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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)	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
Michael Leoncio, DO Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Program Kaitlin Kobaitri, DO Associate Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Program	Renee Morgan, MD Director, Adolescent Medicine Program
Jason Katz, MD Director, Pediatric Cardiology Program Sherrie Joy Baysa, MD; Ryan Halickman, MD Associate Directors, 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	Andrea Granados, MD Director, Pediatric Endocrinology Program Adriana Carrillo-Iregui, MD Associate Director, Pediatric Endocrinology Program
L. Santiago Medina, MD 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 Nicole Redondo, MD Associate Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Program
Kevin Horowitz, MD Director, Pediatric Orthopedics Program	Daniel Nassau, MD Director, Pediatric Urology Program
Jordan Steinberg, MD Director, Craniofacial Plastic Surgery Program	Toba Niazi, MD Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery Program
Bhavi Patel, DO Director, Pediatric CICU Program (NST)	David Kalfa, MD Director, Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery Program (NST)
Thomas Errico, MD Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Spine Program (NST)	Keith Meyer, MD Director, Pediatric Neurocritical Care Program (NST)
Rose M. Alvarez-Salvat, PhD Director, Psychology Internship Program	Oscar Arevalo, DMD Director, Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program Lesbia Drukteinia, DDS Associate Director, Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program
TEACHING FACULTY
Juan Carlos Meneses Paz, MD Attending, Div of Hospitalist Services and/or Designee	Alexandra Byrne, MD Clerkship Director, FIU Medical Students Julie Kantor, MD Associate Clerkship Director, FIU Medical Students
Maria Milla, MD Attending, Continuity Clinic General Pediatrics and/or Designee	Alexis Kowalski, MD Clerkship Director, SGU Medical Students
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	Athena Pefkarou, MD Attending, Div of Ped Hem/Onc
TRAINEES
Maria Rodriguez, MD Chief Residents, PGY4	Lucila Servitje Azcarraga, MD Chief Residents, PGY4
PGY1 Rep: Erick Delgado, MD Pediatric Resident, PGY1	PGY1 Rep: Daniel Torres Vega, MD PGY1 Rep: Alegria Lusinchi Delfino, MD Pediatric Residents, PGY1
PGY2 Rep: Kimberly Baez Nicodemo, MD PGY2 Rep: Nicolas Benelli, MD Pediatric Residents, PGY2	PGY2 Rep: Maria Valle-Nodal, MD Pediatric Resident, PGY2
PGY3 Rep: Alexia Perez, MD Pediatric Resident, PGY3	PGY3 Rep: Paola Torres, DO PGY3 Rep: Andres Vargas Espana, MD Pediatric Residents, PGY3
Fellows Rep: Maria Victoria Lorenzo, MD Pediatric Endocrinology Fellow - PGY4	Fellows Rep: Natalia Cardona Echeverri, DO Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow - PGY5
Fellows Rep: Sushma Kakkerala, MD Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellow - PGY5	Fellows Rep: Dianelis Hernandez, MD Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellow - PGY6
Fellows Rep: Kara Gay-Simon, MD Pediatric Cardiology Fellow - PGY6	Fellows Rep: Trenton Rivera, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow - PGY6
Dental Resident Rep: Carolina Gonzales, DDS 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
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	Sary Soler Fellowship Coordinator, Medical Education
Gloria Montecelo, C-TAGME Fellowship Coordinator, Medical Education	Nitza Montenegro Fellowship Coordinator, Medical Education
Adelynn Torres Fellowship Coordinator, Medical Education	Katherine Hernandez Medical Education Coordinator
Catalina Dunoyer Coordinator	Kelly Reardon Pediatric Dentistry Coordinator
Monica Martinez Coordinator	Kari Bollerman Coordinator