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Rose Marie Frey

Program Project Coordinator

RoseMarieFrey@stanfordhealthcare.org

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Meeting Schedule

Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC)
When: 4th Thursday of the month, 4:00PM - 5:00PM (see dates below)
Where: Meeting via Zoom

Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC)

The Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) meets monthly on the 4th Thursday of each month via Zoom. The committee is charged with oversight of Stanford's residency and fellowship programs.

Individuals wishing to place an item on a meeting agenda should contact the Office of Graduate Medical Education.

Oversight, Review and Approval of

Review GMEC's oversights per ACGME Institutional Requirements starting at I.B.4.

Program Proposals

Program Director or Associate/Assistant Program Director

GMEC will consider the Appointment of Program Directors and Associate Program Directors twice a year at the November and April Meetings, except in cases where a Program Director is leaving.

Submit PD/APD Change Proposal Form
 

Detail

New Program Director (PD) Proposal

New Associate Program Director (APD) Proposal

Pre-GMEC Meeting
(2-3 weeks before)

Required Documents (submit the documents to the GMEC Administrator 1 week prior)
  1. Letter of support from Department Chair with % protected time
  2. New PD CV

*All submission must state who is the outgoing PD
  1. Letter of support from Department Chair
  2. New APD CV

*All submission must state who is the outgoing APD or if this is an APD addition

1 week prior to GMEC Meeting
  1.  All documents will be sent out for review.
  2. Any comments/questions/concerns will be brought up prior to the meeting.
  3. For any proposals with comments/questions/concerns, a presenter will be asked to attend the meeting*.

*presenters do not need to attend GMEC meeting if there are no comments/questions/concerns for the corresponding proposal
  1.  All documents will be sent out for review.
  2. Any comments/questions/concerns will be brought up prior to the meeting.
  3. For any proposals with comments/questions/concerns, a presenter will be asked to attend the meeting*.

*presenters do not need to attend GMEC meeting if there are no comments/questions/concerns for the corresponding proposal

 

    

 

  

Restrictions

Proposed PD/APD is NOT allowed to attend this meeting.
 

During GMEC

Process

GMEC Chair calls for a committee vote.
 

After GMEC

GME Responsibility
  • GME e-mails the Director, Coordinator and Presenter regarding the approved proposal
  •  When Program adds approved PD on ACGME WebADS, DIO will make the PD change in ACGME. 

Program Responsibility

If an ACGME program, Program Coordinator must ensure that the proposed PD/APD is listed in ACGME WebADS.

 

Membership

Becky Blankenburg, MD Associate Dean for GME & DIO
Ellen Walls, MPH Executive Director of GME
Pedro Tanaka, MD Associate DIO
Lahia Yemane, MD Assistant Dean of GME Diversity
Jie Li, PhD GME Sr. Program Manager
Trey Huynh-Ngo, MBA GME Program Manager
Emily Teitelbaum, PhD GME Sr. Program Manager
Sam Shen, MD SHC Patient Safety Officer
Carrie Rassbach, MD Program Director - Pediatrics
Margaret Lin, MD Program Director - Radiology
David Spain, MD Program Director - General Surgery
Marianne Chen, MD Program Director - Anesthesiology
Ron Witteles, MD Program Director - Internal Medicine
Grace Yu, MD Program Director - Family Medicine
John Ratliff, MD Program Director - Neurosurgery
Sara Krzyzaniak, MD Program Director - Emergency Medicine
John Higgins, MD Program Director - Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
Theodore O'Connell, MD Director of Medical Education - Kaiser
Theresa Azevedo DIO - Kaiser
Phuong Nguyen, MD DIO - Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Payam Massaband, MD Associate Chief of Staff, Education - VA
Minjoung Go, MD DIO and Director of Education - SHC ValleyCare
Eila Skinner, MD Department Chair - Urology
Erin Grady, MD Vice Chair of Education - Radiology
Nirali Vora, MD Program Director - Neurology
Elizabeth Bailey, MD Program Director - Dermatology
Chris Hayward, MD Program Director - Psychiatry
Marwa Abu El Haija, MD Program Director - Pediatric Gastroenterology
Andrea Jonas, MD Associate Program Director - Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
Isheeta Zalpuri, MD Program Director - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Patricia Raines Program Coordinator Representative AY 2025-2026
Megan Christofferson Program Coordinator Representative AY 2025-2026
Katherine Carome, MD Resident/Fellow Representative AY 2025-2026
Miguel Angel Pena, MD Resident/Fellow Representative AY 2025-2026
Sara Vukojevic, MD Resident/Fellow Representative AY 2025-2026
Demond Glynn, MD Resident/Fellow Representative AY 2025-2026
Radhika Patel, MD Resident/Fellow Representative AY 2025-2026
Tiffany Lee, MD Resident/Fellow Representative AY 2025-2026
Jose Rios, MD Chief Resident Council Chair AY 2025-2026
Sarah Miller, MD Chief Resident Council Co-Chair AY 2025-2026
David Mui, MD Resident Safety Council Co-Chair AY 2025-2026
Kameron Black, MD Resident Safety Council Co-Chair AY 2025-2026

Subcommittees

PD short-term leaves of absence

PD & APD changes are routinely reviewed twice a year in April and November at GMEC’s monthly meeting*. The deadline for April GMEC is April 1st and the deadline for November is November 1st.

*Unless the PD is outgoing immediately 

If the Program Director will be on leave for more than one month, but less than four months:

  • Does not adhere to the routine review cycle
  • GMEC approval is not required
  • Inform your GME Program Manager
  • Complete the PD change form
  • The letter of support is not needed, just the CV.
  • The GME Education team will review the request for the interim PD. 

Once approved, the GME office will make the updates in MedHub and with ACGME if the leave is longer than one month, to ensure the interim PD receives important GME communications while the PD is away. If the program would like GME to make the change in MedHub even with the shorter-than-one-month leave (during contracts signing season, for example), please let your GME Program Manager know.

If the Program Director is on leave for more than four months:

  • GMEC approval is needed
  • Adheres to the routine review cycle
  • Inform your GME Program Manager
  • Complete the PD change form

Your GME Program Manager will inform you of GMEC’s decision. Please note that GMEC only meets once monthly, at the end of the month.