ACGME Institutional Requirements (I.B.1.) state COM GMEC membership must include: a representative sample of program directors (minimum of two) from its ACGME-accredited programs; a minimum of two peer-selected residents/fellows from among its ACGME-accredited programs; and a quality improvement or patient safety officer or designee.
The following individuals are members of the 2023-24 COM GMEC:
GMEC Chair (July 2022-present):
Abby Nolder, M.D.
Associate Professor, Otolaryngology
Vice Chair for Education, Otolaryngology
GMEC Members:
Ahmed Abuabdou, M.D., M.B.A.
Chief Clinical Officer, UAMS Hospital
Alice Alexander, M.D.
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Residency Program Director, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
GMEC Chair-Elect
Brenda Burks, M.A.*
GME Accreditation Manager
Gage Brummer, M.D.
Institutional Evaluation Committee Resident Representative
James Clardy, M.D.*
Professor, Psychiatry
Director Center for GME
Lacie Covington
Program Coordinator Representative
Hank Farrar, M.D.
Professor, Pediatrics
Rani Gardner, M.D.
Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Residency Program Director, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Molly Gathright, M.D.
Professor, Psychiatry
Executive Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Designated Institutional Official
Sarah Greenberger, M.D.
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
Residency Program Director, Emergency Medicine
Sarah Beth Harrington, M.D.
Professor, Internal Medicine
Director, Division of Palliative Medicine
Assistant Designated Institutional Official
William Hyatt, M.D.
Resident Council Co-Chair
Mary Katherine Kimbrough, M.D.
Associate Professor, Surgery
Residency Program Director, Surgery
Jennie Kirby, M.P.A.*
GME Director
Rebecca Latch, M.D.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Assistant Designated Institutional Official (ACH)
Jennifer Laudadio, M.D.
Professor, Pathology
Chair, Pathology
Michael Lowry, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Associate Program Director, Infectious Disease Fellowship
Mollie Meek, M.D.
Professor, Radiology
Residency Program Director, Interventional Radiology-Integrated Residency
Fellowship Program Director, Interventional Radiology-Independent Fellowship
Jessica Mitchell, M.B.A.
Medical Staff Services Director, Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Heather Moore, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Corrine Morphew
Program Coordinator Representative
Shanna Palmer, M.D.
Associate Chief of Staff for Education, Central Arkansas Veteran’s Health Services
Becca Perin, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Associate Program Director, Pediatrics
Thea Rosenbaum, M.D., M.B.A.
Chief Quality and Transformation Officer
Carol Thrush, Ed.D.
Professor, Surgery/Medicine/GME
Leah Timmons, M.P.A.*
GME Education Manager
Megan White, M.D.
Resident Council Co-Chair
Dwana McKay Yarberry, B.S.
Assistant Dean for Housestaff Affairs
Pele Yu, M.D.
Program Director, Clinical Informatics Fellowship
Professor, Pediatrics/Public Health
UAMS Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO)
Stacy Zimmerman, M.D.*
Associate Professor
Designated Institutional Official, UAMS Regional Programs
*Non-Voting Members