Clarissa Koederitz

Clarissa serves as Senior Program Coordinator and GME Administrator II in the John W. Deming Department of Medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine, where she provides administrative leadership and operational support to the Divisions of Infectious Diseases, Allergy & Clinical Immunology, and Dermatology. With more than 30 years of experience in higher education administration, including over two decades at Tulane University, Clarissa has built a distinguished career supporting academic medicine, graduate medical education, and faculty leadership.

In her current role, Clarissa manages a wide range of administrative responsibilities, including faculty and divisional operations, graduate medical education, accreditation compliance, program reporting, scheduling, budgeting, reimbursements, and special projects. She collaborates closely with division chiefs, faculty, and program directors to ensure compliance with Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) standards, institutional policies, and specialty board requirements. Her expertise includes coordinating accreditation activities, preparing for site visits, maintaining trainee records, supporting Clinical Competency Committee and Program Evaluation Committee activities, coordinating affiliation agreements, and ensuring trainees meet all institutional and educational requirements.

Prior to joining her current divisions, Clarissa held administrative leadership positions within Tulane University's School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, where she managed admissions, recruitment, budgeting, student development, international programs, and USAID grant activities. She also served as Executive Assistant to the Chair in Loyola University's Department of Criminology and Justice, providing executive-level administrative and operational support.

Clarissa earned her Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from Tulane University. She is recognized for her strategic thinking, attention to detail, collaborative leadership style, and commitment to advancing the missions of education, patient care, and academic excellence. Her extensive experience and institutional knowledge make her an invaluable resource to faculty, trainees, and departmental leadership across the Department of Medicine.