Committees & Work Groups

• Promoting to the AAIM community NADIO’s FAQs, which provide guidance on operationalizing a delayed fellowship start date.
• Submitted AAIM feedback to ACGME on CPRs related to work hours, scholarly activity, nutrition, and dedicated time.

Joanne Alonso
Department Administrator
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

Ladonna P. Elliott, MBA
Division Administrator
University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine

Kathlyn E. Fletcher, MD, MA
Residency Program Director
Medical College of Wisconsin

Margaret C. Lo, MD, FACP, (co-chair)
Associate Program Director, Director of Primary Care Track, Professor of Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine

Jilian Sansbury, MD, FACP, FHM
Residency Program Director
HCA Healthcare / Mercer University School of Medicine / Grand Strand Medical Center

Karen Freund, MD, MPH
Chair, Department of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine

Gary E. Rosenthal, MD
Tinsley R. Harrison Professor and Chair
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Ricardo Correa, MD, EsD, FACP, FACE, FAPCR, CMQ
Vice Chair for Health Equity and Inclusive Initiatives
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Usha Perepu, MD (co-chair)
Director of Classical Hematology
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine

Lynn Punnoose, MD
Associate Professor
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Cathy O’Neill, MBA
Senior Director, Finance and Administration
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine

Irene Alexandraki, MD, MPH
Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix

Brian Kwan, MD
CDIM Co-Clerkship Director
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine

Leonard (Lenny) S. Feldman, MD, FACP, FAAP, MHM
Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program Director
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Evangeline Green, DO, MPH
House Officer
University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Stefanie Aponte, C-TAGME
Program Coordinator, Sleep Medicine Fellowship
Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Julie L. Byington, C-TAGME
Senior Residency Coordinator & Administrative Lead for DOM Vice Chair of Education
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

Doug E. Ruiz Carbajal
Administrative Director of Education
David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles

The AIM Program Planning Committee is charged with developing and reviewing Academic Internal Medicine Week (AIMW) educational content for the department and division business administrators track. This track includes content for chief administrative officers, division administrators, administrative directors and managers, and other senior business administrators in departments of internal medicine resulting in high quality education and professional development learning opportunities.

Chair: Megan Frisbie
Vice Chair: Jennifer Murphy

The AAIM Ethics Committee is responsible for promoting, interpreting, and enforcing the AAIM Code of Conduct policy to uphold the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, and public trust among its members.

Chair: AAIM President-Elect (Mark W. Geraci, MD)

The AAIM Finance Committee is responsible for assisting the AAIM Board of Directors oversight of the integrity of AAIM’s financial statements and its financial strategy, objectives, and priorities; performance of AAIM’s investments; compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; completion of the audited financial statements; and the performance of AAIM’s independent auditors. The committee is responsible for reviewing and providing guidance on the organization’s financial matters. Specifically, the committee assures internal controls, financial oversight, and independent audit for the organization and is responsible for reviewing revenues, expenses, financial performance, budgets, financial policies and plans, auditing financial reports, and tax forms.

Chair: AAIM Treasurer (Jeff Becker, MBA)

• To gather additional feedback on the usefulness and value of the document, a second pilot launched at the beginning of May. A post-administration survey will be conducted this fall.

Maura Barry, MD (Chair)
Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Program Director- Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

JoVonnda D. Chresfield, MBA
Program Manager
Florida International University (Baptist Health)

Sarah Chun
Executive Coordinator, Internal Medicine Clerkship
David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles

Lauren DiMarino, DO, FACOI, FACP
Program Director, Internal Medicine
Geisinger Health System

Serena M. Loya, MS-HAIL
Division Manager, Nephrology
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

Alan Malabanan, MD, CCD
Clinical Associate Professor
Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine

Eli M. Miloslavsky, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital

Amber T. Pincavage, MD, FACP
Clerkship Director
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences
Pritzker School of Medicine

Douglas E. Ruiz Carbajal
Administrative Director of Education
David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles

Sarah H. Sofka, MD, FACP
Vice Chair of Education and DIO
West Virginia University School of Medicine

Kenneth P. Steinberg, MD
Vice Chair for Education
University of Washington School of Medicine

Katherine Walsh, MD
Associate Professor
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Gaby Weissman, MD, FACC
Fellowship Director
MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center

The AAIM Inclusive Excellence and Opportunity Committee is charged to provide recommendations and advice to the AAIM Board of Directors and to develop initiatives and programs in alignment with AAIM’s strategic plan that promote inclusivity, respect, and belonging, ensuring that all members of the community can thrive and achieve their goals, while recognizing and celebrating the wide spectrum of experiences and perspectives within the Alliance community.

Chair: Cindy Lai, MD
Vice Chair: Bethany Gentilesco, MD

Charge: The AAIM Medical Education Research Committee is charged with developing or facilitating resources/tools that would support the AAIM membership in conducting medical education research as directly related to the strategic plan:

• Tutorials on how to conduct medical education research.
• Serve as consultants/resource for workgroups/taskforces/councils as they are implementing Alliance projects to ensure appropriate process and outcome metrics are being considered during early work.

• Outlined content and production timeline to develop video vignettes focused on best practices to successfully design and execute medical education research and scholarly activities.
• The group’s AIMW26 workshop, “From Deadly Sins to Effective Habits: Lessons for Medical Education Researchers,” was well attended and had good engagement from the audience.

• Developing infographic resources for applicants requesting a LoR from faculty or preceptors and for letter writers who intend to leverage AI to write high-quality LoRs.
• Ongoing review and refinement of the NLOR framework.

Reeni A. Abraham, MD
Associate Vice Chair of Undergraduate Medical Education
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Sheena Barnes, MBA
Practice Supervisor – Cardiology
Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

Sarah Chun
Executive Coordinator, Internal Medicine Clerkship
David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles

Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, MD
Vice Chair for Education
Duke University School of Medicine

Lynsey Easley
Administrative Manager
Duke University School of Medicine

Karen Freund, MD, MPH
Chair, Department of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine

Adam M. Garber, MD FACP, SFHM
Associate Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Leila Kia, MD
Associate Professor
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Ashley McPherson, C-TAGME
Program Administrator
Duke University School of Medicine

Hilary F. Ryder, MD, MS, FACP, FHM
Internal Medicine Residency Program Director
Texas Health Resources/Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth

Sherine Salib, MD, MRCP, FACP
Professor and Associate Chair of Faculty Academic Affairs & Faculty Development;
Director of UME
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School

Kacie Saulters, MD
Residency Program Director
University of Maryland Capital Region Health

Virginia Sheffield, MD
Associate Program Director
University of Michigan Medical School

Michelle Sweet, MD
Assistant Dean of M4 Curriculum
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center

Gopal Yadavalli, MD
Vice Chair for Education
Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine

• Developing infographic resources for applicants requesting a LoR from faculty or preceptors and for letter writers who intend to leverage AI to write high-quality LoRs.
• Ongoing review and refinement of the NLOR framework.

Reeni A. Abraham, MD
Associate Vice Chair of Undergraduate Medical Education
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Sheena Barnes, MBA
Practice Supervisor – Cardiology
Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

Sarah Chun
Executive Coordinator, Internal Medicine Clerkship
David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles

Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, MD
Vice Chair for Education
Duke University School of Medicine

Lynsey Easley
Administrative Manager
Duke University School of Medicine

Karen Freund, MD, MPH
Chair, Department of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine

Adam M. Garber, MD FACP, SFHM
Associate Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Leila Kia, MD
Associate Professor
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Ashley McPherson, C-TAGME
Program Administrator
Duke University School of Medicine

Hilary F. Ryder, MD, MS, FACP, FHM
Internal Medicine Residency Program Director
Texas Health Resources/Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth

Sherine Salib, MD, MRCP, FACP
Professor and Associate Chair of Faculty Academic Affairs & Faculty Development;
Director of UME
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School

Kacie Saulters, MD
Residency Program Director
University of Maryland Capital Region Health

Virginia Sheffield, MD
Associate Program Director
University of Michigan Medical School

Michelle Sweet, MD
Assistant Dean of M4 Curriculum
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center

Gopal Yadavalli, MD
Vice Chair for Education
Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine

Charge: The AAIM Research Committee is charged to develop recommendations for Alliance research strategy which should include assessment of existing educational programming; physician-scientist workforce; engaging the underrepresented in science and medicine and business of medicine components, all directly linked to the physician-scientist career pathway and community.

• The committee’s AIMW26 workshop, “Bridging the Gap: Advising Research-Oriented Medical Students on the Transition to Residency,” was well received by attendees. The presentation and handout are available on AAIM’s research pathways web page.
• Feedback on the ASCI/AAIM/BWF 2026 Physician-Scientist Pathways Annual Workshop, “How to navigate, mentor, and support physician-scientists in an evolving federal and academic environment,” was overwhelmingly positive. Planning for the 2027 event will begin in July.

• Collaboration with AAMC-ERAS and Thalamus on scholarly publications.
• Scheduling meetings with Intealth, AACOM, and NRMP.
• Met with AAMC Residency Explorer to discuss the tool’s new functions for the 2026-27 season.

• AAIM Surveys and Research staff provided summary results from a winter 2025 web survey of departmental letter writers that studied full, partial, and non-adopters’ perspectives on the AAIM IM SEL Template.
• Surveys staff conducted comparative analyses of the results between survey responses and degree of adoption of the IM SEL Template, as well as limited longitudinal comparisons of medical school and departmental letter characteristics collected in 2022 and 2024.
• Hosted a May 20, 2026 webinar addressing the misalignment between the SEL and current assessment tools and the need to translate.
• Reviewing and revising the SEL FAQs.

Allison K. Ashford, MD, FAAP, FACP, FHM
Associate Professor
University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Dave Gugliotti, MD
Clerkship Director
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Viju John, MD
Assistant Director of the Core Clerkship and Longitudinal Integrated Course Co-Director
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center

Ingrid Jones-Ince, MD
Associate Program Director
Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

Nancy Masucci
Division Administrator II
University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine

Eli M. Miloslavsky, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital

Susan Rand, MS
Frank H. Netter, MD, School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University

Amanda Sikorski
Residency Coordinator
University of Michigan Medical School

Wendy Simon, MD (Co-Chair)
Associate Program Director
David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles

Kim Tartaglia, MD, FACP, FAAP, SFHM
Academic Program Director of Med-3 Year
Ohio State University College of Medicine

Aimee Zaas, MD, MHS (Co-Chair)
Program Director
Duke University School of Medicine

The AIM Program Planning Committee is charged with developing and reviewing Academic Internal Medicine Week (AIMW) educational content for the department and division business administrators track. This track includes content for chief administrative officers, division administrators, administrative directors and managers, and other senior business administrators in departments of internal medicine resulting in high quality education and professional development learning opportunities.

Chair: Megan Frisbie
Vice Chair: Jennifer Murphy

The APDIM Program Planning Committee is charged with developing and reviewing Academic Internal Medicine Week educational content for the GME faculty, GME administrators, and chief residents tracks as well as content for the APDIM Fall Meeting. These meetings include content for internal medicine residency program directors, assistant / associate program directors, core and key faculty involved in residency education as well as chief residents resulting in high quality education and professional development learning opportunities.

Chair: Lindsey K. Sonstein, MD
Vice Chair: Andrew Coyle, MD

The APDIM PA Program Planning Committee is charged with developing and reviewing Academic Internal Medicine Week educational content for the residency and fellowship administrators, coordinators, and managers track. This track includes content for internal medicine residency and fellowship program administrators/coordinators resulting in high quality education and professional development learning opportunities.

Chair: Stefanie Aponte, C-TAGME
Vice Chair: Kelly Hrdy, C-TAGME

The CDIM Program Planning Committee is charged with developing and reviewing Academic Internal Medicine Week educational content for the UME faculty and UME educators track. This track includes content for third-year clerkship directors, ICM course directors, subinternship directors, clinical preceptors, clerkship administrators/coordinators, and other faculty and staff involved in UME resulting in high quality education and professional development learning opportunities.

Chair: Kehinde O. Odedosu, MD
Vice Chair: Jenny Wright, MD

The CDIM CA Program Planning Committee is charged with developing and reviewing Academic Internal Medicine Week educational content for clerkship administrators, coordinators and staff involved in UME resulting in high quality education and professional development learning opportunities.

Chair: Lisa Oliver

This planning group has been charged with defining the course curriculum, inviting and preparing speakers, selecting materials for asynchronous work, and serving as subject matter experts during the six weeks of the online course to help answer participant questions.

Chair: Aashish Didwania, MD

This planning group is charged with preparing, reviewing, and updating content, inviting speakers, and serving as live session facilitators for the for the annual 12-week online course for department and division business administrators who are new to their role (fewer than three years).

Chair: Laura Bergdoll, MHA, CRA

This planning group is charged with preparing, reviewing, and updating content, inviting speakers, and serving as live session facilitators for the for the annual 12-week online course for UME and GME education administrators who are new to their role (fewer than three years).

Chair: Janice Gleisner, C-TAGME

• 2025 APDIM Annual Survey of Residency Program Directors: Summary results presented during a May 26 webinar.
• Drafted a research letter on Artificial Intelligence curriculum in residency based on a limited number of questions from the 2025 Annual Survey, to be submitted to JGIM.
• 2026 APDIM Annual Survey under development and will include two thematic sections to study the 1. Structuring and duties of third- and fourth-year chief medical residents, and 2. Artificial intelligence in residency education.
• Following discussions with the APDIM Council, developing a communications plan to the AAIM/APDIM membership (with Surveys staff) to announce that the 2027 Residency Program Directors Annual Survey will be substituted with a pilot survey of IM associate program directors (with the PD Annual Survey resuming in 2028).

Michael Conrad, MS, PHR, C-TAGME (Ex-Officio)
Manager of Graduate Medical Education
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Jennifer A. Corbelli, MD, MS
Program Director, Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Kathleen M. Finn, MD, MPhil, FACP, SFHM (Ex-Officio)
Residency Program Director and Vice Chair of Education
Tufts University School of Medicine

Erica Johnson, MD
Senior Vice President of Academic and Medical Affairs
American Board of Internal Medicine

Daniel I. Kim, MD, MBA, MACP, DIO
Chair of Medicine, Core Faculty
Riverside University Health System (Moreno Valley)

Emily Leasure, MD
Assistant Professor
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine

Shannon K. Martin, MD, SFHM, FACP (Vice Chair)
Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Program Director
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences, Pritzker School of Medicine

Adam Mikolajczyk, MD, FAST, FACP
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
University of Illinois College of Medicine

Mark S. Rasnake, MD
Internal Medicine Program Director
Naples Comprehensive Health

Michael J. Rosenblum, MD, MACP
IM Residency Program Director and VC of Education
Albany Medical College

Rachel Simmons, MD (Chair)
Residency Program Director
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Jennifer Spicer, MD
Vice Chair of Education
University of Colorado School of Medicine

Katie Suddarth, MD
Associate Professor and Associate Program Director
University of Colorado School of Medicine

Emily S. Wang, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine

Donna M. Williams, MD
Program Director
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

• 2026 APDIM Residency and Fellowship Program Administration (PA) Annual Survey: Summary results presented during a May 28 webinar.
• Select committee members presented on administrator well-being during an AIMW26 workshop, informed in part by past APDIM PA Annual Survey results.
• Exploring 2025 and 2026 Annual Survey results from select Maslach Burnout Inventory “subscales” (e.g., professional efficacy, professional satisfaction) to tentatively draft a research report, with support from AAIM Surveys staff.

Michael Conrad MS, PHR, C-TAGME (Chair)
Manager of Graduate Medical Education
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Shelby Gibson
Program Coordinator
University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix

Carolyn D. Howard
IM Program Administrator
University of Central Florida/HCA Healthcare GME (Gainesville)

Jacki L. Johnson, M.Ed.
Residency Program Administrator
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Sarah Kidd-Romero, C-TAGME, MPS
Program Administrator
Greater Baltimore Medical Center

Kimberly A. King, C-TAGME
GME Program Coordinator III
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Lisa Meyer
Program Manager
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine

J. Brian Minnich
Database Administrator
University of Michigan Medical School

Elizabeth Ohlin
Residency Coordinator
University Hospitals Community Consortium (UHOC)

Krista R. Pike
Education Administrator, Department of Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Douglas E. Ruiz Carbajal
Administrative Director of Education
David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles

Regina Steffen
Sr. GME Program Administrator
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Steph G. Stump, MA, MPA
Fellowship Program Coordinator
Ohio State University College of Medicine

Debra Tharp
Coordinator, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Indiana University School of Medicine (Ball Memorial)

Kara B. Westmas
Medicine Fellowships Administrators
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

• 2025 CDIM Annual Survey of Internal Medicine Clerkship Directors: Summary results presented during a May 14 webinar.
• Selected three thematic sections for inclusion in the 2026 CDIM Annual Survey: Forward Feeding in the Medicine Clerkship; Role of Clerkship Directors in Providing Feedback to Faculty on Clinical Teaching in the Internal Medicine Clerkship; and Clerkship Directors’ Extent of Involvement in Clerkship Decision-Making Processes and Policies. Survey development is underway (planned launch: September 8).
• Committee Chair, select committee members, and select CDIM members working with AAIM Surveys staff to develop a pilot IM acting internship / sub-internship directors research survey that will deploy in winter 2027.

Nicholas S. Duca, MD (Vice Chair)
Associate Clerkship Director
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center

Kimberly R. Esterline, MA
Clerkship Administrator
University of Central Florida College of Medicine

Kathryn K. Hufmeyer, MD
Associate Dean for Curriculum
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Amy Kwon, MD
Clerkship Director
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine

Mai A. Mahmoud, MD, MEHP, FACP
Associate Professor of Teaching in Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine

Elexis C. McBee, DO, MPH
Assistant Clerkship Director
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences,
F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine

Mary Montgomery, MD
Subinternship Director
Harvard Medical School Brigham and Women's Hospital

Tina Mullick, MD, MS
Clerkship Director
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Marina Mutter, MD
Student Site Director
University of Colorado School of Medicine

Ryan W. Nall, MD
Clerkship Director
University of Florida College of Medicine

Nicole Oakman, MD
Assistant Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Jennifer Pascoe, MD
IM Clerkship Director
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Ravishankar Ramaswamy, MD
Professor, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Amy R. Weinstein, MD, MPH (Chair)
Clerkship Director
Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Winter Williams, MD, FACP
Faculty
University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine

The APDIM Member Engagement Committee is an unstaffed initiative that develops programs and resources to facilitate communication and support of program administrator members.

Chair: Alexandra Werbin, C-TAGME

The ASP Division Chiefs Committee is an unstaffed initiative that is charged to develop and respond to proposals, processes, policies and recommendations impacting professional development for division chiefs in internal medicine.

Chair: TBA

The ASP Fellowship Education Committee is an unstaffed initiative that is charged to develop and respond to proposals, processes, policies and recommendations impacting subspecialty fellowship training.

Chair: Katherine Walsh, MD

Committee roster TBD.

The CDIM Professional Development Committee is an unstaffed initiative that develops programs and resources to facilitate communication and support of clerkship administrator members as well as oversees the development of a biannual survey of core clerkship administrators to further understand timely and emerging issues in undergraduate medical education program administration.

Chair: Kelly Rauser