Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC)
The Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC), working with the Designated Institutional Official (DIO), oversees all ACGME-accredited programs under McGovern Medical School. Under the ACGME Institutional Requirements, the GMEC has responsibility for:
- Ensuring compliance with Institutional, Common, and Program Requirements
- Monitoring the quality of the learning and working environment across participating sites
- Reviewing program performance, annual evaluations, and resident/fellow well-being
- Approving required actions (e.g. new program applications, complement changes, changes in participating sites)
The GMEC also functions as a forum to address issues like clinical learning environments, recruitment, specialty choice, outcomes, and quality of life for trainees.
Membership:
- DIO
- Representative sample of Program Directors
- At least two peer-selected residents/fellows
- Quality improvement / patient safety officer or designee
Meeting Dates 2025 – 2026:
- July 23, 2025
- September 24, 2025
- December 3, 2025
- January 28, 2026
- March 25, 2026
- May 27, 2026
Contact: [email protected]
Full ACGME Institutional Requirements document available here:
ACGME Institutional Requirements
GME Committee Members
| Category | Members | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership & Standing Members | Pamela Promecene-Cook, M.D. | Senior Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education, ACGME Designated Institutional Official (DIO) – Chair |
| Samuel Luber, M.D. | Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education – Ex officio | |
| Emma Ferguson, M.D. | Task Force Director – Assessment and Evaluation | |
| Vineeth John, M.D. | Task Force Director – Professionalism | |
| Emma Omoruyi, M.D. | Task Force Director – Health Equity, Engagement & Well-Being | |
| Mark Warner, M.D. | Task Force Director – Faculty Development & Scholarly Activity | |
| Bela Patel, M.D. | Vice Dean, Healthcare Quality & Chief Safety Officer, MHH – Ex officio | |
| Tien C. Ko, M.D. | Associate Dean, Harris County Programs (LBJ Chief of Staff) – Ex officio | |
| Philip Orlander, M.D. | Associate Dean, Educational Programs – Ex officio | |
| Michelle McNutt, M.D. | Chief Medical Officer, Memorial Hermann Hospital – Ex officio | |
| Allison R. Ownby, Ph.D. | Assistant Dean, Faculty & Educational Development – Ex officio | |
| Jose Garcia, M.D. | General Director AMS – Ex officio | |
| Jill Herrin, M.B.A. | Executive Director, GME Office – Ex officio | |
| Invited Guests | Monica Henry, B.S., C-TAGME | Director, GME Office |
| Grizelda Cavazos | Program Manager/NST & TMB Institutional Coordinator, GME Office | |
| Brenda Moncivaiz | Program Manager/ACGME Institutional Coordinator, GME Office | |
| Catherine R. Thompson | Catherine R. Thompson, Healthcare Risk Manager, Legal Affairs & Institutional Compliance | |
| All Program Directors | ||
| Voting Members (Faculty) | Morgan Fredell, M.D. | Ophthalmology and Visual Science |
| Elizabeth Hillman, M.D. | Pediatrics | |
| Julia Hiner, M.D. | Internal Medicine | |
| Seema Jacob, PsyD | Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences | |
| Nikita Khetan, M.D. | Pediatrics | |
| Elizabeth Nugent, M.D. | Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences | |
| Ekta Perera, M.D. | Internal Medicine | |
| Michael Snyder, M.D. | Surgery | |
| Jessica Stark, M.D. | Neurosurgery | |
| Jessica Wilson, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | |
| Onyi Onuoha, M.D. | Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine | |
| Shinil Shah, DO | Surgery | |
| Resident / Fellow Representatives | Zoha Khan, M.D. | Anesthesiology |
| Shwetha Menon, M.D. | Neurology | |
| Kelly Roberts, M.D. | Neurology | |
| Jared Covell, M.D. | Surgery | |
| Neha Malik, M.D. | Surgery | |
| Agni Kakouri, M.D. | Ophthalmology | |
| Aastha Bharwad, M.D. | Gastroenterology |