Resident Committees

Residents play a vital role in our evolving curriculum and training environment through their participation in our various resident committees.

Our program believes in shared governance and strongly values residents’ input in all programmatic initiatives. Through participation in our various resident committees, residents remain integral to our evolving curriculum, training environment and resident wellness. 

Internal Medicine Resident Committee

The Internal Medicine Resident Committee (IMRC) is a resident-run committee comprised of representatives selected by the chief residents. The overall goals of the IMRC are to facilitate the personal and professional development of our residents and the program, enhance communication amongst residents, chief residents, program leadership and administration, foster an environment of team work and collegiality and serve as a voice for the resident body.

IMRC Members

Chief Residents Sawyer Bawek
Tae Hee Kim
Nariman Hossein-Javaheri
Yasmin Ghandehari
Gowthami Gengatharan
Bowranigan Tharmalingam
Weam Altaher
Curriculum Champions Mingma Sherpa
Yousaf Saeed
Research Champions Timothy Avino
Alexander Carlson
Quality Improvement Champions Hamza Ali
Caroline Lojacono
Wellness Champions Thomas Drago
Meghan Cloutier
Health Equity & Advocacy Champions Sawyer Bawek
Ali Aijaz
PGY1 Ryan Ruia
Lauryn Rudin
Alexander Zhu
PGY2 Samuel Booth
Andrew Spitznogle
Alec Flores
PGY3 Leonard Palatnic
Internal Medicine/Pediatric Catherine Bianco
Amanda Duggan
Preliminary
Brian Rosario

Curriculum Committee

The Curriculum Committee (CC) is resident-run with oversight from Regina Makdissi, MD, the associate program director for curriculum development. The CC works to develop and implement a learner-centered curriculum with the goal of leading in clinical excellence. We focus on high-yield, interactive and evidence-based curricular changes to better prepare residents for clinical practice, the ABIM Certification Examination, fellowship training and independent practice.

CC Members

Faculty Regina Makdissi
Curriculum Champion Mingma Sherpa
Yousaf Saeed
Chief Residents Weam Altaher
Sawyer Bawek
Gowthami Gengatharan
Yasmin Ghandehari
Nariman Hossein-Javaheri
Tae Hee Kim
Bowranigan Tharmalingam
PGY3 Ajay Siva
Angela Khidir
Arham Pasha
Jordan Troy
Kayla St. Lucia
Raheel Khan
Ronak Bharucha
PGY2 Abdul Mannan
Dalia Guertin
Leonard Palatnic
Mingma Sherpa
Mody Amin
Nariman Hossein Javaheri
Sawyer Bawek
Thomas Drago
Usman Najam
Yousaf Saeed
Bowranigan Tharmalingam
William Jenkins
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Korinne Barnett
David Chan
Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine Omar Arman

Wellness Committee

The Wellness Committee is comprised of a group of residents, including two wellness champions.  Its main purpose is to encourage residents’ personal and professional productivity, and physical and mental well-being. With the assistance of Archana Mishra, MD, our associate program director for resident well-being and advocacy, the committee routinely plans events, focusing on resident wellness and promoting camaraderie among residents and faculty. 

Wellness Committee Members

Wellness Champions Thomas Drago
Meghan Cloutier
Chief Resident Corrine Kickel
Residents Ajay Siva
Alexander Papa
Ali Aijaz
Angelica Suarez-Ramirez
Arham Pasha
Clive Miranda
Constance Howard
Danielle Lapoint
Elias Abou-Jaoude
Erin Gould
Kevin Yang
Korrine Barnett
Kristie Nasr
Martin Chang
Natalie Tjota
Prutha Patel
Raheel Khan
Robert Duve
Ross Moyer
Sawyer Bawek
Sven Wang
Tae Hee Kim
Thomas Drago
Yousaf Saeed
Alexander Carlson
Bowranigan Tharmalingam
Mody Amin
Leonard Palatnic
Marrium Sahar

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee

We strive to welcome residents and faculty from different cultures, sexual orientations, ethnic and spiritual backgrounds. The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee is comprised of 10-12 residents and faculty members, who are involved in designing curricula on this very important concept affecting our nation at all levels. Sessions include a safe and supportive platform for residents/faculty to share their personal opinions, stories and reflections.

The aim of the Health Equity Group is to educate residents and faculty members on health disparities and implicit bias that influences the care we deliver to our patients. With these educational sessions, we hope to bring awareness among our community of racial and implicit biases and the steps we can take to achieve health equity. 

The Women in Medicine Group, comprised of medical students, residents, fellows and attendings, aims to bolster qualities of leadership in its members and support their advancement towards professional success. We provide the practical and networking resources from women empowering women, with the support of mentors and allies to expand career opportunities in medicine and beyond. 

DEI Committee Members

Health Equity Champions Sawyer Bawek
Ali Aijaz
Health Equity

Murad Ali
Gowthami Gengatharan
Alexander Papa
Angela Khidir
Arham Pasha
Clive Miranda
Robert Duve
Elias Abou-Jaoude
Julia Hitchcock
Kayla St. Lucia
Kristie Nasr
Leonard Palatnic
Marrium Sahar
Martin Chang
Mingma Sherpa
Mody Amin
Ronak Bharucha
Ross Moyer
Sara Hough
Sourabh Goyal
Tae Hee Kim
Aspin Makadia
Yousaf Saeed
Raheel Khan
Shonnell McBain
Sven Wang

Weam Altaher

 

Faculty:

Archana Mishra
Alysia Kwiatkowski

Regina Makdissi

Karin Provost 

Jennifer Meka
Zachary Wikerd

Women in Medicine

Ariba Hashmi

Cynthia Toughlian

Sanjeevani Tomar

Kristie Nasr

 

Faculty:

Alysia Kwiatkowski

Archana Mishra

Ellen Rich

Regina Makdissi

Dzenita Manning

Renata Anand

Recruitment Committee

Recruitment Committee (RC) includes members of all PGY levels and is overseen by Program Director Musa Saeed, MD, the chief residents, and Nathali Head, our training program administrator. Committee members are invested in the recruitment of exceptional candidates to our program, are involved in the design of the interview day experience, and meet with candidates to offer their perspectives.

RC Members:

Chief Residents Weam Altaher
Sawyer Bawek
Gowthami Gengatharan
Yasmin Ghandehari
Nariman Hossein-Javaheri
Tae Hee Kim
Bowranigan Tharmalingam
PGY1 Terrence Ahlin
Ryan Mackey
Nour Nassour
Waqar Ahmad
Paige Guy Baez
Edward Tamale
Michael Beshara
Xavier Zonna
PGY2/3
Meghan Cloutier
Robert Ranger
Abdul Mannan
Daim Sardar
Loren Wright-Whitson
Himaben Gohil
Andrew Spitznogle
Steve Moran
Alec Flores
Samual Booth
Christopher Sullivan
Ali Aijaz

Research Committee

The Research Committee is run by research champions, under the supervision of Rabi Yacoub, MD, associate program director for research and scholarly activity. It consists of residents at any level of training. The committee oversees the execution of the Academic Half Day (AHD), during which different didactic and hands-on sessions are implemented to enrich our residents’ understanding of essential elements of basic, translational and clinical research. The Research Committee also engages in facilitating coupling the residents to mentors, organizing resident research presentations, and our program’s internal Research Day.

Research Committee Members:

Research Champions Timothy Avino
Alexander Carlson
Residents  Thomas Drago
Ali Aijaz
Jordan Troy
Sawyer Bawek
Sven Wang
Leonard Palatnic