Graduate Medical Education Committee

  • Pamela Promecene-Cook, MD, Senior Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education, ACGME Designated Institutional Official (DIO) – Chair
  • Samuel Luber, MD, Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education – Ex-officio
  • Emma Ferguson, MD, Task Force Director – Assessment and Evaluation
  • Vineeth John, MD, Task Force Director – Professionalism
  • Emma Omoruyi, MD, Task Force Director – Health Equity, Engagement and Wellbeing
  • Mark Warner, MD, Task Force Director – Faculty Development and Scholarly Activity
  • Bela Patel, MD, Vice Dean, Healthcare Quality & Chief Safety Officer, MHH – Ex-officio
  • Tien C. Ko, MD, Associate Dean, Harris County Programs (LBJ Chief of Staff) – Ex-0fficio
  • Philip Orlander, MD, Associate Dean, Educational Programs – Ex-officio
  • Michelle McNutt, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Memorial Hermann Hospital – Ex-officio
  • Allison R. Ownby, PhD, Associate Dean, Educational Programs – Ex-officio
  • Jose Garcia, MD, General Director AMS – Ex-officio
  • Jill Herrin, MBA, Executive Director, Graduate Medical Education Office – Ex-officio

Other Invited Guests

  • Monica Henry, Director, Graduate Medical Education Office
  • Grizelda Cavazos, Program Manager/NST & TMB Institutional Coordinator, GME Office
  • Brenda Moncivaiz, Program Manager/ACGME Institutional Coordinator, GME Office
  • Catherine R. Thompson, Healthcare Risk Manager, Legal Affairs & Institutional Compliance
  • All Program Directors

Term Expires 2026

  • Morgan Fredell, MD, Ophthalmology and Visual Science
  • Elizabeth Hillman, MD, Pediatrics
  • Julia Hiner, MD, Internal Medicine
  • Seema Jacob, PsyD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Nikita Khetan, MD, Pediatrics
  • Elizabeth Nugent, MD, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
  • Ekta Perera, MD, Internal Medicine
  • Michael Snyder, MD, Surgery
  • Jessica Stark, MD, Neurosurgery
  • Jessica Wilson, MD, Emergency Medicine
  • Onyi Onuoha, MD, Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
  • Shinil Shah, DO, Surgery

Resident/Fellow Representatives

  • Zoha Khan, MD, Anesthesiology
  • Swetha Menon, MD, Neurology
  • Kelly Roberts, MD, Neurology
  • Jared Covell, MD, Surgery Trauma
  • Neha Malik, MD, General Surgery
  • Agni Kakouri, MD, Ophthalmology
  • Aastha Bharwad, MD, Gastroenterology

NOTE:  Standing members may send a representative in their place to the GMEC meetings, but after 3 consecutive absences without representation you will lose your membership on the GMEC.