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GMEC Subcommittees

Clinical and Educational Work Hours

Chair: Jason Yaun, MD, Pediatric Associate Program Director

  • Cheran Elangovan, MD – Program Director of Neurology
  • Ashley Hendrix, MD – Associate Program Director of Wellness
  • Branette Smith – Assistant Director of Accreditation and Assistant DIO
  • Alex Hawkinson – GME Program Analyst – Internal Medicine
  • Destiny Young – GME Program Analyst – Pediatrics
  • Bethany Brashier – Program Manager – Psychiatry
  • Aarya Naik, MD – Resident Representative, Internal Medicine PGY3
  • Suha Quadri, MD – Resident Representative, Internal Medicine PGY3
  • Alyssa Roemer – Graduate Medical Education Specialist, Nashville Programs
  • Erica Franklin - Program Manager – Dermatology and Hospice and Palliative Medicine
  • Austin Mann – GME Data Analyst
  • Whitney Bell – Senior Residency Management Software Analyst
  • Miranda Sealey – Subcommittee Secretary
Wellbeing

Chair: Emilee Dobish, MD, Pediatrics Faculty

  • Natascha Thompson, MD, Associate Dean of GME
  • Bran Smith, GMEC Secretary
  • Colleen Menegaz, MD, Assistant Professor, Peds-Critical Care
  • Clay Woemmel, GME Counselor
  • Kathleen Pierce, Subcommittee Secretary
  • Misty Nichols, Program Manager II, Pathology Residency & Forensic Pathology Fellowship
  • Med Chief
  • Peer Selected Resident Representative
Program Improvement

Chair: Mark Bugnitz, MD, Assistant Dean of Program Improvement

  • Bran Smith, GMEC Secretary
  • Miranda Sealey, Subcommittee Secretary
  • Cheri Lowe, RN, MSN, GME Medical Educator
  • Emilee Dobish, MD, Pediatrics Faculty Representative
  • Jaclyn Bergeron, MD, Medicine Faculty Representative
  • Ying Weatherall, MD, Program Director Representative
  • Kelli Moses, Program Manager Representative
  • Peer Selected Resident Representatives

Internal Review Chair:  Kim Huch, MD
Internal Review Secretary:  Haley Smith

Sep 17, 2026