Chief Committee
MEMBERS 2012 - 2013
 
OFFICERS:
Chief of Chiefs:    Dr. Adham Jurdi  
Vice Chief:            Dr. Tareq Islam 
Secretary:             Dr. Ty Slatton
 
MEMBER PROGRAM
 Dr. Alicia Jackson Family Medicine - Bristol
 Dr. Jennifer Skorupa Family Medicine - Bristol
 Dr. Hennah Hashmi Family Medicine - Johnson City
 Dr. Kalyan Mogili Family Medicine - Johnson City
 Dr. Jacalyn Gilbert-Green Family Medicine - Kingsport
 Dr. Swati Pullamaraju Family Medicine - Kingsport
 Dr. Mouna Abouamara Internal Medicine -Oncology
 Dr. Ashraf Abusara Internal Medicine
 Dr. Antwan Atia Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology
 Dr. David Coffey Internal Medicine
 Dr. Adel El-Abbassi Internal Medicine - Pulmonary
 Dr. Georges El Khoury Internal Medicine - Cardiology
 Dr. Laura Farrington Internal Medicine - Oncology
 Dr. Venkat Gangadharan Internal Medicine - Cardiology
 Dr. Tareq Islam Internal Medicine
 Dr. Adham Jurdi Internal Medicine
 Dr. Jason McKinney Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology
 Dr. Sabrina Miller Internal Medicine
 Dr. Dinesh Sharma Internal Medicine - Cardiology
 Dr. Balraj Singh Internal Medicine
 Dr. Ty Slatton Internal Medicine
 Dr. Erin Black OB/GYN
 Dr. Carrie Marchman OB/GYN
 Dr. Rebecca Taliaferro OB/GYN
 Dr. Brian Arbogast Pathology
 Dr. Andrea Orvik Pathology
 Dr. Dina Alshunnaq Pediatrics
 Dr. Jennifer Rose Pediatrics
 Dr. Joel Chisholm Med/Psych
 Dr. Rushiraj Laiwala Psychiatry
 Dr. Igal Breitman Surgery
 Dr. Thomas Chow Surgery
 Dr. Ryan Hall Surgery
 Dr. Stacy Harms Surgery
Dr. Patricia McPherson Surgery

CHARGE

This committee shall be a unified representative of all the residents of East Tennessee State University, James H. Quillen College of Medicine.  It shall be an interface between the residents and the administration and shall serve the following functions:

  1. It shall report any/all recommendation(s) to the Dean and the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC).

  2. It shall convey any/all concerns of the residents.

  3. This committee shall have a voice in resident policies.

  4. It shall promote comradery and unity between residents of all disciplines.

  5. It shall encourage scholarly pursuits of residents.

  6. The committee shall keep appropriate and permanent documented minutes and records of all activities.

STRUCTURE

The structure of the committee shall be as follows:

  1. Chief of Chiefs
  2. The Chief of Chiefs shall be GMEC Hospital Liaison Subcommittee representative.
  3. The Chief of Chiefs shall serve as chair of the Committee.
  4. Vice-Chief of Chiefs
  5. Secretary
  6. Representatives shall be elected for the following College of Medicine committees:

            • Financial Aid & Scholarship Committee
            • Sick Leave Bank
            • Women & Gender Issues
            • Continuing Education Advisory Committee
            • Resident Work Hours Oversight Committee

  7. All representatives shall serve a one-year term.
  8. Chief residents from all Clinical Science departments shall be represented
  9. The Committee shall meet not less than quarterly.