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
Bala Totapally, MD
Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Program
Michael Leoncio, DO
Associate Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Program		 Metee Comkornruecha, MD
Director, Adolescent Medicine Program
Jason Katz, MD
Director, Pediatric Cardiology Program
Michael Lopez, MD
Associate Director, Pediatric Cardiology Program		 Vincenzo Maniaci, MD
Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Program
Luis Caicedo Oquendo, MD
Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology Program
Alisa Muniz-Crim, MD
Interim Associate Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology Program		 Melissa Clemente, MD
Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Program
Maria Behnam-Terneus, DO
Associate Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Program
Marytery Fajardo, MD
Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Program
Anuj Jayakar, MD
Associate Director, Clinical Neurophysiology 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
Parul Jayakar, MD
Director, Clinical Biochemical Genetics Program		 Miguel Castellan, MD
Director, Pediatric Urology Program
S. Anthony Wolfe, MD
Director, Craniofacial Plastic Surgery Program
Jordan Steinberg, MD
Associate Director, Craniofacial Plastic Surgery Program		 Fuad Alkhoury, MD
Director, Pediatric Surgery Program
Ziad Khatib, MD
Director, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Program
Haneen Abdella, MD
Associate Director, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Program		 John Ragheb, MD
Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery Program
Rose M. Alvarez-Salvat, PhD
Director, Psychology Internship Program		 Oscar Arevalo, DMD
Director, Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program
Thomas Errico, MD
Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Spine Program		 Bhavi Patel, DO
Director, Pediatric CICU 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
Mislen Bauer, MD
Attending, Div of Genetics 		 Marisa Azaret, PsyD
Psychologist, Chief Div. of Psychology (Admin)
Pedro Pagan, MD
Attending, Pediatric Endocrinology		 Christie De La Vega, DO
Attending, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
TRAINEES
Giancarlo Giovannini, MD
Chief Residents, PGY4		 Stephanie San Martin, MD
Chief Residents, PGY4
PGY1 Rep: Daniela Castro, DO
Pediatric Resident, PGY1		 PGY1 Rep: Milena Fraustro Sanchez, MD
PGY1 Rep: Breyonna Maddox, DO
Pediatric Residents, PGY1
PGY2 Rep: Ifrah Waheed, MD
PGY2 Rep: Luis Durkac, MD
Pediatric Residents, PGY2		 PGY2 Rep: Veronica Echanove, MD
Pediatric Resident, PGY2
PGY3 Rep: Roxana Navarro, MD
Pediatric Resident, PGY3		 PGY3 Rep: Eva Glenn Lecea, MD
PGY3 Rep: Erileen Garcia Roldan, MD
Pediatric Residents, PGY3
Fellows Rep: Alexandra Byrne, MD
Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellow - PGY4		 Fellows Rep: Ana Graneiro, MD
Allergy-Immunology Fellow - PGY4
Fellows Rep:  Freddy Martin, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow - PGY5		 Fellows Rep: Caleb Murray, DO
Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Fellow - PGY5
Fellows Rep: Stephen Girgis, MD
Pediatric Cardiology Fellow - PGY6		 Fellows Rep: Adam Beaton, MD
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellow - PGY6
Dental Resident Rep: Sam Tover, DMD
Pediatric Dentistry Resident - Chief Resident		  
OTHER VOTING MEMBERS
Elizabeth Menocal, CPMSM, CPCS
Department Administrative Director
Institutional Coordinator		 Janice Yanez, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC
Director of Patient Safety
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Frederick Trent
Quality Improvement Department
INSTITUTIONAL ADMINISTRATION (EX-OFFICIO, NON-VOTING)
Perry Ann Reed, MBA, MS, FACHE
Senior Vice President, & COO; Nicklaus Children's Health System
President, Nicklaus Children's Hospital		 José Rosa-Olivares, MD, FAAP, MSHSA
Chief Medical Information Officer
Gabriel Cardenas, MPH (or Designee)
Data Analyst, Analytics & Data
Research Institute		  
NON-VOTING GUESTS
Alina Gonzalez, C-TAGME
Lead Residency Coordinator, Medical Education		 Ana Otero, C-TAGME
Lead Fellowship Coordinator, Medical Education
Brandy Bluett
Fellowship Coordinator, Medical Education		 Galia Huerta
Residency Coordinator, Medical Education
Marie Rodriguez
Fellowship Coordinator, Medical Education		 Catalina Dunoyer
Coordinator
Monica Martinez
Coordinator		 Odalys Orellana
Coordinator
Kelly Reardon
Coordinator		  

Roles and Responsibilities of the GMEC (Click to view)