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MEMBERS 2009-2010

OFFICERS:
Chief of Chiefs:     Dr. Jason McKinney
Vice Chief:             Dr. Brooke Foulk
Secretary:              Dr. Kelly King
MEMBER PROGRAM
Dr. Paul Phillips Family Medicine - Bristol
Dr. Gretchen Bowling Family Medicine - Bristol
Dr. Rohini Nathan Family Medicine - Johnson City
Dr. Vijay Reddy Family Medicine - Johnson City
Dr. Ben Kerny Family Medicine - Kingsport
Dr. Rob Silmon Family Medicine - Kingsport
Dr. Fadi Abu Shahin Internal Medicine
Dr. Kanishka Chakraborty Internal Medicine
Dr. Amanda Costa Internal Medicine
Dr. Raymonda El Khoury Internal Medicine
Dr. Venkataramana Gangadharan Internal Medicine
Dr. Raquel Lima Internal Medicine
Dr. Christina Morelock Internal Medicine
Dr. Dinesh Sharma Internal Medicine
Dr. Gabriel Zaietta Internal Medicine
Dr. Brooke Foulk OB/GYN
Dr. Donald Asberry Pathology
Dr. Clint McElroy Pathology
Dr. April Lowery Pediatrics
Dr. Ranjit Philips Pediatrics
Dr. Anoop Bhagat Psychiatry
Dr. Badari Birur Psychiatry
Dr. Kelly King Psychiatry
Dr. Ritesha Krishnappa Psychiatry
Dr. Thomas Stoss Psychiatry
Dr. Greg Champney Surgery
Dr. Sabrina Shilad Surgery
Dr. Melinda Steagald Surgery
Dr. Luther Ward Surgery
Dr. Jason Webb 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.