Committees & Work Groups

AAIM maintains a series of standing and ad hoc committees, task forces, and work groups representing important core work areas and business functions relevant to the Alliance and its member communities. Below are charges, updates, and rosters for board-level groups supporting critical initiatives linked to AAIM’s strategic plan.

Each committee will be populated with a balance of volunteers representing Alliance member communities. This balance reflects physician and non-physician representation, institution type, academic title, gender, geography, ethnicity, tenure in organization, and experience and/or expertise in work area.

For more information about committee service, please contact the AAIM office at (703) 341-4540 or governance@im.org.

Alliance Committee Charges

AAIM Educational Program Planning

The AAIM Educational Program Planning Committee is charged to encourage support for conference programming and improvements through collaboration and communication across all AAIM program planning committees as well as identify existing opportunities and develop new ones for these collaborative efforts to thrive. This includes ensuring Academic Internal Medicine Week programming, events, venues, and activities are aligned across all participating groups to maximize program planning committee efforts and improve the attendee experience. The committee will also support efforts to ensure AAIM’s major conference deliverables fit within approved programming guidelines for future small meetings and virtual education offerings.

Chair: Tara Casey, MHA

 

 

AAIM Ethics Committee

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)

 

 

AAIM Finance and Audit Committee

The AAIM Finance and Audit 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)

 

 

AAIM Inclusive Excellence and Opportunity Committee

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

 

 

AAIM Medical Education Research Committee

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, including provide tutorials on how to conduct medical education research and 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.

Chair: Amalia M. Landa-Galindez, MD, FACP
Vice Chair: James Butler, MBBS, MSc ,MRCP, FACP

 

 

AAIM Nominating Committee

The AAIM Nominating Committee is charged to annually review necessary competencies and skills for the AAIM President-Elect and AAIM Board Members at-Large, review candidates AAIM President-Elect and AAIM Board Members at-Large, and recommend a slate of candidates for the AAIM Board of Directors.

Chair: AAIM Past President (Shobhina G. Chheda, MD, MPH, FACP)

 

 

AAIM Research Committee

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.

Chair: Emily Gallagher, MD, PhD
Vice Chair: Kyu Rhee, MD, PhD

AAIM Business of Medicine for UME-GME Faculty Online Course Planning Group

This planning group is charged to define the course curriculum, invite and prepare speakers, select materials for asynchronous work, and serve as subject matter experts during the six weeks of the online course to help answer participant questions.

Chair: Aashish Didwania, MD

 

 

AAIM Foundations of Academic Internal Medicine for Department and Division Administrators Online Course Planning Group

This planning group is charged to prepare, review, and update content, invite speakers, and serve 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

 

 

AAIM Foundations of Academic Internal Medicine for Education Administrators Online Course Planning Group

This planning group is charged to prepare, review, and update content, invite speakers, and serve 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

 

 

AIM Program Planning Committee

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

 

 

APDIM Program Planning Committee

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

 

 

CDIM Program Planning Committee

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

APDIM Survey and Scholarship Committee

The APDIM Survey and Scholarship Committee is charged with overseeing the development of an annual residency program directors survey, occasional surveys of other GME faculty leaders, and occasional thematic surveys to further understand timely and emerging issues in GME training. The committee disseminates survey results in scholarly publications, at Alliance and other professional conferences, and via the AAIM website.

Chair: Rachel Simmons, MD
Vice Chair: Shannon Martin, MD

 

 

CDIM Survey and Scholarship Committee

The CDIM Survey and Scholarship Committee is charged with overseeing the development of an annual survey of core internal medicine clerkship directors (and periodic surveys of other UME faculty) to further understand timely and emerging issues in UME training through dissemination of survey results in scholarly publications, at Alliance and other professional conferences, and via the AAIM website.

Chair: Amy Weinstein, MD
Vice Chair: Kathyrn Hufmeyer, MD

ASP Division Chiefs Committee

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

ASP Fellowship Education Committee

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

Constituent Groups

APDIM PA Member Engagement Committee

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

APDIM PA Program Planning Committee

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

APDIM PA Survey and Scholarship Committee

The APDIM PA Survey and Scholarship Committee is charged with developing an annual survey of residency and fellowship program administrators to further understand timely and emerging issues in graduate medical education program administration and identifying administrator professional development needs, through dissemination of results at professional conferences, and the AAIM website.

Chair: Kara Westmas

CDIM CA Professional Development Committee

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

CDIM CA Program Planning Committee

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

Committees

AAIM Medical Education Research Committee

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.

Margaret Hayes Baker, MD (Chair)
Designated Institutional Official
HCA Healthcare/Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center

Lauren Block, MD, MPH
Director, Fellowship Education
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell

Julianna Brown, MD
Internal Medicine Remediation Coach
University of Louisville School of Medicine

James Butler, MD, MRCP
Associate Program Director
Ascension St. Vincent Hospital Indianapolis (Southern Region)

Andrea Carter, MD
Program Director
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Khushdeep Chahal, MD
Assistant Dean Clinical Sciences/Curriculum
Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership

Colby D. Feeney, MD
Med Peds Program Director
Duke University School of Medicine

Rebecca Forrest, MD
Residency Program Director and Associate Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Jennifer G. Foster, MD, MBA, FACP
Assistant Dean for Clinical Curriculum
Florida Atlantic University
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

Amalia M. Landa-Galindez, MD, FACP (Vice Chair)
Clerkship Director & Internal Medicine Division Chief
Florida International University
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Lawrence K. Loo, MD
Vice-Chair for Academic Scholarship and Faculty Development
Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Wasique Mirza, MD, FACP
Residency Program Director
Geisinger Health System (Wilkes-Barre)

Franco Musio MD

Elimarys Perez-Colon, MD
Associate Program Director
University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine

AAIM Research Committee

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.

Robert Baiocchi, MD, PhD
Faculty
Ohio State University College of Medicine

Evan Brittain, MD, MSCI
Professor
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Emily Gallagher, MD, PhD (Chair)
Associate Program Director for Research for Internal Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Erica Herzog, MD, PhD
John Slade Ely Professor of Medicine, Professor of Pathology
Yale School of Medicine

Patrick Hu MD, PhD
Associate Professor and PSTP Director
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Barbara Kazmierczak MD, PhD, FIDSA
Director, MD-PhD Program
Yale School of Medicine

Monica Kraft, MD
System Chair
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Michael Lenaeus, MD
APD & Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

Kyu Rhee, MD, PhD (Vice Chair)
Director Medical Research Track
Weill Cornell Medicine

Don C. Rockey MD 
Professor
University of South Carolina College of Medicine

Rachel Safran, MD
Associate Program Director
MultiCare Health System

Nathan Schoettler, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Chicago, Division of the Biological Sciences
Pritzker School of Medicine

Clifford J. Steer, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Minnesota Medical School  

Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, FIDSA, FACP (Ex Officio)
Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean for Academic Innovation
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

 

AAIM Common Program Requirements (CPR) Work Group

    • 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

    AAIM Residency Application Process Work Group

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

    Neaam Al Bahadilli, MD
    Resident
    Piedmont Athens Regional

    Catherine E. Apaloo, MD, FACP (Co-Chair)
    Program Director

    Piedmont Athens Regional

    Christina R. Bergin, MD, FHM
    Associate Program Director, Clerkship Director; Associate Clinical Professor

    University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix

    Julie L. Byington, C-TAGME
    Senior Residency Coordinator & Administrative Lead for DOM Vice Chair of Education

    Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

    Jillian Catalanotti, MD, MPH, FACP
    Faculty

    George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Services

    Kathleen Cooney, MD, MACP
    Chair, Department of Medicine

    Duke University School of Medicine

    Kelli A. Corning, MSEd
    Associate Director

    University of Washington School of Medicine

    Ricardo Correa, MD, EsD, FACP, FACE, FAPCR, CMQ
    Program Director 

    University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix

    Gretchen Diemer, MD
    Senior Associate Dean for GME and Affiliations; Professor and Vice Chair for Education

    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

    Kimberly R. Esterline, MA
    Clerkship Administrator

    University of Central Florida College of Medicine

    Laurel B. Fick, MD, FACP
    Program Director

    Ascension St Vincent Hospital Indianapolis

    Kathleen M. Finn, MD, MPhil, FACP, SFHM
    Program Director

    Tufts University School of Medicine

    Cindy Lai, MD (Co-Chair)
    Clerkship Director

    University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

    Serena Loya, MS-HAIL
    Department Manager

    University of California (San Francisco)/Fresno

    Amber T. Pincavage, MD, FACP
    Clerkship Director

    University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences, Pritzker School of Medicine

    Kristin A. Schmidlin, MD
    Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Jennifer L. Swails, MD, FACP
    Program Director

    Emory University

    Jonathan L. Tolentino, MD, FAAP, FACP
    Program Director, Med-Peds Residency Program

    University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

    Sara L. Wallach, MD, MACP
    Vice Chair of Education, Department of Medicine
    Capital Health Regional Medical Center

    AAIM GME – GME Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) Work Group

      • 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

      AAIM Structured Evaluative Letter (SEL) Work Group

      • 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

      AAIM Narrative Letter of Recommendation (NLOR) Work Group

      • 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

      Survey and Scholarship Committees

      APDIM Survey and Scholarship Committee

        • 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

        APDIM Program Administrators Survey and Scholarship Committee

        • 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

        CDIM Survey and Scholarship Committee

          • 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