Standing Committees
Committee on Long Range Planning
This committee works on issues regarding the structure and future of the Resident and Fellow Section. Past achievements include the Internal Operating Procedures (IOP) and the report on Limitations on Candidacy for the Governing Council. Future projects will include IOP language for the upcoming Sectional Delegates to the HOD.
Brandi Ring, Chair - Brandi.Ring@gmail.com
Benjamin Galper- bgalper@gmail.com
Harb Harb - harb.n.harb@gmail.com
Vicki Kalira - vkalira1@jhmi.edu
William Schmalsteig - schmalsteig.william@mayo.edu
Kristin Statler - Kristen.d.statler@gmail.com
Alik Widge - alik.widge@gmail.com
Megan Yanik - meg.yanik@gmail.com
Committee on Medical Education
This committee works on medical education issues that relate to resident and fellow physicians. The committee will assist the RFS Governing council in developing policy positions, writing reports, and educating resident and fellow members of the AMA about critical medical education issues.
Summer Hanson, Chair - shanson2@uwhealth.org
Sahil Kapur, Vice Chair - kapur.sahil@gmail.com
Ricardo Correa - riccorrea20@hotmail.com
Anjali Dogra - anjalipdogra@gmail.com
Michael Ehlert - michael.ehlert@gmail.com
Rashmi Kudesia - rashmi.kudesia@gmail.com
Marty Tam - martyctam@gmail.com
Meredith Wicklund - meredith.wicklund@gmail.com
Legislative Advocacy Committee
This committee will assist in enhancing grassroots legislative efforts and educating the AMA-RFS on current political issues impacting medicine. A large focus of this group will be to increase participation and involvement in Lobby Day, which takes place in March during the National Advocacy Conference. In addition, this committee will work on AMPAC activities. We strongly encourage those who wish to serve on the Committee attend Lobby Day. The committee members are:
Dana Block-Abraham, Chair - dblock@uthsc.edu
Mallika Anand - mallika.anand.md@gmail.com
Lisa Gill - gill.lisa@mayo.edu
Raghav Govindarajan - raghav316g@gmail.com
Jeremy Clint Moore - jcm555@gmail.com
Suchita R Shah- suchitarshah@gmail.com
Membership Committee
This committee works primarily on membership and marketing activities. The group will share ideas and form strategies to increase retention and recruitment within the AMA-RFS. In addition, this group will assist in developing communication and outreach vehicles to increase resident and fellow participation in the AMA. The Committee members are:
Benjamin Galper, Chair- bgalper@gmail.com
Ben Durkee, Vice Chair - Ben.durkee@gmail.com
Yaseen Ali - dryali114@gmail.com
Jennifer Bartlotti Telesz - BartlottiTelesz.Jennifer@mayo.edu
Taj Kattapuram - tkattapuram@partners.org
Jae Park - Jypark705@yahoo.com
Committee on Scientific Research
This committee is responsible for the scientific research projects and events, including the annual Research Poster Symposium held at the Interim Meeting. The responsibilities include reviewing abstract submissions, making decisions of acceptance, organizing the judging of poster presentations and assigning awards.
Arturo Loaiza-Bonilla, Chair - aloaizabonilla@med.miami.edu
Ricardo Correa, Vice Chair - riccorrea20@hotmail.com
Venu Gangireddy - venureddy82@gmail.com
Kashish Goel - kgoel@med.wayne.edu
Nina Kraguljac - nkraguljac@uab.edu
Wayne Lee - waynek133@gmail.com
Palaniappan Manickam - pal.manickam@gmail.com
Sasha Rai - sasha.rai@downstate.edu
Public Health Committee
This committee deals with issues affecting public health both domestically and internationally. The committee will assist the AMA-RFS Governing Council in developing policy positions, writing reports, and educating resident and fellow members of the AMA about critical public health issues. The committee will also help residents develop grassroots programs to tackle public health issues in their local communities. Finally, the committee will work with its counterpart in the Medical Student Section to maintain a database of international rotations for medical students and residents. The committee members are:
Tina Shah, Chair - tina.shah@uchospitals.edu
Carolynn Francavilla Brown - carolynn.francavillabrown@ucdenver.edu
Randa Jaber - randa.jaber@baystatehealth.org
Trista Marshall - tmarshallmd@yahoo.com
Kei Ouchi - keionline97@gmail.com
Sharon Rikin - sharonrikin@gmail.com
Sion Roy - Sionroy2002@gmail.com
Nikhil Thaker - thakernikhil@gmail.com
Reena Thomas - thomas.reena1@gmail.com
