a. Charge / This subcommittee will:
- Review program and institutional quality metrics
• Wide range of data; to be processed via GME Office/NI
• Duty Hours compliance issues (design issues = other)
- Monitor programs’ Action Plans improvements
- Oversee resident allocations
- Periodic review of program-specific policies
b. Leadership / Chair: Robert J. Nolan, Jr., MDPediatrics
Vice Chair: Jennifer Peel, PhDAnesthesiology
c. GME Staff Support / Jamie Shomette
d. Members /
- Robert T. Gilson, MD Dermatology
- Andrew Muck, MD, Emergency Medicine
- Jamie Shomette, GME
- Austin Baraki, MD, Internal Medicine
- Patrick Ramsey, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology
- John S. Toohey, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Shohei Ikoma, MD, Pathology
- Ginger Blaha, Pathology
- Melissa J. Frei-Jones, MD, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
- Janis Strong, Plastic Surgery
- Philip Luber, MD, Psychiatry
- Jason E. Schillerstrom, MD, Psychiatry
- Teri Hill, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Mithila Fadia, MD, Neurology
- Fatima Qureshi, MD, Internal Medicine
e. Meeting Schedule / 4th Monday of each month, 12:00-1:30 pm
Printed Name / Signature / Program
Education
a. Charge / This subcommittee will:
• Identify, design, deliver and evaluation professional development opportunities for faculty, residents, and staff
• Identify and allocate educational resources for requests for GME training
• Facilitate research in medical education
• Provide didactic and other materials to assist Program Directors and other GME leaders in meeting specific accreditation standards (e.g., Milestones, EPAs)
• Provide didactic and other materials to assist Program Directors and other GME leaders in meeting common challenges in GME (e.g., effective faculty supervision techniques, working with struggling residents)
• Offer didactics and other forums on newer elements of medical education
• Provide mentorship for junior faculty and residents who plan to have medical education as a key element of their career development
b. Leadership / Chair: M. Philip Luber, MD, Psychiatry
Vice Chair: Ameet Nagpal, MD, Pain Medicine
c. GME Staff Support / Jamie Shomette
Members /
- Ameet Nagpal, MD, Anesthesiology
- Brian Boies, MD, Anesthesiology
- John Erikson, MD, Cardiology
- Ailene Alcaraz, Gastro/PCCM
- Jason Morrow, MD, Geriatrics
- Lisa Hutcherson, GME
- Wendy Malone, GME
- Jennifer Peel, PhD, GME
- Jamie Shomette, GME
- Yvonne Covin, MD, Internal Medicine
- Joshua Hanson, MD, Internal Medicine
- Christopher Moreland, MD, Internal Medicine
- Michael Palladino, MD, Podiatry
- Kimberly Benavente, MD, Psychiatry
- Stephanie Levine, MD, Pulmonary/CCM
- Cedric Pluguez-Turull, MD, Radiology- Diagnostic
- Daniel Dent, MD, Surgery
- Mallory Duncan, MD, Surgery
- Ross Willis, PhD, Surgery
- Eileen Kleffner, Surgery
- Joseph Basler, MD, Urology
- Farzan Ghodsianzadeh, DO Neurology
- Mallory Wampler, MD, Surgery
e. Meeting Schedule / 3rd Tuesday of each month, 7:00am – 8:00am
me / Signature / Program
Wellness & Resident Work-Life Subcommittee
a. Charge / This subcommittee will:
• Develop GME wellness curriculum and activities
• Make recommendations for improved GME working environment
• As needed - review and make recommendations regarding CLE issues that negatively impact residents (duty hours/fatigue, insufficient supervision, etc.)
• Review and make recommendations regarding residents’ compensation and benefits - annually and as needed
b. Leadership / Chair: Jon Alan Courand, MD, Pediatrics
Vice Chair:
c. GME Staff Support / Stephanie Martinez
d. Members /
- Amy Thorne, MD, Dermatology
- Crystal Chavez, MD, Family & Community Medicine
- Barbara Kiersz, MD, Family & Community Medicine
- Stacy Ogbeide, MD, Family & Community Medicine
- Kirleen Neely, PhD, GME
- Kent Anderson, MD, Ophthalmology
- Min Reynolds, PhD, GME
- Jennifer LaCoss, MD, Hospice & Palliative Care
- Ruth Berggren, MD, Infectious Disease
- Kanapa Kornsawad, MD, Medicine
- Michael Palm, MD, Neurology
- Ramesh Grandhi, MD, Neurosurgery
- Elly Xenakis, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Patricia DeForest, MD, Pediatrics
- Michael Palladino, MD, Podiatry
- M. Philip Luber, MD, Psychiatry
- Ahsan Khalid, MD, Psychiatry
- Collette Poole-Boykin, MD, Psychiatry
- Emily Ament, MD, Surgery
- Laleh Daftaribeshli, MD, Radiology
- David Wallace, MD, Neurosurgery
e. Meeting Schedule / 1st Tuesday of each month, 7:00-8:00 am
Printed Name / Program
GMEC Executive Committee
a. Charge / This subcommittee will:
• Review issues of strategy & policy, sensitivity, and as needed
• Review updates from GMEC Subcommittees prior to GMEC meetings
• Advisory to DIO
b. Leadership / Chair: John S. Toohey, MD, Orthopaedics/GME
Vice Chair:
c. GME Staff Support / Stephanie Martinez, Travis Pederson
d. Members /
- DIO
- GMEC CHAIR
- GMEC Subcommittee Chairs
- Appropriate Medical Officers
- Assistant and Associate GME Deans
- Director of QIPS
- VA DEO/ACOS for Education
- At-large GMEC members (2)
e. Meeting Schedule / Monthly prior to GMEC meetings
Printed Name / Signature / Program
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
a. Charge / The Quality Improvement/Patient Safety (QI/PS) subcommittee is responsible for oversight of QI/PS activities and educational opportunities for residents, fellows, and faculty. QI/PS will also serve as oversight for the Clinical Learning Environment (CLE) Council as well as for the Clinical Learning Environment Walks (CLEWs). The QI/PS subcommittee will make every effort to enhance training and participation of RCAs and FMEAs. QI/PS will support and collaborate with the IRB and QIRC committees to ensure timely reviews and approvals of resident/fellow projects. QI/PS will identify and strive to resolve barriers affecting quality improvement and patient safety activities and projects within the clinical learning environment.
• Raise awareness of patient safety and quality improvement tools and activities within the CLE among residents and fellows
• Encourage engagement of resident/fellow involvement in hospital wide initiatives and committees
• Provide program support, tools, and training for the development of quality improvement programs. CLER, CLEWs
• Educate and encourage reporting of near misses and errors
• Data
- Annual Program Director Dashboard
- QI/PS projects submitted through QIRC
- CS&E participation
- Passport
- GRA
- Attendance at RCAs
- Shared Visions Conference (if possible)
- UHS Core Measures
b. Leadership / Chair: John S. Toohey GME, Assistant Dean
Vice Chair: Lisa HutchersonGME, QI/PS
c. GME Staff Support / Stephanie Martinez
d. Members /
- Ameet Nagpal, MD, Anesthesiology
- Morgan Stanley, MD, Anesthesiology
- Travis Wilson, MD, Anesthesiology
- Mark Nadeau, MD, FCM
- Jamie Shomette, GME
- Megan Hudak, IM
- Austin LeMaster, MD, IM
- Jan Patterson, MD, Infectious Disease
- Christina Brady, MD, Ortho
- Aaron Sugalski, MD, Pediatric Hem/Onc
- Janis Strong, Plastic Surgery
- Neeraj Kaur, MD, Radiology
- Jennifer Lee, MD, RadOnc
- Michael Palladino, DPM, Podiatry
- Ramon Cestero, MD, Surgery
e. Meeting Schedule / Quarterly meetings
Printed Name / Signature / Program
Policy
a. Charge / This Subcommittee will:
• Monitor currency and effectiveness of institutional GME policies
• Develop new GME policies as need arises
• Review program specific policies
b. Leadership / Chair:David Dooley, MDVA
Vice Chair:
c. GME Staff Support / Stephanie Martinez
d. Members /
- Carlos Velez, MD, Endo/Diab/Metab
- Tisha Lunsford, MD, Gastroenterology
- Travis Pederson, MBA, GME
- Stephanie Martinez, GME
- David Dooley, MD, Infectious Disease
- Joshua Hanson, MD/MPH, Internal Medicine
- Alison Wiseman, MD, Internal Medicine
- Manan Gupta, MD, Psychiatry
- Jennifer Healy, MD, Hospice & Palliative Care
- Brent Wagner, MD, Nephrology
- Teri Hill, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Margarita Vasquez, MD, Pediatrics
- Howard Tz-Ho Wang, MD, Plastic Surgery
- Manan Gupta, MD, Psychiatry
- Rajen Patel, MD, Psychiatry
e. Meeting Schedule / Meet bi-monthly
Printed Name / Signature / Program
Program Coordinators
a. Charge /
- Represent sponsored GME programs
- Support professional development of GME Program Coordinators within sponsored GME programs
- Facilitate communication within GME Programs
- Make recommendations to GMEC regarding opportunities for improvement
b. Leadership / Chair: Eileen Kleffner, Surgery
Vice Chair: Megan Hudak, Internal Medicine
c. GME Staff Support / Jamie Shomette
d. Members / All Program Coordinators
e. Meeting Schedule / 2nd Wednesday of each month, 3:30-4:30pm
House Staff Council
a. Charge /
- Represent all residents and fellows within sponsored GME programs
- Provide a forum for residents to communicate and exchange information on their educational and work environment, their programs, and other resident issues
- Provide a process by which individual residents can address concerns in a confidential and protected manner
- Make recommendations to GMEC regarding violations and/or opportunities for improvement
b. Leadership /
- President: Edward Chu, MD, Ophthalmology
- Vice President: Vijay Giridhar, MD, Internal Medicine
- Treasurer: Cynthia Cantu, MD, Internal Medicine
- Secretary: Forrestine Knowles, MD, Psychiatry
c. GME Staff Support / Travis Pederson
d. Members / Residents
e. Meeting Schedule / Email meetings every month, Physical meetings every other month