Subcommittees and Workgroups

Institutional Oversight

Chairperson – Lisa Dresner, MD

• Review program change requests
• Approve Program Director appointments
• Review new program applications, program reductions and closures
• Propose new or changes to GME policies
• Review, monitor and assess responses to IRC and RRC citations and concerns
• Address results of focused and special reviews and ACGME Resident Surveys
• Address issues regarding GME support
• Provide oversight and monitoring of clinical learning environment re: resident/fellow supervision and involvement with patient safety and quality of care activities
• Approve and monitor innovative practices and deviations from detailed processes

Program Monitoring

Chairperson – Teresa Smith, MD

• Oversee focused program GMEC special review processes
• Review focused program and special review report citations
• Monitor program response to focused and special review citations
• Monitor Institutional Resident and Faculty Program Evaluation Surveys
• Monitor ACGME Annual Resident and Faculty Surveys
• Ensure each program has a Program Evaluation Committee with resident/fellow participation
• Ensure each program has a Clinical Competency Committee
• Monitor and assess program performance indicators
• Review and assess annual program evaluation reports

Scholarly Activity Workgroup

Chairperson – Jason Lazar, MD

• Facilitate research activities in GME programs
• Coordinate exchange of information regarding collaborative opportunities
• Assist with and promote acquisition of resources regarding resident research
• Track research productivity in GME settings
• Monitor and implement GME policies in support of research
• Provide guidance and support to develop mentoring in research

Resident/Fellow Forum

Resident Co-Chairs – Mahmoud Dweik, MD; & Kanika Ramchandani, MD

• Provide mechanism for residents to raise concerns regarding GME programs
• Serve as a liaison between residents throughout GME programs in the GME office/committee
• Advocate on behalf of residents
• Designate residents to serve on institutional committees (SUNY and KCHC)
• Provide representation for residents on the GMEC
• Advise institutional leadership of resident perspective in GME issues, institutional issues, educational issues, clinical issues, program development

Education Workgroup

Chairperson – Teresa Smith, MD

• Develop and coordinate faculty development programs including affiliates
• Chief resident educational retreats
• Program director retreats
• Programs for fulfilling compliance with training and evaluation of core competencies
• Coordinate with pre-GME student education to address continuum of medical education
• Institutional education programs to comply with ACGME standards and expectations (e.g. stress/fatigue/impairment, ethics, duty hours, research methodology, cultural awareness, performance improvement, self-directed learning, evidence-based medicine, teaching skills, etc.)
• Investigate and recommend new modalities/technologies for augmenting GME

Clinical Learning Environment

Co-Chairs – Jonathan Perk, MD & Nira Goldstein, MD

• Provide monitoring, oversight and recommendations for action for aspects of the clinical learning environment including duty hours compliance, transitions in patient care, patient hand-offs, resident fatigue and fitness for duty, professionalism and honesty, supervison and harrassment-free workplace
• Make recommendations to the GMEC regarding additions or deletions of participating sites
• Provide annual oversight of the quality of the learning and working environment at all participating sites
• Monitor and recommend action regarding resident working conditions including safety, call facilities, ancillary services
• Monitor and recommend action regarding imbalance between education and service and adequacy of resources in the clinical learning environment
• Assure residents have the opportunity and vehicles to raise concerns without fear of retaliation or retribution

Wellness Workgroup

Co-Chairs – Rhonda Osborne, MD & Christina Guillen, MD

• Provide a structured, well defined Wellness curriculum for the university
• Provide a set of policies and procedures for the entire resident/fellow body that can be shared across disciplines
• Routine acquisition of survey data to clarify the specific needs of our trainees
• Increase trainee use of the Employee Assistance Program

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Housestaff Council

Resident Co-Chairs – Nur -Ul-Ein, MBBS; Priyanka Datta, MD & Olivia Beaubrun, MD

• Promote an inclusive environment for residents, fellows and faculty
• Increase diversity of our residency and fellowship training programs
• Provide mentorship and support for residents, fellows and faculty of diverse backgrounds
• Increase community engagement through outreach and collaboration
• Provide education on topics of diversity, equity, inclusion and health disparities
• Promote and support research involvement in social determinants of health, health disparities, and genomic health