Resident Advisory Board

The Resident Advisory Board (RAB) was established as part of the Well-Being Initiatives for the Chattanooga Campus with representation from each department.  The RAB has worked with the Assistant Dean for Medical Student Education and Well-Being to establish Town Hall sessions that are part of our monthly institutional curriculum series called Healthcare Principles in Practice (HPP).  Each academic year, four Town Hall discussions are held as part of the HPP series as well as a special two-hour interactive orientation session to introduce our Well-Being program to incoming Residents.  The RAB is committed to identifying Well-Being needs and working with University and Erlanger leadership to secure solutions.  Quarterly meetings are held to continue working on these issues and to encourage more interaction at the program level.  Concepts being discussed include well-being days for physician or personal appointments, healthy food options and snacks available-particularly during the 1 - 6 AM period when the Erlanger cafeteria is not open, improved gym or workout/walking area within the Erlanger complex, security issues within the hospital and external parking areas, and needed improvement in physician-staff communication and a best practice system of communicating call schedules and assignments.

The Resident Advisory Board includes peer-selected representatives from each department and/or program.  The House Staff Association officers are also members of the RAB.  The RAB is chaired by the House Staff Association President.  The RAB meets quarterly with the Assistant Dean for Medical Students and Well-Being, the Dean, the Associate Dean/DIO, GME Lead Coordinator, GME Financial Specialist, and the Director of Graduate & Medical Student Education. 

Scheduled Resident Advisory Board Meeting Dates (all meetings will be conducted via Zoom until further notice):   

• August 17, 2020 
• October 19, 2020
• December 21, 2020 
• February 15, 2021
• April 19, 2021
• June 21, 2021

The 2020-2021 Resident Advisory Board representatives include:

Special Officer	Name	PGY Level and Program
House Staff Association	Olivia Morin, MD, HSA President	PGY-6, Chief Resident, Surgery
House Staff Association	F. Enrico "Nico" Domingo, MD, HSA Vice President	PGY-9, Chief Resident, Plastic Surgery
House Staff Association	Amanda Carter Threlkeld, MD, HSA Secretary	PGY-5, Chief Resident, Urology
House Staff Association	Dresden Melton, Soderstrom, MD, HSA Treasurer	PGY-4 Resident, Surgery
	Abdul-Razaq Adeniyi, MD	PGY-6, 3rd Year Fellow, Cardiology
	Yazan Saba, DO	PGY-4, 1st Year Fellow, Cardiology
	Jessica Smith, MD	PGY-3, 3rd Year Resident, Emergency Medicine
	Krista Cowan, MD	PGY-2, 2nd Year Resident, Family Medicine
	David Mulkey, MD	PGY-2, 2nd Year Resident, Family Medicine
	Maaz Sohail, MD	PGY- 5, 2nd Year Fellow, Gastroenterogy
Resident Well-Being Committee	Jetina Okereke, MD, Chair, Resident Well-Being Committee	PGY-3, 3rd Year Resident, Internal Medicine
	Natasha Amjed, DO	PGY-2, 2nd Year Resident, Internal Medicine
	Nicholas Campbell, DO	PGY-2, 2nd Year Resident, Internal Medicine
	Larissa Wolf, MD	PGY-1, 1st Year Resident, Internal Medicine
	Elliott Carter, MD	PGY- 2, 2nd Year Resident, OB/GYN
	Connor Read, MD	PGY-3, 3rd Year Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery
	Meg Armour-Jones, MD	PGY-2, 2nd Year Resident, Pediatrics
	Sarah Jane Camper, DO	PGY-2. 2nd Year Resident, Pediatrics
	Michael Tonzi, MD	PGY- 3, 2nd Year Resident, Urology