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GMEC Composition

Role Name Title/Area
Chair Natascha Thompson, MD Associate Dean for GME, Designated Institutional Official, Med-Peds Faculty
GMEC Secretary Bran Smith Assistant Director for GME Accreditation
GME Administration
(one vote each)
Mark Bugnitz, MD Assistant Dean of Program Improvement, Chair of Program Improvement Subcommittee, Pediatric Critical Care Faculty
  Aaron Haynes Assistant Dean of GME
  Mark Petzinger Assistant Dean of Academic Success
Peer Selected Resident Representatives
(one vote each)
Alex Addington, MD Internal Medicine, PGY-3
  Victoria Alexander, MD Medicine-Pediatrics, PGY-3
  George Atkins. MD Family Medicine – Nashville, PGY-1
  Sehar Babar, MD Neurology, PGY-4
  Vivek Batra, MD Neurology, PGY-4
  Kristen Capito, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine, PGY-4
  Meghan Kramer, MD Internal Medicine – Nashville, PGY-2
  Emily Mylhousen, MD Emergency Medicine, PGY-3
Hospital Representatives
(one vote per hospital)
Geoffrey Smallwood, MD Ascension Saint Thomas, Chief Academic Officer and OB-GYN Faculty
  Martin Croce, MD Regional One Health, Chief Medical Officer
  Robin Womeodu, MD Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Chief Academic Officer
  Anne Sullivan, MD Baptist Healthcare, Designated Institutional Official
  Gina Raymond, MD VA Medical Center, Associate Chief of Staff for Education/DEO
  Angelina Kuo St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Director of Clinical Education and Training Office
Program Directors
(one vote each)
Bindiya Bagga, MD Pediatrics PD, Chair of Wellness Subcommittee, Pediatric Infectious Disease Faculty
  Jaclyn Bergeron, MD Internal Medicine PD
  Alexander Feliz, MD General Surgery and Peds Surgical Critical Care Fellowship PD
  Brian Green, MD Radiology PD and MRPC Rep
  Colleen Hastings, MD Nephrology Fellowship PD
  Lauren King, MD Pathology PD, Chair of Clinical and Educational Work Hour Subcommittee
  Ashley Matthews, MD Family Medicine, Saint Francis PD
  Ramona Phinehas, MD OB-GYN PD
  Anand Raju, MD Pediatric Radiology PD
  Grant Studebaker, MD Family Medicine - Jackson PD and WTHC Rep
  Dan Wells, MD Medicine/Pediatrics PD
Coordinator Representative
(one vote)
Amanda Roberts Internal Medicine
Other Voting Members Kim Huch, MD Physician Consultant and Chair of Internal Review Panel
  Cheri Lowe, MSN, RN UT GME Quality Improvement/Patient Safety Officer
  Elisha McCoy, MD Quality Improvement/Patient Safety - Le Bonheur and Med-Peds Faculty
  Claudette Shephard, MD Associate Dean of Access and Engagement and OB-GYN Faculty
  Kayla Ingram Regional One Health, Medical Education Coordinator (alternate hospital rep)
  Kent Lee, MD Baptist Healthcare, Associate Designated Institutional Official (alternate hospital rep)
  Tristin Casteel Director of Medical Education, Ascension St. Thomas (alternate hospital rep)
  Lori Kessler, PharmD Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Director of Education (alternate hospital rep)
  John Phillips, MD VA Medical Center, Deputy Associate Chief of Staff for Education (alternate hospital rep)
Non-Voting Attendees Casey Montgomery Business Manager
  Travis Brooks Associate Director of GME
  Kathleen Pierce Accreditation Specialist
  Miranda Sealy Accreditation Specialist
  Haley Smith Accreditation Specialist
  Austin Mann Data Analyst II
Mar 7, 2024