2. Organizations & Committees
  3. Standing Committees
  4. Graduate Medical Education Committee

Graduate Medical Education Committee

  • Pamela Promecene-Cook, MD, Senior Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education, ACGME Designated Institutional Official (DIO) – Chair
  • Emma Ferguson, MD, Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Vice Chair for Education, Diagnostic Radiology
  • Mark Warner, MD, Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Program Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care
  • Vineeth John, MD, Task Force Director – Professionalism
  • Emma Omoruyi, MD, Task Force Director – Health Equity, Engagement and Wellbeing
  • Sasha Adams, MD, FACS, Task Force Director – Program Evaluations and Support
  • Nikola Dragojlovic, MD, Task Force Director – Learner Assessment and Support
  • Dia Waguespack, MD, Task Force Director – Faculty Development and Scholarly Activity
  • Bela Patel, MD, Vice Dean, Healthcare Quality & Chief Safety Officer, Memorial Hermann Hospital – Ex-officio
  • Tien C. Ko, MD, Associate Dean, Harris County Programs (LBJ Chief of Staff) – Ex-0fficio
  • Allison R. Ownby, PhD, Associate Dean, Educational Programs – Ex-officio
  • Jill Herrin, MBA, Executive Director, Graduate Medical Education Office – Ex-officio

Other Invited Guests

  • Monica Henry, Director, Graduate Medical Education 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

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

2026-2027 Resident/Fellow Representatives

  • Swetha Menon, MD, President, Neurology
  • Merry Chen, MD, President Elect, Neurology
  • Zooha Khan, MD, Vice President, Neurology
  • Minhee Jo, MD, Secretary/Treasurer, Diagnostic Radiology
  • Timothy Mok, DO, Member at large, Pediatrics
  • Tasmea Haque, MD, Resident and Fellow Wellness & Experience Representative, Pulmonology Critical Care
  • Aastha Bharwad, MD, Fellow Trustee, 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.