About ECFMG

N. Emmanuel G. Cassimatis, M.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer, ECFMG
Chair, Board of Directors, FAIMER

Dr. Cassimatis is President and Chief Executive Officer of ECFMG. He also is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER^®), a separate, nonprofit foundation of ECFMG. Prior to joining ECFMG in 2009, Dr. Cassimatis was Vice President for Affiliations and International Affairs at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU); and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Professor of Psychiatry at the F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine (SOM), USU. A graduate of the University of Chicago, Harvard Medical School, and the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute, he served on active duty with the U.S. Army for more than 25 years. His military assignments included tours as Director of Psychiatric Residency Training at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Psychiatry Consultant to the Army Surgeon General, and Director of Medical Education for the U.S. Army Medical Department. His military awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal and the Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster).

In addition to his duties at ECFMG, Dr. Cassimatis continues to serve as Professor of Psychiatry at SOM, USU. He is a member of the Composite Committee of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and of the Executive Council of the World Federation for Medical Education. Dr. Cassimatis was a Delegate to the American Medical Association (AMA) House from the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS) for many years; and served as member and Chair of the AMA Council on Medical Education, the AMA Section Council on Federal and Military Medicine, and the AMA Specialty and Service Society. He completed four years on the Institutional Review Committee and seven years on the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the last two years (2004-2006) as Chair. From 2009 to 2010, Dr. Cassimatis served on the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) Committee on Qualifications of Professionals Providing Mental Health Counseling Services under TRICARE; presently, he serves on IOM’s Committee on Evaluation of the Lovell Federal Health Care Center Merger. He is the immediate Past-President of the Hellenic American Psychiatric Association, a Life Fellow of AMSUS, a Fellow of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry, and a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.

Dennis M. Donohue, C.P.A., M.B.A., M.S.
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ECFMG
Treasurer, FAIMER

Mr. Donohue is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at ECFMG. He also serves as Treasurer for the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER), a separate, nonprofit foundation of ECFMG. Mr. Donohue has more than 30 years of experience in the financial management of nonprofit organizations, with experience in budgeting, strategic financial management, treasury functions, and project management. Before joining ECFMG in 1997, he served as Vice President for Finance with the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine (now Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine) in Philadelphia. Prior to that, Mr. Donohue was University Controller for Hahnemann University. He previously worked for Deloitte & Touche, leaving as an Audit Manager. Mr. Donohue is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with a Masters in Business Administration from Temple University and a Masters in Information Systems from Drexel University. He is a member of the American and Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs.

Ann C. Jobe, M.D., M.S.N.
Executive Director, CSEC

Dr. Jobe is the Executive Director of the Clinical Skills Evaluation Collaboration (CSEC), a joint initiative of ECFMG and the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). CSEC is responsible for oversight and operations for the Step 2 Clinical Skills component of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). Before joining CSEC in 2006, Dr. Jobe was Dean and Professor in Family Medicine at Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, Georgia. Prior to that, Dr. Jobe was the Interim Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, and also served as Senior Associate Dean at The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. Dr. Jobe completed her education as a nurse practitioner and nursing educator, receiving a Masters of Science in nursing from the University of Minnesota. She worked as an operating room technician, a staff nurse at a university hospital, and taught nursing at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas prior to entering the University of Nevada School of Medicine. She completed her residency training in Family Medicine at Florida Hospital in Orlando, Florida.

Dr. Jobe’s experience also includes serving as Student Affairs Dean, Academic Affairs Dean, and Chief Operating Officer of a medical school. As Interim Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences, she led the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health Sciences and the Health Sciences Library. Dr. Jobe has been involved at the national level in the American Medical Association, serving as the first female chair of the Section on Medical Schools; the Association of American Medical Colleges; and the American Academy of Family Physicians. She served as an At-Large Member of NBME and on the USMLE Step 2 Committee. She participated as chair or team member in numerous Liaison Committee on Medical Education accreditation site visit teams. Dr. Jobe was included in the National Library of Medicine’s “Changing the Face of Medicine—Celebrating America’s Women Physicians” exhibition.

John J. Norcini, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer, FAIMER

Dr. Norcini is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER), a separate, nonprofit foundation of ECFMG. Before joining FAIMER in 2002, Dr. Norcini spent 25 years with the American Board of Internal Medicine serving in various capacities, including Director of Psychometrics, Executive Vice President for Evaluation and Research, and finally, Executive Vice President of the Institute for Clinical Evaluation. He earned his B.A. degree from LaSalle University and his Ph.D. degree from Bryn Mawr College.

Dr. Norcini’s principal academic interest is the assessment of physician performance. Current major research interests include methods for setting standards, assessing practice performance, and testing professional competence. His research also focuses on physician migration and workforce issues, as well as the impact of international medical graduates on the U.S. health care system. Dr. Norcini serves on the editorial boards of five peer-reviewed journals in measurement and medical education, has lectured and taught in dozens of countries, and has published extensively.

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