North Texas/Dallas

CLERKSHIP DIRECTORS & COORDINATORS

Our clerkship directors and coordinators assure that all of our medical students get the necessary curriculum required, utilizing an ever-expanding number of medical services and facilities in our community.

Emergency Medicine

Benjamin Morrissey, MD
Clerkship Director

Dr. Morrissey received his medical degree from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 2012 and completed his residency at Alameda Health System-Highland Hospital in 2016.  He is a board-certified specialist in Emergency Medicine and affiliated with Baylor University Medical Center.  He became faculty in 2017 and accepted expanded duties in the role of clerkship director earlier this year.  He is a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and a delegate to the Dallas County Medical Society.  Dr. Morrissey is fluent in medical Spanish and enjoys piano, running, traveling, and family time.

For more information about the Emergency Medicine clerkship, contact Clerkship Coordinator Karen Sisk, karen.sisk@bswhealth.org 214.818.1699

Family Medicine

Benjamin McKinney, MD
Clerkship Director 

Dr. McKinney is board certified in family medicine. He received his undergraduate degree from Baylor University and his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in Oklahoma City, OK. He completed his internship and residency at Resurrection Health Family Medicine Residency in Memphis, TN. He has special interests in community health, sports medicine and delivering quality medicine to underserved populations both locally and internationally. Dr. McKinney is married and has 2 daughters and one son. Outside of the office, he enjoys spending time with his family outdoors hiking, riding bikes, and running, as well as golfing. He also is actively involved in his local church and enjoys spending time with the congregation there, participating in community development and engagement in his neighborhood in South Dallas where he lives and works.

For more information about the family medicine clerkship, contact Clerkship Coordinator Tim Murphy: timothy.murphy@bswhealth.org or 214.865.3675.

Internal Medicine

Dr. Morgan received his undergraduate degree in Science and Electrical Engineering from The University Texas at Austin and his medical degree from University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth. He completed an Internal Medicine residency at University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio. Dr. Morgan is currently an Attending Hospitalist at Baylor University Medical Center and serves as Key Clinical Faculty in the Internal Medicine Residency Program.  He is a board-certified member of the American Board of Internal Medicine.  Dr. Morgan has served as a Clinical Assistant Professor for TAMU College of Medicine since 2015.

William J. Christensen, MD
Co-Clerkship Director

Dr. Christensen received his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University and his medical degree from UTMB in Galveston, Texas, in 1989. He completed his residency in 1992 at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. He is currently practicing with Medprovider and is an attending at Baylor University Medical Center. In addition to being a Clerkship Co-Director for A&M students in internal medicine, he is also actively involved in the teaching and mentoring of medicine residents at Baylor Medical Center. Christensen is a fellow of the American College of Internal Medicine.

For more information about the internal medicine clerkship, contact Clerkship Coordinator Alicia Gore:
alicia.gore@bswhealth.org or 214.820.0300.

OB-GYN

Edward Powers, MD
Clerkship Director

Dr. Powers received his undergraduate degree from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 2012, his medical degree from the University of Nebraska School of Medicine in 2016, and completed his Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC) in 2020.  He is board certified through the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, works at Carter Hays Martin and Powers Medical Group, and is affiliated with BUMC.  He was appointed as faculty this year and shortly after became the clerkship director.  Dr. Powers enjoys travel, history, and spending time with his fiancé and their two dogs.

For more information about the OB-GYN clerkship, contact Yvette Mensah, yvette.mensah@bswhealth.org, 214.820.9714.

Pediatrics

Rebecca Prengler, MD
Clerkship Director

Dr. Prengler completed her undergraduate degree at The University of Texas at Dallas in 2007, her medical degree at University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, her pediatrics residency training at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Washington University in St. Louis, and a Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship, also at WASU. She has been a practicing pediatrician at Girls to Women Health and Wellness in Dallas since 2016 and is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.

For more information about the Pediatrics clerkship, contact Clerkship Coordinator Jordan Aillet, jordan.aillet@bswhealth.org, 214.820.5542.

Psychiatry

Sid Kelt, MD
Clerkship Director

Dr. Kelt received his medical degree from The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1983. He completed his residency at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, in Dallas, where he became chief resident. Kelt is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He currently practices with Thorntree Psychiatric Associates.

For more information about the Psychiatry clerkship, contact Clerkship Coordinator Karen Sisk, karen.sisk@bswhealth.org, 214.818.1699.

Radiology

Rahul Deolankar, MD
Clerkship Director 

Dr. Deolankar is board certified through the American Board of Radiology in Radiology and Neuroradiology and an attending with American Radiology Associates in Dallas, Texas.  His undergraduate degree is from The Ohio State University, his medical school degree from UTHealth, McGovern Medical School in Houston, and his preliminary internship, radiology residency and diagnostic neuroradiology fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.  In his free time he enjoys exploring restaurants and coffee shops all over DFW with his wife and baby boy.

For more information about the Radiology clerkship, contact Yvette Mensah, yvette.mensah@bswhealth.org, 214.820.9714.

Surgery

Geoffrey Funk, MD
Clerkship Director

Dr. Funk received his undergraduate degrees from Texas A&M University, his medical degree from the Texas A&M College of Medicine, and completed his residency training in general surgery at Baylor University Medical Center. He completed a surgical critical care fellowship training program in 2010 at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Funk is board certified by the American Board of Surgery, currently practices with Urgent Surgery Associates, PA and is on the medical staff at Baylor University Medical Center where he serves as a Key Clinical Faculty in the General Surgery Residency Program.

Kara Monday, MD
Associate Clerkship Director

Dr. Monday received her undergraduate degree from The Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, and her medical degree from The Florida State University College of Medicine in Tallahassee.  She completed a General Surgical Internship and residency in 2016 at Medstar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, and a fellowship in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care in 2017 at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.  Dr. Monday is currently an attending physician of trauma, acute care surgery, and surgical critical care at Urgent Surgery Associates/North Texas Critical Care and serves as clinical faculty in the Surgery and Surgical Critical Care Residency programs.  Dr. Monday is board certified in both General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.

For more information about the surgery clerkship, contact Clerkship Coordinator Susanna Rutledge:
susanna.rutledge@bswhealth.org or 214-820-5546

Clerkship Coordinator Contact Information

Raju Mathew
Business Coordinator
Phone: 214.820.9575
raju.mathew@bswhealth.org

Mari Rollins
Academic Navigator and M4 Electives
Phone: 214.818.6497
mari.rollins@bswhealth.org

CLINICAL EDUCATION LOCATIONS

Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas

Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas (Baylor Dallas), part of Baylor Scott & White Health, is a nationally recognized faith based not-for-profit hospital that cares for more than 300,000 people each year. In 1903, the hospital opened with 25 beds; today it is a major patient care, teaching and research center for the Southwest. Baylor Dallas has 914 licensed beds and serves as the flagship hospital of Baylor Scott & White Health-North Texas.
Hospital Facts (Fiscal Year 2022)

• 34,206 adult admissions
•  4,471 babies born
•  222,776 outpatient visits
•  100,181 emergency room visits
• 20,573 surgeries; 10,547 solid organ transplants (since 1984)
•  914 licensed beds (including 128 ICU)
•  6.9 days, average length of patient’s stay
•  1,181 medical staff members
•  2,182 registered nurses, 93% with BSN, 38% specialty certification
•  312 medical residents and fellows
•  4,661 employees

Cook Children's Medical Center

Cook Children's Health Care System operates more than 60 pediatric medical and specialty clinic offices throughout Texas. The system has more than 4,000 employees and serves a primary area of six North Texas counties - Tarrant, Johnson, Hood, Parker, Wise and Denton with an additional 126-county referral market, encompassing 47 percent of the state.

• Founded in 1929
• 429 licensed beds
• Level II Pediatric Trauma
• Consistently named in the U.S. News and World Report Best Hospitals Guide

University Behavioral Health Denton

Serving North Texas and surrounding areas, University Behavioral Health Denton has provided a range of programs treating mental health illnesses and substance abuse issues since 2005. Its inpatient and day hospital services offer supportive and compassionate care for children, adolescents, adults and mature adults through specialty programs that are tailored to meet the needs of its patients.