Campus Advisors

M. Kristin Chally, MD

Assistant Program Director, UNC School of Medicine Asheville
Clinical Academic Resource Director, UNC School of Medicine Asheville
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Medical School:
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1999

Residency:

Emergency Medicine
University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco (UCSF)
Fresno Central San Joaquin Valley Medical Education Program, 2003

Board Certification:
American Board of Emergency Medicine, 2003-Present

Medical Interests:
EM Ultrasound, Medical Education, SIM Center

Personal Interests:
Camping, Hiking, Freshwater and Shark Fishing (catch and release for NOAA study purposes), and hanging out with my family as much as possible.

Email: Kristin.Chally@MAHEC.net

Rongrong Fan, MD

Academic Advisor, UNC School of Medicine Asheville
Core Administrative Faculty, MAHEC OB/GYN Residency Program

Medical School:

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Residency:

MAHEC OB/GYN

Professional Interests:
Medical education (transitions from UME to GME and GME to practice), osteoporosis, cervical dysplasia, surgical coaching, peer observation of teaching

Personal interests:
Hiking, baking, board games, learning languages, documentaries

Email: rongrong_fan@med.unc.edu

Krystin Thomas, MD

Academic Advisor, UNC School of Medicine Asheville
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Medical School:
Indiana University School of Medicine

Residency:
Carolinas Medical Center, Emergency Medicine

Medical Interests:
Medical education, Critical care in the ED, Pediatric emergency medicine, Simulation in medical education

Personal interests:
Knitting, yoga, crafting, boating, and hiking

Sandy Whitlock, MD

Associate Program Director, UNC School of Medicine Asheville

Dr. Whitlock graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelors of Arts in Biological Sciences and then obtained her medical degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Following medical school, Dr. Whitlock completed her Internal Medicine residency training at the University of Chicago Medical Center and went on to complete the Harvard Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship. Dr. Whitlock is a Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine with the UNC School of Medicine and currently practices clinical medicine at the Four Seasons Elizabeth House, a twelve-bed inpatient hospice unit in Flat Rock, NC.
In her role as Associate Program Director for the UNC SOM Asheville Campus, Dr. Whitlock is involved in preceptor development, mentoring and advising Application Phase students, and developing Individualization Phase programming. Her educational interests include teaching advanced communication skills to trainees at all levels. Dr. Whitlock is also a facilitator for the Four Seasons Palliative Care Immersion Course, a week-long, intensive review of palliative care that draws participants nationally.

Email: Sandra.Whitlock@mahec.net

Zachary Anderson, MD, SFHM, CPPS

Campus Advisor, UNC School of Medicine Charlotte
Clerkship Site Director, Hospital Medicine

Medical School:
Marshall University School of Medicine (2002)

Residency:
University of Vermont, Family Medicine (2005)

Specialty:
Hospital Medicine

Board Certifications:
American Board of Family Medicine with Recognition of Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine

Dr Anderson serves as Charlotte Campus Advisor and clerkship site director in hospital medicine. He is also an associate faculty member for the Novant Health Family Medicine Residency program. His clinical interests include hospital medicine, medical education, and patient safety. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with family, running, mountain biking, and shooting hoops.

Email: zanderson@novanthealth.org

Carrie Fales, MD

Campus Advisor, UNC School of Medicine Wilmington

She practices emergency medicine primarily at Novant New Hanover Regional Medical Center as well as surrounding affiliated departments including ED North/Scott’s Hill, Cape Fear Orthopedic hospital, and Pender Memorial hospital. Dr. Fales is a 2005 graduate of University of Michigan (go blue!) for undergraduate education and then attended Michigan State University College of Human Medicine for medical education with graduation in 2010. She then moved to North Carolina for residency training and attended Carolinas Medical Center (now Atrium) for training in emergency medicine 2010-2013.

Email: Carrie.fales@novanthealth.org

Meredith B. Hughes, MEd

Director of Student Affairs, UNC School of Medicine Wilmington

Email: Meredith.Hughes@seahec.net

Joshua Zavitz, DO

Campus Advisor and CPAC, UNC School of Medicine Greensboro
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Dr. Zavitz enjoys practicing pediatric and adult emergency medicine at Moses Cone hospital in Greensboro where he is the education and ultrasound director. He completed an emergency medicine residency at University College of Medicine at Peoria followed by a point of care ultrasound fellowship at Resurrection Medical Center. His academic interests include medical education, teaching ultrasound, and pediatric emergency medicine. Personally, he enjoys time with family, mountain biking, coaching ice hockey, and outdoor adventures.

Email: jzavitz@wakehealth.edu

J.B. Lykes, MD, MPH

Raleigh Campus Advisor, UNC School of Medicine
Clerkship Site Director, Inpatient Pediatrics
Associate Campus Director, Raleigh Campus

Medical School:
University of North Carolina

Residency:
Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC

Dr. Lykes is a pediatric hospitalist at WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh. He also has clinical experience working in outpatient pediatrics and pediatric emergency department settings. His clinical interests include medical education, evidence-based medicine, Kawasaki Disease/MISC, and febrile infants. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 daughters, hiking in the NC mountains, and rooting on UNC and NY-area sports teams.

Email: JLYKES@wakemed.org