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.
Ben Galper, Chair - bgalper@gmail.com
Rachelle Klammer, Vice-Chair - rachelleklammer@gmail.com
Jessica Nguyen Trong - jessica2nt@gmail.com
Amanda England - aengla@lsuhsc.edu
Courtney Smalley - malley@email.arizona.edu
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.
Kayla Pope, Chair - pkayla@mail.nih.gov
Erin E. Dunnigan, Vice-Chair - edunnigan@gmail.com
Jason Ethredge - jaletho@gmail.com
Summer E. Hanson - shanson2@uwhealth.org
Heather Brislen - brislen@gmail.com
Paul O'Leary - dr.paul.oleary@gmail.com
John Vasudevan - johnvasudevan@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:
Justin Bachmann, Chair - jbachmann06@gmail.com
Richard Rodriguez, Vice-Chair - richrodmd@gmail.com
Erick Eiting - eae2008@gmail.com
Travis Bias - travisgaujotbias@gmail.com
Brian Thomas - bthoma48@jhmil.edu
Alik Widge - alik.widge@gmail.com
Kandie Tate - kandie.tate@yahoo.com
Gregory Barron - gsbgator@yahoo.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:
Venu Vadlamudi, Chair -vvadlam@hurleymc.com
Reid Orth, Vice-Chair -reidorth3@yahoo.com
Adrian Thomas - adrianthomasmd@gmail.com
Rosalyn Nguyen - bostonroz@yahoo.com
Alison Ohana - alison.ohana@chkd.org
Patrick Wright - patrick.b.wright@gmail.com
Tim Elder - timothyharrisonelder@gmail.com
Jagan Gupta - jgupta@tulane.edu
Lindsay Tjattas - lrtj55@yahoo.com
Julie Bartholomae - waterfacet911@msn.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 - arturo_lb@hotmail.com
Michael K. Keng, Vice-Chair - michael.k.keng@gmail.com
Keith R. Stowell - krstowell@alum.emory.edu
Sandipan Pati - brainsurgeon98@yahoo.co.uk
Ashish Malhotra - asmalhotra@yahoo.com
Sabesan Karuppiah - sabesan@yahoo.com
Vikash Panghaal - vpanghaal@gmail.com
Kristopher Hamwi - kbhamwi@aol.com
Chet Schrader - chet.schrader@gmail.com
Katerina Nella - knella@unmc.edu
Ashwin Sama - ashwinreddysama@creighton.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:
Fatima C. Stanford, Chair - fcodystanford@gmail.com
Henry Lin, Vice-Chair - linhc@email.chop.edu
Melissa S. Cunningham - melissa.cunningham2@osumc.edu
Matthew A. Lewis - male@jhsph.edu
Sara Coffey - sara.powers@uchospitals.edu
Grace L. Chen - grrchen@yahoo.com
Suwan Mehra - mehrasuwan@yahoo.com
