Michael Adams MD Clinician Educator Track (MACE)

Director

Virginia.J.Malatack@medstar.net

Virginia Malatack is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University. She completed medical school at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha. Dr. Malatack has had the privilege of directing MACE since it started in 2019, and it remains one of her absolute favorite parts of her job. She has enjoyed watching both the residents and track grow. Dr. Malatack’s interests include professional development for students, residents, and colleagues, and medical care in life limiting illnesses. She is the medical director of the 2 North intermediate care unit, course director for the medical student clinical skills course, and she serves on the steering committee for inpatient hospice at Medstar Georgetown.

Director

Kerry.R.Benton@medstar.net

Kerry Benton is originally from the suburbs of New York City before moving south to the DC region. She started as an undergraduate at Georgetown University before continuing at Georgetown for medical school. During this time, she developed an interest and passion for medical education. She then stayed as an internal medicine resident and chief resident at Georgetown, participating in the inaugural year of MACE during her PGY3 year. She then had the privilege to join MACE as a co-director when she became a hospitalist and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. She also serves as a co-director of the Certificate of Excellence in Quality Improvement/Patient Safety for IM residents, a member of the residency Clinical Competency Committee, a physician Co-lead of the CLABSI Council, and is a member of AOA.

Director

Stephanie.Cardella@gunet.georgetown.edu

A native of the DC area and Georgetown School of Medicine graduate (‘11), Stephanie Cardella is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University and Associate Program Director for Inpatient Medicine for the Internal Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Cardella was first introduced to the idea of “residents as teachers” during her internal medicine residency and chief residency at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. There she had the opportunity to participate in a teaching course led by master clinician educators as well as become a member of UNC’s Academy of Educators. Dr. Cardella has the privilege of co-directing the MACE track and serves as director of the Argy Teaching Elective for the residents, through which all the MACE residents rotate during their third year. She also serves on the Clinical Competency Advisory Committee for the residency. On the hospital side, Dr. Cardella is the medical director of the Bles 4 medical/surgical unit. She is a member of the MedStar Georgetown Provider Patient Experience Advisory Council and a regional Co-Chair of the MedStar Hospital Medicine Tonic Patient Experience Survey Project.