Graduate Medical Education Leadership

GME office contact information

Email: graduatemedicaleducation@prismahealth.org

Phone: 803-434-6861

Fax: Midlands 803-434-4419 | Upstate 864-455-8404

Columbia office
3555 Harden St. Extension
(15 Medical Park, 2nd floor)
Columbia, SC 29203

Greenville office
701 Grove Road
Employee Service Center
Greenville, SC 29605-5601

GME leadership

Des P. Kelly, MD

Interim Chief Academic Executive Officer

Chuck Carter, MD, FAAFP

Associate Dean for GME, USC SOM Columbia; GME Executive and Regional DIO, Prisma Health Columbia

Russ Kolarik, MD, FAAP, FACP

Associate Dean for GME, USC SOM Greenville; GME Executive and Regional DIO, Prisma Health Greenville

Eboni L. Martez, MBA, MSW, CMPE

Chief Operating Officer, Academics

John Ballentine, MBA

Executive Director, Academics Finance Administration

Melissa Keller, MS, MBA, C-TAGME

Executive Director, GME Administration and Operations

Renee Connolly, PhD

Director, GME Learning and Development

Elyse Wieszczecinski, MHA

Director, GME Administration and Credentialing

Kelli DaSilva, C-TAGME

GME Data and Accreditation Manager

Ashley Garrett

GME Office Manager, Upstate

Lorie Collins, C-TAGME

GME Office Manager, Midlands

Anne Marie Hyer

Executive Assistant

Steve Currie, MBA

Senior Business Analyst – Academics Finance and Administration

Cassandra Kohn, MBA

Medical Education Assistant

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