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):   

• Wednesday, August 18, 2021 @ 4:30 pm 
• Thursday, November 18, 2021 @ 4:30 pm 
• Thursday, February 17, 2022 @4:30 pm 
• Thursday, May 19, 2022 @ 4:30 pm 

The 2021-2022 Resident Advisory Board representatives include:

	Name	PGY Level and Program
House Staff Association	Hayley Everett, MD, HSA President	PGY-4, 4th Year Resident, Surgery
House Staff Association	Dresden Melton-Soderstrom, MD, HSA Vice President	PGY-5, 5th Year Resident, Surgery
House Staff Association	William Oelsner, MD, HSA Secretary	PGY-3, 3rd Year Resident, Internal Medicine
House Staff Association	Chace Hicks,MD, HSA Treasurer	PGY-3, 3rd Year Resident, Surgery
	Yazan Saba, DO	PGY-5, 2nd Year Fellow, Cardiology
	Connor Kimbrell, MD	PGY-3, 3rd Year Resident, Emergency Medicine
	Krista Cowan, MD	PGY-3, 3rd Year Resident, Family Medicine
	David Mulkey, MD	PGY-3, 3rd Year Resident, Family Medicine
	Maaz Sohail, MD	PGY- 6, 3rd Year Fellow, Gastroenterogy
Resident Well-Being Committee	Natasha Amjed, DO, Chair, Resident Well-Being Committee	PGY-3, 3rd Year Resident, Internal Medicine
	Nicholas Campbell, DO	PGY-3, 3rd Year Resident, Internal Medicine
	Larissa Wolf, MD	PGY-2, 2nd Year Resident, Internal Medicine
	Elliott Carter, MD	PGY- 3, 3rd Year Resident, OB/GYN
	Connor Read, MD	PGY-4, 4th Year Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery
	Jeremiah Arnold, DO	PGY-3, 3rd Year Resident, Pediatrics
	Ethan White, MD	PGY-3. 3rd Year Resident, Pediatrics
	David Thompson, MD	PGY- 3, 3rd Year Resident, Urology