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GME Committee (GMEC)

The Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) is responsible for the oversight of the GME programs. The Committee meets monthly.

Members

GMEC members are comprised of voting members (Training Program Directors, Teaching Faculty, GME Institutional Administrative Director, Institutional Administrative Director of Risk & Quality, Safety & Innovation, and peer-selected Resident and Fellow Representatives), Chief Residents, non-voting Administrators (Ex-Officio member (CCO), Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO), Legal Counsel, VP for Ethics and Compliance, and Research Institute Director) and non-voting guests (Program Coordinators).

Resident and Fellow Representatives

GMEC Housestaff Reps are elected by their peers and have voting rights

Residents Class Reps (3 per class) occupy two seats per class for quorum purposes
Fellows' rep each occupy a seat

GMEC Attendance & Representation Expectations

Each of the Voting categories representation is expected to attend a minimum of 50% of the meetings annually. These categories include:

Individual training program leadership representation
A minimum of one resident & one fellow representation from the pool of selected representatives
A minimum of one teaching faculty member from a different department of program than the specialty training program
Quality improvement / Patient Safety Director/ Leader or Designee

Each co-representative pair occupy one slot (some with alternate)

A quorum is achieved when there is a minimum of 15 voting members present (1 +14) whereby the 14 members meet the following categories (unless excused) – 50% attendance for the total meetings per academic year is expected:

Minimum of 10 program directors/ Associate Program Director representing 50% of the training programs
Minimum of 2 trainees (1 resident and 1 fellow) from the pool of peer-selected member trainees
Minimum of 1 faculty from outside the specialty programs represented
Minimum of 1 Quality Improvement/Patient Safety representative

Co-Representative	Co-Representative
COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP
Rani Gereige, MD, MPH Chair; Executive Director of Medical Education Designated Institutional Official (DIO) DEI Physician Lead	Beatriz Cunill, MD Vice Chair; GMEC Director, Pediatric Core Program
TRAINING PROGRAMS LEADERSHIP
Beatriz Cunill, MD Director, Pediatric Core Program Maria Behnam-Terneus, DO Associate Prog Director, Pediatric Core Program	Mark Gabay, DO Associate Prog Director, Pediatric Core Program
Anuj Jayakar, MD Director, Child Neurology Residency Program Wilson Heredia Nunez, MD Associate Director, Child Neurology Residency Program	Marytery Fajardo, MD Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Program Anuj Jayakar, MD Associate Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Program
Bala Totapally, MD Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Program Michael Leoncio, DO Associate Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Program	Salina Mostajabian, MD Director, Adolescent Medicine Program
Jason Katz, MD Director, Pediatric Cardiology Program Michael Lopez, MD Associate Director, Pediatric Cardiology Program	Michelle Blumstein, MD Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Program Ana Maria Paez, MD Associate Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Program
Luis Caicedo Oquendo, MD Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology Program Lina Felipez, MD; Annette Medina, MD; & Carla Perez, MD Associate Directors, Pediatric Gastroenterology Program	Melissa Clemente, MD Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Program Maria Behnam-Terneus, DO Associate Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Program
Ziad Khatib, MD Director, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Program Ossama Maher, MD Associate Director, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Program	Vivian Hernandez-Trujillo, MD Director, Allergy-Immunology Program
L. Santiago Medina, MD Director, Pediatric Radiology Program Enrique Alvarado Burgos, MD Associate Director, Pediatric Radiology Program	Americo Padilla, MD Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Program Sean Horan, DO Associate Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Program
Fuad Alkhoury, MD Director, Pediatric Surgery Program Shahab A. Shaffieh, MD Associate Director, Pediatric Surgery Program	Miguel Castellan, MD Director, Pediatric Urology Program Daniel Nassau, MD Associate Director, Pediatric Urology Program
Jordan Steinberg, MD Director, Craniofacial Plastic Surgery Program
Bhavi Patel, DO Director, Pediatric CICU Program	Toba Niazi, MD Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery Program
Thomas Errico, MD Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Spine Program	Oscar Arevalo, DMD Director, Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program Lesbia Drukteinia, DDS Associate Director, Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program
Rose M. Alvarez-Salvat, PhD Director, Psychology Internship Program	Keith Meyer, MD Director, Pediatric Neurocritical Care Program
TEACHING FACULTY
Juan Carlos Meneses Paz, MD Attending, Div of Hospitalist Services and/or Designee	Jefry Biehler, MD, MPH Director, Med Students, FIU Ped Dept Chair Julie Kantor, MD Clerkship Director
Maria Milla, MD Attending, Continuity Clinic General Pediatrics and/or Designee	Athena Pefkarou, MD Attending, Div of Ped Hem/Onc
Magaly Diaz-Barbosa, MD Attending, Chief Division of Neonatology (Admin)	Anamaria Pulido, MD Attending, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Christie De La Vega, DO Attending, Pediatric Hospital Medicine	Marisa Azaret, PsyD Psychologist, Chief Div. of Psychology (Admin)
Pedro Pagan, MD Attending, Pediatric Endocrinology
TRAINEES
Andres Rodriguez, MD Chief Residents, PGY4	Dianelis Hernandez, MD Chief Residents, PGY4
PGY1 Rep: Andres Vargas Espana, MD Pediatric Resident, PGY1	PGY1 Rep: Alexia Perez, MD PGY1 Rep: Paola Torres, DO Pediatric Residents, PGY1
PGY2 Rep: Janelle Torres, DO PGY2 Rep: Samantha Shear, DO Pediatric Residents, PGY2	PGY2 Rep: Santiago Campos, MD Pediatric Resident, PGY2
PGY3 Rep: Breyonna Maddox, DO Pediatric Resident, PGY3	PGY3 Rep: Daniela Castro, DO PGY3 Rep: Milena Fraustro Sanchez, MD Pediatric Residents, PGY3
Fellows Rep: Kara Gay-Simon, MD Pediatric Cardiology Fellow - PGY4	Fellows Rep: Trenton Rivera, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow - PGY4
Fellows Rep: Ghanavi Kumaran, MD Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellow - PGY6	Fellows Rep: Stephanie San Martin, MD Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellow - PGY6
Fellows Rep: Callie Alt, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow - PGY6	Fellows Rep: Elizabeth Torres, MD Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellow - PGY6
Dental Resident Rep: Natalia Vazquez Marrero, DMD Pediatric Dentistry Resident - Chief Resident	Fellows Rep: Ana Luisa Graneiro, MD Allergy-Immunology Fellow - PGY5
OTHER VOTING MEMBERS
Elizabeth Menocal, CPMSM, CPCS Department Administrative Director VP of Clinical Affairs	Randy Harmatz Matott VP/ Chief Quality Officer Janice Yanez, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC Patient Safety Officer Frederick Trent Quality Resource Administrator
INSTITUTIONAL ADMINISTRATION (EX-OFFICIO, NON-VOTING)
Marcos Mestre, MD, MBA Senior Vice President, & Chief Clinical Operations Officer; Nicklaus Children's Health System	Perry Ann Reed, MBA, MS, FACHE Senior Vice President, & COO; Nicklaus Children's Health System President, Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Gabriel Cardenas, MPH (or Designee) Data Analyst, Analytics & Data, Research Institute	Amee Hall, PhD Research Educator, Research Institute
NON-VOTING GUESTS
Ana Otero, C-TAGME Institutional Coordinator, Medical Education	Alina Gonzalez, C-TAGME Lead Residency Coordinator, Medical Education
Brandy Bluett, C-TAGME Fellowship Coordinator, Medical Education	Galia Huerta, C-TAGME Residency Coordinator, Medical Education
Jacqueline Vassallo Fellowship Coordinator, Medical Education	Nancy Vega Fellowship Coordinator, Medical Education
Gloria Montecelo Fellowship Coordinator, Medical Education	Sary Soler Fellowship Coordinator, Medical Education
Adelynn Torres Fellowship Coordinator, Medical Education	Nitza Montenegro Fellowship Coordinator, Medical Education
Katie Molina Medical Education Coordinator	Kelly Reardon Pediatric Dentistry Coordinator
Monica Martinez Coordinator	Kari Bollerman Coordinator