Administration
UT Health Science Center GME Organizational Chart
Natascha Thompson, MD - Chair
ACGME requires every sponsoring institution to have a Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC). Some of the responsibilities of this committee are to establish and implement policies and procedures regarding the quality of education and the work environment for residents, review and make recommendations on resident stipends and benefits, establish and maintain oversight of program directors, establish and implement policies regarding duty hours, ensure programs provide appropriate supervision, review all ACGME program accreditation letters, and approve correspondence to ACGME.
The Program Coordinator Committee consists of GME Administration and Program Coordinators from all residency programs in the College of Medicine. The Committee is used as a way for the GME Office to communicate necessary information to the programs, create closer working relationships among the coordinators, and determine/implement best practices. One member of the committee is selected in March to serve on the Graduate Medical Education Committee.
| Member | Program |
|---|---|
| Branette Smith, Chair | Assistant Director for GME Accreditation |
| Kathleen Pierce | Accreditation Specialist |
| Haley Smith | Accreditation Specialist |
| Miranda Sealey | Accreditation Specialist |
| Michelle Bollenbach | GME Program Specialist |
| Victoria West | Allergy & Immunology, Pediatrics – Endocrinology & Critical Care |
| Renee Farrell | Anesthesiology |
| Mackenna Darling | Cardiology (Nashville) |
| Tia Coleman | Child Neurology |
| Tia Coleman | Child Psychiatry |
| Dimitric Brown | Clinical Neurophysiology, Neurocritical Care, and Vascular Neurology |
| Erica Franklin | Dermatology and Hospice and Palliative Medicine |
| Tim Fullen, BS, CAP, Notary Public | Emergency Medicine (Memphis) |
| Deb Denton | Emergency Medicine (Nashville) |
| Alex Hill | Family Medicine (Nashville) |
| Heather Cavness | Family Medicine (Jackson) |
| Camille Potter | Family Medicine (St. Francis) |
| Brittany Porter | Family Medicine - Sports Medicine |
| Cynthia Tooley | General Surgery (Memphis) |
| Melissa Riley | General Surgery (Nashville) |
| Kariton Parnell | Gynecologic Oncology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and Neonatalology |
| Andrew Kay | Hematology/Oncology and Surgical Oncology |
| Amanda Roberts | Internal Medicine (Memphis) |
| Nicole Blount | Internal Medicine (Nashville) |
| Brenda Coleman | Medicine - Cardiology, Cardiology Interventional, & Cardiac Electrophysiology |
| Alex Hawkinson | Medicine - Gastroenterology and Nephrology |
| Melissa Hayes | Medicine - Pediatrics |
| Madison Maw | Medicine - Pulmonary/Critical Care and Sleep Medicine |
| Kathryn Foster | Medicine - Rheumatology, Endocrinology & Infectious Disease |
| Cody Morris | Neurology |
| Ashley King Long | Neurosurgery |
| Paula Odom | OB/GYN (Memphis) |
| Chelsea Sturghill | OB/GYN (Nashville) |
| Kelli Moses, CAP, C-TAGME | Ophthalmology |
| Rosemary Bankston | Orthopaedic Hand, Pediatric, and Sports Medicine |
| Ginae Owens | Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Jalisa Bishop, MHA | Otolaryngology and Pediatric Otolaryngology |
| Misty Nichols | Pathology and Forensic Pathology |
| Derrell Bryant | Pediatrics |
| Cody Hinkley | Pediatrics – Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology |
| Nalisha Brown | Pediatrics - Emergency Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Hospital Medicine |
| Toni Pearson | Pediatrics - Hematology/Oncology |
| Trachia Wilson | Pediatrics - Infectious Disease |
| Carla Griffin-Crouthers | Pediatric - Radiology |
| Lauren Mann | Psychiatry |
| April Hollis | Radiology - Diagnostic |
| Twain Wilkerson | Surgery Critical Care and Vascular Surgery |
| Shannae Staten | Surgery - Pediatric, Pediatric Surgical Critical Care |
| Latrice Anderson | Surgery - Transplant |
| Matthew Isaacs | Urology and Urology - Pediatrics |
Overview
The Resident Forum is a group for residents to communicate and exchange information about their programs, their educational and work environments, and any other issues they may face during residency.
The forum is an opportunity to keep residents informed about important issues that affect their careers as well as provide an organized voice to raise and resolve concerns. Any topics discussed by members of the forum that warrant further discussion are presented to the GMEC. Residents can conduct the forum without the DIO, faculty members, or other administrators present.
In addition, each UT Health Science Center residency and fellowship program is encouraged to have a resident/fellow only platform where residents/fellows can communicate without faculty members or other administrators present.
2025 - 2026 Resident Forum Leadership
Chair: Julia Pedo Freitas, MD, PGY-4, Surgery-Research (2nd year)
Chair: Elizabeth Gaudio, MD, PGY-2, Neurology (1st year)
Members:
- Jake Myers, MD, Pediatrics, PGY-2
- Ethan Holland, MD, Psychiatry, PGY-3
- Robert Tatum, MD, Med/Peds, PGY-3
- Mackensie Terry, MD, Internal Medicine, PGY-2
- Virginia Nisbet, MD, Emergency Medicine Nashville, PGY-2
- Jane Yao, MD, Internal Medicine Nashville, PGY-2