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.
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.
Chief Residents | Omar Abialmouna Danny Ram Anthony Khoury Cynthia Toughlian Ariba Hashmi Riad Al Sabbagh |
Curriculum Champion | Matthew Kaye |
Research Champion | Mohamad Kalot |
Quality Improvement Champions | Wasseem Farooq Daniel Jaremko |
Wellness Champions | Leen Al-Yacoub Thomas Comerford |
Health Equity & Advocacy Champions | Sanjeevani Tomar Murad Ali |
PGY1 | Usman Najam Sawyer Bawek Thomas Drago |
PGY2 | Ashley Sarquiz Clive Miranda Kristie Nasr |
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics | Shannon Schmit Catherine Bianco |
Preliminary | Catherine Seeger |
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.
Faculty | Regina Makdissi Alysia Kwiatkowski |
Curriculum Champion | Matthew Kaye |
Chief Residents | Omar Abialmouna Riad Al Sabbagh Ariba Hashmi Tony Khoury Danny Ram Cynthia Toughlian |
PGY3 | Waseem Farooq Corrine Kickel Paras Mehmood Ali Mir Arabi Rasendrakumar Sanjeevani Tomar |
PGY2 | Ronak Bharucha Christian Cavalieri Raheel Khan Angela Khidhir Arham Pasha Jim Rutowski Ajay Siva Natalie Tjota |
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics | Chrisana Pokorny |
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 Champions | Leen Al-Yacoub Thomas Comerford |
Chief Residents | Anthony Khoury Ariba Hashmi |
Residents | Elizabeth Onyechi Paras Mehmood Corrine Kickel Henry Klos Matthew Kaye Kayla St. Lucia Kristie Nasr Martin Chang Natalie Tjota Sven Wang Clive Miranda Robert Duve Elias Abou-Jaoude |
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.
Health Equity Champions | Sanjeevani Tomar Murad Ali |
Health Equity | Ariba Hashmi Murad Ali Sanjeevani Tomar Angela Khidhir Sven Wang Kristie Nasr Raheel Khan Ronak Bharucha Elias Abou-Jaoude Robert Duve Mohamad Kalot Ronak Bahuva Leen Al-Yacoub Junaid Wali
Faculty: Archana Mishra Regina Makdissi Karin Provost Jennifer Meka |
Women in Medicine | Ariba Hashmi Cynthia Toughlian Sanjeevani Tomar Kristie Nasr
Faculty: Alysia Kwiatkowski Archana Mishra Ellen Rich Regina Makdissi Dzenita Manning Kathryn Hufmeyer Nitu Kataria Renata Anand |
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.
Chief Residents | Omar Abialmouna Incoming: Matthew Kaye |
PGY1 | Sawyer Bawek Leonard Palatnic Marrium Sahar Wam Altaher Muhaimen Rahman Omar Rafa Yousaf Saeed Abdul Mannan Usman Najam Thomas Drago Ali Aijaz Mingma Sherpa Nariman Hossein-Javaheri Tae Hee Kim |
PGY2 | Danielle Lapoint Sven Wang Raheel Khan Martin Chang Thomas Comerford Ross Moyer Ajay Siva Alexander Papa Brian Niedzewski Christian Cavalieri Ronak Bharucha Kayla St. Lucia Aspin Makadia Robert Duve Kristie Nasr James Rutowski Arham Pasha Angela Khidhir Hassan Al Saleh Natalie Tjota Jordan Troy Clive Miranda |
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 Champion | Waseem Farooq |
Residents | Mohamad Kalot Einas Batarseh Rohan Pandey Clive Miranda Jim Rutowski Ajay Siva Brian Niedzwecki Hassan Al Saleh Jordan Troy Ronak Bharucha |