Details about Anoopindar Bhalla, MD, MSCI
Porsche Boddicker-Young Porsche Boddicker-Young, PhD Strategic Manager, Training & Outreach Division Details about Porsche Boddicker-Young, PhD
Karen Busa Karen Busa, MSLM, MSHRM Program Specialist, Workforce Development Details about Karen Busa, MSLM, MSHRM
Ronéy Cobbs Ronéy Cobbs, BS Project Coordinator, Workforce Development Details about Ronéy Cobbs, BS
Casey Covarrubias Casey Covarrubias, MPH Program Manager, Workforce Development Details about Casey Covarrubias, MPH
Sabrina Derrington Sabrina Derrington, MD, MA, HEC-C Faculty Lead, Research Ethics, Workforce Development Details about Sabrina Derrington, MD, MA, HEC-C
Lorraine Kelley-Quon Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD, MSHS, FACS, FAAP Instructor for Mentor Training Program, Workforce Development Details about Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD, MSHS, FACS, FAAP
Mimi Kim Mimi Kim, MD, MSc Program Lead, CTSI Horizons, Workforce Development Details about Mimi Kim, MD, MSc
Eric Pedersen Eric Pedersen, Ph.D. Faculty Lead, Seminar Series, Workforce Development Details about Eric Pedersen, Ph.D.
Anita Schmidt Anita R. Schmidt, MPH Research Manager, Division of Emergency and Transport Medicine; Qualitative Lead, CTSI Horizons Details about Anita R. Schmidt, MPH
Mark Shiroishi Mark Shiroishi, MD, MS Faculty Lead for Mentee Program, Workforce Development Details about Mark Shiroishi, MD, MS
Lindsay Slay Lindsay Lee Slay, MSW Program Manager, Workforce Development Details about Lindsay Lee Slay, MSW
Beth Smith Beth Ann Smith, PT, DPT, PhD Instructor for Mentor Training Program, Workforce Development Details about Beth Ann Smith, PT, DPT, PhD
Nhu Tran Nhu Tran, PhD, MS CTBI, MSN, BSN Director of Introduction to Clinical and Translational Research Study Design (ICTR SD) Details about Nhu Tran, PhD, MS CTBI, MSN, BSN
Gordon Wimpress Gordon D Wimpress, BSc, BA Technical Project Specialist, Central Management Details about Gordon D Wimpress, BSc, BA
Elizabeth Zelinski Elizabeth Zelinski, PhD Advisor for KL2 and Research Success Teams Details about Elizabeth Zelinski, PhD

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