GME Residents council is a peer-selected, institution-wide committee that allows residents and fellows to communicate and exchange information with other residents/fellows relevant to their ACGME-accredited programs and their learning and working environment. Council members are a voice for residents and fellows to present concerns to the DIO and GMEC. Subcommittees carry out specific portions of GMEC's responsibilities.

Leaderhip:

Vice President Education: Allie Carder, DO - PGY2

Vice President Education - Elect: Rachel Holder, MD - PGY3

Vice President Healthcare Disparities: Darian Dozier, DO - PGY2

Vice President Hospital Relations: Nicole Twardowski Lux, DO - PGY3

Vice President Resident Life: Lucy Dale, MBBS - PGY2

Vice President Quality and Safety: Ariel Barnhart, DO - PGY2

Members:

The Liaison Committee is a peer-selected cohort whose primary role is to facilitate communication between KU Internal Medicine resident physicians and the medical education leadership team. Each group of residents (categorical, preliminary and medicine/psychiatry) is represented by ~10% of their peers on this committee.

The Liaison Committee meets on a monthly basis prior to Housestaff meetings, on an annual basis as part of Annual Program Evaluation process, and on an ad hoc basis for GME periodic reviews as well as ACGME Site Visits.

• Future Chiefs:
  • Carmen Cajina Aguirre
  • Jacob Hamilton
  • Daniel Holtz
  • Emily Iannazzo
  • Hannah Steenblock
  • Nicole Twardowski Lux
  • Manpreet Sira (Medicine Psychiatry Chief)
• PGY3:
  • Maggie Chen
  • Joe Herba
  • Rachel Holder
• PGY2:
  • Allie Carder
  • Lucy Dale
  • Sabrina Wiser
• PGY1:
  • Kanachai Boonpriaks
  • Ben Jones
  • Mrigya Sharma
• Med Psych:
  • Ryan McCormick
  • Elissa Freberg
• Prelim:
  • Kevin Le
  • Sandon Scott
  • Gabby Torres

The Resident Response Team is a cohort of residents selected to provide thoughtful support for their co-residents during times of celebration and success, illness and crisis, etc. Specific resident needs are kept confidential and RRT support ranges from notes, gift cards, flowers, and more.

• Michael Barry - PGY2
• Jacob Hamilton - PGY2
• Shirene Philipose – PGY2
• Allie Carder – PGY1
• Ty Moore – PGY1
• Sam Moreno – PGY1
• Margaret Queen – PGY1
• Maya Ramachandran – PGY1 Prelim
• Sury Rawat – PGY1
• Erik Way – PGY1
• Sabrina Wiser – PGY1

The role of these members is to assist the CMIO and/or the Physician Informatics staff as needed during the design, implementation, and testing of EMR changes.

Members will attend design sessions as requested and provide input to functions of and to improve the usability of the software and associated workflows. SuperUsers participate in system testing sessions to validate the software design, usability, and workflow. Members act as an EMR liaison to their department peers and staff on behalf of the hospital and as a proponent for the benefits of O2 and associated programs. Members report issues with IT and workflows for interventions as well as create and maintain peer-led training tools such as documents or videos and lead peer-to-peer sessions about EMR usage.

• Maggie Chen - PGY3
• Roshan Bisarya - PGY3
• Lucy Dale - PGY2

PSC-PC serves to guide the departmental patient safety conference through case selection and format direction. Meets monthly on Friday mornings.

• Shirene Philipose – PGY2
• Hannah Steenblock - PGY2
• Darian Dozier – PGY1
• Margaret Queen – PGY1
• William Wesson – PGY1 Prelim

The simulation committee's goal is to implement a multidisciplinary simulation curriculum that helps resident physicians be better prepared for practice by improving clinical skills, procedural skills and communication skills.

• Brogan Barry – PGY3
• Ryan Brennan – PGY3
• Maggie Chen - PGY2
• Tanner Robl – PGY2
• Noor Farhoud – PGY1
• Sam Moreno – PGY1
• Caleb Smith – PGY1 Prelim
• Erik Way – PGY1
• Sabrina Wiser – PGY1

The housestaff appreciation fund is a unique aspect of our program that truly exemplifies camaraderie. The fund was established to provide residents with an opportunity to get together outside of the hospital with no cost to the residents. Events are organized by our social chairs and occur regularly throughout the year.

• Ryan Garwood – PGY3
• Aliya Rashid – PGY3
• Joe Herba – PGY2
• Maggie Chen – PGY2
• Harper Euwer – PGY2
• Lucy Dale – PGY1
• Adam Weir - PGY1

Develops policies around Code Blues and RRT, reviews code blue and rapid response related issues.

• Brogan Barry – PGY3
• Tanner Robl – PGY3
• Michael Barry - PGY2
• Jacob Hamilton - PGY2
• Claire Dahm - PGY1
• Erik Way - PGY1

The recruitment committee works with our PD, Admin, and Chief resident team to attract the best and brightest medical students from diverse backgrounds. They assist with our social media, generate new ideas for our recruitment process and assist on our interview day.

• Ryan Garwood – PGY3
• Bridget Molenda – PGY3
• Tanner Robl – PGY3
• Nasam AlTwal – PGY2
• Maggie Chen – PGY2
• Joe Herba – PGY2
• Marie Kondrashova – PGY2
• Mira Sundar Rao – PGY2
• Allie Carder – PGY1
• Lucy Dale – PGY1
• Noor Farhoud – PGY1
• Ty Moore – PGY1
• Sam Moreno – PGY1
• Maya Ramachandran – PGY1
• Sury Rawat – PGY1