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 Matthew Kaye
Murad Ali
James Rutowski
Rohan Pandey
Daniel Jaremko
Corrine Kickel
Curriculum Champions Natalie Tjota
Christian Cavalieri
Research Champions Ronak Bharucha
Clive Miranda
Quality Improvement Champions Sven Wang
Robert Duve
Wellness Champions Thomas Comerford
Kayla St. Lucia
Health Equity & Advocacy Champions Danielle Lapoint
Sawyer Bawek
PGY1 Andrew Monte
Courtney Dennis
Samuel Booth
PGY2 Gowthami Gengatharan
Sawyer Bawek
Thomas Drago
Internal Medicine/Pediatric Catherine Bianco
Preliminary Alyssa Aldridge

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

Alysia Kwiatkowski

Curriculum Champion Natalie Tjota
Christian Cavalieri
Chief Residents Matthew Kaye
Murad Ali
James Rutowski
Rohan Pandey
Daniel Jaremko
Corrine Kickel
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 Kayla St. Lucia
Thomas Comerford
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
Danielle Lapoint
Health Equity

Murad Ali
Ali Aijaz
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 Alysia V. Kwiatkowski, DO, 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 Matthew Kaye
Murad Ali
James Rutowski
Rohan Pandey
Daniel Jaremko
Corrine Kickel
PGY1 Ajay Baindur
Andrew Melek
Andrew Monte
Alec Flores
Andrew Spirznogle
Erik Beeler
Ethan Borges
Christopher Sullivan
Courtney Dennis
Fatima Elabass
Gowthami Gengatharan
Himaben Gohil
Stephen Kotopka
Meghan Cloutier
Steven Moran
Mohammad Shariff
Robert Ranger
Tanya Jimerson
Yasming Fakhari Tehrani
 
PGY2

Alexander Carlson
Andrew Vadas
Christian Montes
John Gallagher
Mody Amin
Robert Duve
Sourabh Goyal
Tae Hee Kim

Timothy Avino

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 Ronak Bharucha
Clive Miranda
Residents 
Alexander Carlson
Thomas Drago
Ali Aijaz
Jordan Troy
Sawyer Bawek
Sven Wang
Leonard Palatnic