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		 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
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
Sean Horan, DO
Associate Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Program
Ziad Khatib, MD
Director, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Program
Haneen Abdella, MD
Associate Director, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Program		 Miguel Castellan, MD
Director, Pediatric Urology Program
Daniel Nassau, MD
Associate Director, Pediatric Urology Program
Jordan Steinberg, MD
Director, Craniofacial Plastic Surgery Program		 Fuad Alkhoury, MD
Director, Pediatric Surgery Program
Bhavi Patel, DO
Director, Pediatric CICU Program		 John Ragheb, MD
Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery Program
Thomas Errico, MD
Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Spine Program		 Oscar Arevalo, DMD
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
Camila Gonzalez Aragon, MD
Chief Residents, PGY4		 Alejandra Frauenfelder Sanchez, MD
Chief Residents, PGY4
PGY1 Rep: Janelle Torres, DO
Pediatric Resident, PGY1		 PGY1 Rep: Samantha Shear, DO
PGY1 Rep: Santiago Campos, MD
Pediatric Residents, PGY1
PGY2 Rep: Daniela Castro, DO
PGY2 Rep: Milena Fraustro Sanchez, MD
Pediatric Residents, PGY2		 PGY2 Rep: Breyonna Maddox, DO
Pediatric Resident, PGY2
PGY3 Rep: Ifrah Waheed, MD
Pediatric Resident, PGY3		 PGY3 Rep: Luis Durkac, MD
PGY3 Rep: Veronica Echanove, MD
Pediatric Residents, PGY3
Fellows Rep: Stephanie San Martin, MD
Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellow - PGY5		 Fellows Rep: Callie Alt, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow - PGY4
Fellows Rep:  Ana Luisa Graneiro, MD
Allergy-Immunology Fellow - PGY5		 Fellows Rep: Alexandra Byrne, MD
Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellow - PGY5
Fellows Rep: Freddy Martin, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow - PGY6		 Fellows Rep: Caleb Murray, DO
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellow - PGY6
Dental Resident Rep: Fitz Brooks, 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
Director of Patient Safety
Frederick Trent
Quality Resource Administrator
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		  
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
​Catalina Dunoyer
Coordinator		 Kelly Reardon
Pediatric Dentistry Coordinator
Monica Martinez
Coordinator		  

Roles and Responsibilities of the GMEC (Click to view)