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Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC)

In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the GMEC is an organized administrative system that oversees all residency and fellowship programs sponsored by the University of Kansas School of Medicine. The Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education has the authority and the responsibility for the oversight, monitoring and administration of the GMEC. The GMEC has the responsibility for monitory and advising on all aspects of residency education. Responsibilities include:

  1. Establishment and implementation of policies that affect all residency programs regarding the quality of education and the work environment for residents in each program.
  2. Regular review of all residency programs to assess their compliance with both institutional requirements and program requirements of the relevant ACGME Resident Review Committees (RRC).

GMEC meetings are usually held the first Monday of each month at 4:00 p.m. in the University Room, 2nd floor Murphy (view schedule). Minutes are taken at every meeting and distributed to every member of the GMEC. Minutes can be obtained by contacting the GME Office. Voting members include the following:

  • Haseeb Ahmed, MD, Resident-Internal Medicine
  • Daniel Aires, MD JD, Program Director-Dermatology
  • Stewart Babbott, MD, Associate Program Director- Internal Medicine
  • Donald Barnett, MD, Associate Chief of Staff of Education - Kansas City VA
  • Ahmad Batrash, MD, Associate Director/Site Director for KCVA
  • David Chandler, MD, Resident - Plastic Surgery
  • Eric Clarkson, DO, Resident-Family Medicine
  • Paula Cranmore, President - Coordinator Council
  • Jeremy Davis, MD, Resident-Urology
  • John Delzell, MD, Assistant Dean - GME - Primary Care
  • Mazen Dimachkie, MD, Program Director - Clinical Neurophysiology and Neuromuscular Medicine
  • Richard Dubinsky, MD, Program Director-Neurology
  • Leigh Eck, MD, Associate Program Director - Internal Medicine
  • Lisa Gilmer, MD, Program Director-Pediatrics
  • Doug Girod, MD, Vice Dean, School of Medicine, Sr. Associate Dean for Educational & Academic Affairs
  • Tomas Griebling, MD, Vice Chair-Urology; Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
  • Erin Griffeth, DO, Resident-Family Medicine
  • Kiran Kaur, DO, Resident-Pediatrics
  • Richard Korentager, MD, Program Director - Plastic Surgery
  • Linda Ladesich, MD, Associate Program Director - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Heath Latham, (Associate Program Director - Pulmonary/Critical Care
  • Barry Liskow, MD, Program Director-Psychiatry
  • Michael Luchi, MD, Associate Program Director-Internal Medicine
  • Lisa McClain, EdS, Assistant Dean of Curriculum - GME
  • Joel Mermis, MD, Fellow-Pulmonary/Critical Care
  • Kim Meyer, PhD, Senior Associate Dean of Finance
  • Wessel Meyer, MD, Deputy Chief of Staff - Kansas City VA
  • Christopher Page-Goertz, MD, Resident-Pediatrics
  • Diane Persons, MD, Program Director-Pathology
  • Andrea Plagman, GME Administrative Assistant
  • Madhuri Reddy, MD, Associate Program Director-OB/GYN
  • Lori Roop, MBA, Assistant Dean of Adminstration - GME
  • James Sanders, MD, Chief of Staff-KCVA
  • Kurt Schropp, MD, Program Director-General Surgery
  • Angela Schuster, GME Administrative Coordinator
  • Matthew Sharpe, MD, Assistant Professor-Pulmonary/Critical Care
  • Steven Simpson, Program Director-Pulmonary/Critical Care
  • Steven Stites, MD, Chair-Internal Medicine
  • Kim Templeton, MD, Program Director-Orthopedic Surgery
  • Rajeev Trehan, MBBS, MD, Chief of Staff - Topeka VA
  • Terance Tsue, MD, Associate Dean for GME and DIO
  • Gregory Unruh, MD, Program Director-Anesthesiology
  • Belinda Vail, MD, Program Director-Family Medicine
  • Lisa Vansaghi, MD, Program Director-Internal Medicine
  • Christopher Warholic, MD, Resident-Family Medicine
  • Thomas Whittaker, MD JD, Program Director-Ophthalmology
  • John Wiley, MD, Program Director-OB/GYN
  • Danford Wilson, PhD, GME Consultant-KU Hospital
  • David Wilson, MD, Program Director-Cardiovascular Disease

 

MEETING SCHEDULE: JULY 1, 2009–JUNE 30, 2010

Meetings are held on the first MONDAY of each month at 4:00 p.m. in the University Room, 2nd Floor Murphy. September's meeting is held on the second Monday of the month due to the Labor Day holiday.

  • July 6, 2009
  • August 3, 2009 -CANCELLED
  • September 14, 2009
  • October 5, 2009 - CANCELLED
  • November 2, 2009
  • December 7, 2009
  • January 4, 2010
  • February 1, 2010
  • March 1, 2010
  • April 5, 2010
  • May 3, 2010
  • June 7, 2010