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.