GMEAC Organization

Graduate Medical Education Advisory Committee (GMEAC)

The GMEAC meets monthly on the 3rd Thursday at 7:45 AM. The committee has authority and responsibility for the oversight and administration of each of NJMS’ ACGME-accredited and non-accredited programs.

Anesthesiology	Jean Daniel Eloy, MD	Program Director, Anesthesiology
Dentistry-Oral Maxillofacial Surgery	Vincent Ziccardi, D.D.S., MD	Program Director
Diagnostic-Radiology	Pierre Maldjian, MD	Program Director, Diagnostic Radiology
DIO	Neil Kothari, MD	Chair GMEC, Associate Dean GME
Emergency Medicine	Harsh Sule, MD	Program Director
Internal Medicine	Mirela Feurdean, MD	Program Director
Medicine Subspecialties	Amee Patrawalla, MD	Pulmonary/Critical Care
Neurological Surgery	Ira Goldstein, MD	Program Director
Neurology	Erin Feinstein, MD	Program Director, Neurology
OB/GYN	Lisa Pompeo, MD	Program Director
Ophthalmology	Albert Khouri, MD	Program Director
Orthopedics	Kathleen Beebe, MD	Program Director
Otolaryngology	Evelyne Kalyoussef, MD	Program Director, Vice-Chair GMEAC
Pathology	Seena Aisner, MD	Program Director
PM&R	Monifa Brooks, MD	Program Director
Podiatry	Keith Cook, D.P.M.	Program Director
Psychiatry	Rashi Aggarwal, MD	Program Director
Resident Representative	Guergana Panayotova, MD Mariya Cherneykina, MD	Co-Presidents, Residents' Council
Surgery	Anastasia Kunac, MD	Program Director
University Hospital	William Holubek, MD	Chief Medical Officer
VA-Veterans Administration	David Cennimo, MD	Associate Chief of Staff - Education
Patient Safety Representative	JoEllen Harris	Executive Director, Quality & Patient Safety at University Hospital

GMEAC Subcommittees

In order to provide comprehensive oversight of the training programs, learning environment, and accreditation, GMEAC has delegated this responsibility and has instituted subcommittees. These subcommittees coordinate surveillance of select responsibilities, report status/issues on a monthly basis, and present recommendations when warranted.

GMEAC Subcommittee Members 2020-2021

Resident Wellness Rashi Aggarwal, Chair Neil Kothari Michael Anana Chifaa Bouzidi (Resident) Luis Espinal (Resident) Rebecca Goett Emily Gordon Shelly Kling (Resident) Jamal McFarlane (Resident) Donya Nazery (Resident) Guergana Panayotova (Resident) Varsha Shah (Resident) James Sherer (Resident)	Meeting Frequency Every month Meeting Time 2nd Wednesday 4-5pm
CLER Harsh Sule, Chair Neil Kothari Kristin Wong Toby Terwilliger (Resident) JoEllen Harris Maureen Gang William Holubek Chris Pernell	Meeting Frequency Every month Meeting Time 3rd Thursday 10-11am
Work Hours Subcommittee Machteld Hillen, Chair Neil Kothari Evelyne Kalyoussef Basil Hubbi Ivo Bach (Resident) Gina DeLaRosa	Meeting Frequency Quarterly Meeting Time 2nd Wednesday 3-4pm
Performance Enhancement Program Tiffany Murano, Chair Neil Kothari Machteld Hillen Anastasia Kunac Lisa Pompeo Daniel Matassa Michael Anana	Meeting Frequency Every other month Meeting Time 1st Wednesday 2-3pm
PR&Q Subcommittee Neil Kothari, Chair Mirela Feurdean Vincent Ziccardi Amee Patrawalla David Cennimo Anastasia Kunac Harsh Sule Shauna Williams Omry Zuckerman (Resident) Lana Shaker (Resident) Maria Lopez	Meeting Frequency Monthly Meeting Time 1st Friday 12-1pm