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)
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 & Sayed Naqvi, MD
Associate Directors, 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
Elba Iglesias, MD
Director, Adolescent Medicine Program
Jason Katz, MD
Director, Pediatric Cardiology Program
Sherrie Joy Baysa, 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
Andrea Granados, MD
Director, Pediatric Endocrinology Program
Adriana Carrillo-Iregui, MD
Associate Director, Pediatric Endocrinology Program
Ziad Khatib, MD
Director, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Program
Ossama Maher, MD
Associate Director, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Program
L. Santiago Medina, MD
Director, Pediatric Radiology Program
Enrique Alvarado Burgos, MD
Associate Director, Pediatric Radiology Program
Vivian Hernandez-Trujillo, MD
Director, Allergy-Immunology Program
Fuad Alkhoury, MD
Director, Pediatric Surgery Program
Shahab A. Shaffieh, MD
Associate Director, Pediatric Surgery Program
Americo Padilla, MD
Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Program
Sean Horan, DO
Associate Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Program
Jordan Steinberg, MD
Director, Craniofacial Plastic Surgery Program
Daniel Nassau, MD
Director, Pediatric Urology Program
Daniel Ruggles, DO
Director, Pediatric Orthopedics Programedics Program
Thomas Errico, MD
Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Spine Program
Bhavi Patel, DO
Director, Pediatric CICU Program
Toba Niazi, MD
Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery Program
Keith Meyer, MD
Director, Pediatric Neurocritical Care 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
 
TEACHING FACULTY
Juan Carlos Meneses Paz, MD
Attending, Div of Hospitalist Services and/or Designee
Alexandra Byrne, MD
FIU Pediatric Clerkship Director
Julie Kantor, MD
FIU Pediatric Associate 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
Taimy Falcon-Rodriguez, MD
Chief Residents, PGY4
Melanie Hew, MD
Chief Residents, PGY4
PGY1 Rep: Kimberly Baez Nicodemo, MD
Pediatric Resident, PGY1
PGY1 Rep: Nicolas Benelli, MD
PGY1 Rep: Maria Valle-Nodal, MD
Pediatric Residents, PGY1
PGY2 Rep: Andres Vargas Espana, MD
PGY2 Rep: Alexia Perez, MD
Pediatric Residents, PGY2
PGY2 Rep: Paola Torres, DO
Pediatric Resident, PGY2
PGY3 Rep: Samantha Shear, DO
Pediatric Resident, PGY3
PGY3 Rep: Janelle Torres, DO
PGY3 Rep: Santiago Campos, MD
Pediatric Residents, PGY3
Fellows Rep: Dianelis Hernandez, MD
Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellow - YEAR 1
Fellows Rep: Sushma Kakkeral, MD
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellow - YEAR 1
Fellows Rep: Kara Gay-Simon, MD
Pediatric Cardiology Fellow - YEAR 2
Fellows Rep: Trenton Rivera, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow - YEAR 2
Fellows Rep: Callie Alt, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow - YEAR 3
Fellows Rep: Victoria Waskiel, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellow - YEAR 3
Dental Resident Rep: Nathalia Hernandez, DMD
Pediatric Dentistry Resident - Chief Resident
 
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
 
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
Kelly Reardon
Pediatric Dentistry Coordinator
Catalina Dunoyer
Coordinator
Monica Martinez
Coordinator
Kari Bollerman
Coordinator

Roles and Responsibilities of the GMEC (Click to view)