Richard M. Wardrop, III, MD, PhD, FAAP, FACP, FHM

Alliance Ambassador Program

Alliance Ambassadors serve as a friendly voice to help highlight AAIM membership, events, and activities available to their peers. Acting as an Alliance Ambassador keeps useful resources at the fingertips of your department’s faculty and staff.

With the help of AAIM staff and other members in their department, Ambassadors will:

serve as a champion for the Alliance within their institutions
be provided with resources to help welcome new members and make updates to their rosters
be equipped with tools to engage and inform colleagues

Volunteer to Be an Alliance Ambassador

Program Criteria

To serve as an Alliance Ambassador, you must meet the following requirements:

be a current member of the Alliance
serve a two-year term from time of enrollment (consecutive terms permitted)
attend/view virtual orientation training
dedicate at least one hour a month to maintaining your institution’s membership roster
distribute monthly "News & Updates" email to current members at your institution
familiarize yourself with AAIM events, activities, and offerings and share with current members
participate in an annual 3-minute Ambassador Assessment

Ambassador Recognition

As an Alliance Ambassador, you will be recognized for your commitment as an AAIM champion for your institution. Ambassadors will be:

highlighted on the Alliance website
recognized at conferences with a special ribbon
presented with a special gift at Academic Internal Medicine Week (AIMW)
access to a dedicated online community to connect with other ambassadors

As many physicians struggle to find meaningful engagement and a professional home, I fully endorse involvement with the communities across AAIM as being part of my own professional identity. As an Ambassador, I am treated to the joyful opportunity to help foster connection in others.

—Richard M. Wardrop, III, MD, PhD, FAAP, FACP, FHM

Alliance Ambassadors

Abington Memorial Hospital	Abdullah Chahin, MD	Faculty
Aiken Regional Medical Centers	Maria C. DeOliveira, EdD	Executive Director
Aiken Regional Medical Centers	Emily Mallin, MD	Associate Program Director
Albany Medical College	Robert J. Nardino, MD, MACP	Program Director
Albert Einstein College of Medicine	R. Dobbin Chow, MD, MBA, MACP	Program Director
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network/Einstein Medical Center Montgomery	Rachel Ramirez, MD, FACP	IM Residency Program Director
Atlantic Health (Morristown)	Glenda Sabb	GME Program Administrator
Atlantic Health (Overlook)	Shayan Mahapatra, MD	Core Faculty, Associate Program Director Transitional Year
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital-Morehouse School of Medicine	Rachel Hathaway, MD	Clerkship Director
BayCare Health System (Morton Plant North Bay Hospital)	Cynthia Rachel Feher, MD	Associate Program Director
Bayhealth Medical Center	Daniel Bitetto, MD	Residency Program Director
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center - Round Rock	Rebecca A. Griffith, MD	Director of Undergraduate Medical Education
Boonshoft School of Medicine Wright State University	Sakeenah Hampton-Nixon	GME Residency Coordinator I
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University	Greti Petersen, MD	Core Faculty
Cambridge Health Alliance	Judy Aquino	Program Manager
Capital Health Regional Medical Center	Joseph Deutsch, MD	Program Director
Carolinas Medical Center	Taylor Chadwick, MBA	Manager, Medical Education
Carolinas Medical Center	Taunia Robinson, MBA	Coordinator, GME Operations
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine	Nikkara Shanai Boyd	Student Program Administrator
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Daisy Muralles	Program Manager
Charles R. Drew University	Rebecca Mullowney	Program Coordinator
Charleston Area Medical Center/CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine	Kristi Moore, MD, FACP	Internal Medicine Residency Program Director
CHRISTUS Health	Amiris Constantine	Residency Coordinator
Cleveland Clinic (Florida)	Ronda Mourad, MD	Associate Program Director
Cleveland Clinic Akron General	Robert Ian Goodman, MD, MEHP, FACP, SFHM, FRCP	Associate Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Cleveland Clinic Foundation	LeeTanya M Marion-Murray, C-TAGME	Program Administrator
CMU Medical Education Partners	Rachael Trout, EdD	Administrator, Department of Medicine
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University	Tiffany Egbe, MD	Program Director
Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University	Safiya Deen	Internal Medicine Residency Program Manager/GME
Corewell Health Lakeland	Muhammad G. Husnain, MD, M.Ed., FACP, FRCP (Edin)	Associate Program Director
Drexel University College of Medicine	Nitu Kataria, MD	Associate Program Director, IMRP Main
Duke University School of Medicine	Carol Delehanty, MHA	Program Coordinator
Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University	Joy Robinson	Director Internal Medicine Educational Programs
Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine	Morgan T. Vincent	Program Coordinator
Florida International University (Baptist Health)	Kimberly Wright	IM Residency Program Manager
Florida State University College of Medicine (Cape Coral)	Janet H. Fitzpatrick, MD	Clerkship Director
Florida State University College of Medicine (Cape Coral)	Jennie Slate, MBA	Senior Business Manager
Florida State University College of Medicine (Sarasota)	Catherine Derber, MD	Division Chief
Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine at the University of South Alabama	Jennifer G. Foster, MD, MBA, FACP	Director of Year 4 Curriculum
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth	JoVonnda D. Chresfield, MBA	Program Manager
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences	Maja Delibasic, MD	Residency Program Director
Georgetown University School of Medicine	Ginger Davenport Cook, C-TAGME	Program Manager
Hackensack Meridian Health Mountainside Medical Center	Joel Baker, DO, FACP	Associate Program Director / Core Faculty
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine	Brant Weindorf	Program Coordinator
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine	Kelly A. Kieffer, MD	Vice Chair for Education
Hamilton Medical Center	Carolyn D Mack, PhD	Education Program Manager-Medicine
Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Gina M. Moses, MEd	Fellowship Administrator
Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Jeanette Richardson	Lead Residency Coordinator and Program Administrator
Harvard Medical School Brigham and Women's Hospital	Tovah Bass Tripp, MD	Clerkship Director
Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital	Neha Paralkar, MD	Attending Physician, Assistant Professor
HCA Healthcare Las Palmas Del Sol	Tiffany Kate Colón, BS, RMA	GME Program Manager
HCA Healthcare/Tufts University School of Medicine: Portsmouth Regional Hospital	Daniel Ricotta, MD	Associate Program Director
HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston	Judi Hansjon, C-TAGME	Fellowship Program Coordinator
Hennepin Healthcare	Barbara R. Gottlieb, MD	Associate Program Director for Faculty Development
Henry Ford St. John Hospital	Sandra Patricia Ordonez	Program Manager
Howard University College of Medicine	Laura M. Preece, DO, FACP	Program Director
Huntington Memorial Hospital	Jill Goodson	Program Administrator
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	Nina Louise Setala	Internal Medicine Residency Program Coordinator
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/West	Simon Alrihani	GME Specialist
Indiana University School of Medicine	Daniel Larbi, MD	Associate Dean for GME and DIO
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo	Albert Raminfard, DO	Faculty
Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati	Harish Jasti, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine and Co-Director for Ambulatory Care-Geriatrics Clerkship
Johns Hopkins University/Bayview Medical Center	Alejandro Prigollini, MD	Senior Associate Program Director
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii	C'Aira Hermesch, MBA	Service Line Administrator
Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States	Regina Makdissi, MD	Faculty
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (San Pablo Street)	Theresa Adams	Program Administrator
Lahey Clinic	Farrah Chanel Howard	Sr. Administrative Coordinator for Education
Lakeland Regional Health	Jennifer Katada, MD, FACP	Program Director
Lehigh Valley Health Network	Charu Maheshwary, MD	Associate Program Director - Inpatient
Lexington Medical Center	Nancy G. Shepherd, MSEd	Director, Office of Educational Affairs
Loma Linda University School of Medicine	Melissa Rusli, MD	Program Director, Transitional Year
Loma Linda University School of Medicine	Kelly Neff, C-TAGME	GME Program Coordinator
Louisiana State University School of Medicine (Shreveport)	Sandra Bolton, C-TAGME	Program Manager
Loyola Medicine MacNeal Hospital	LaTanya Pickett, C-TAGME	Senior Fellowship Coordinator
LSU Health Sciences Center/University Hospital and Clinics (Lafayette)	Britny Bay, C-TAGME	Senior Residency Coordinator
Maimonides Medical Center	Juzer Ali Asgar, MD	Chief Resident
Maine Medical Center	Priyanka Sultania Dudani, MD	Program Director - Internal Medicine Residency Program
Maine Medical Center	Charles Lance McZeal, MPH, CCRP	Department Research Coordinator
Marshfield Clinic	Edward K. Chapnick, MD	Professor of Medicine; Associate Residency Program Director; Division Chief; Vice Chair of Medicine
Marshfield Clinic	Hassan Mahmoud, MD	Associate Program Director
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital	Raymond Klein, MD	SEC - Hospital Medicine
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital	Victoria Rodriguez	Internal Medicine Program Administrator
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine	Ateeq U. Rehman, MD, FACP, FASE	Internal Medicine Program Director
McLeod Regional Medical Center	Michelle Gonzalez, C-TAGME	Graduate Medical Education Coordinator
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University	Jennifer Ermolenko	Internal Medicine Program Coordinator
Medical College of Wisconsin	Lisa Meyer	Program Manager
Medical University of South Carolina Regional Network	Becky Sterling	Program Manager
Mercy Catholic Medical Center	Kathryn Humes, MD	Associate Program Director
Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine	Robin Karst	MCP Senior Education Manager
Methodist Hospital - The Woodlands Hospital	Ribal Al Aridi, MD, CCD	Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Mobile Infirmary Health	Mir Zeeshan Ali Khan, MD	Assistant Program Director
Mobile Infirmary Health	Oksana Karpov, DO, FACP; FACOI; Ed.D	Program Director
Mount Carmel Health System	Muhammad Hassan Masood Virk, MD, MPH	Resident Physician
New York Medical College/St. Mary and St. Clare	JoAnn Phillips Wood, MD, MSEd, MHA, FACP, FAAP	Residency Program Director
New York University Grossman School of Medicine	LaTasha Williams, C-TAGME	Internal Medicine Residency Program Manager
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine	Sumit Sharma, MD, MD	Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine	Venkatesh Gondhi, MD, MD CHCQM	Associate Program Director
Ohio State University College of Medicine	Daniel Sartori, MD	Associate Program Director Internal Medicine Residency
Ohio State University College of Medicine	Pradeep Kaminoulu, MD	Hospitalist
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine	Bhavin Dalal, MD, DNB, FACP, FCCP	Program Director, PCCM Fellowship
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine	Madison Tiffany Watkins	Fellowship Administrator
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center	Kim Tartaglia, MD, FACP, FAAP, SFHM	Director, Faculty Development Teaching and Learning
Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health System	Maureen Lyons, MD	Associate Program Director, Ambulatory Medicine
Prime South GME Consortium (Southern Regional Medical Center)	Zachary G. Jacobs, MD, FHM, FACP	Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Ramon Betances Hospital-Mayaguez Medical Center/Ponce School of Medicine Consortium	Nabeel Akhtar, MD	Clinical Instructor, General Internal Medicine Fellow
Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania	Lejla Arnautovic	Program Coordinator
Reading Hospital (Tower Health)	Claudia Fotzeu, MD	Residency Program Director
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University	Vanessa M. Ruiz, C-TAGME	Program Administrator
Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont	Jonathan F. McCabe	Associate Director of Graduate Medical Education for Fellows
Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont	Caitlyn Moss, MD, FACP	Program Director
Rutgers Health/Jersey City Medical Center	Patricia Ng, MD	Vice Chair of Education, IM Residency Program Director
Rutgers Health/Monmouth Medical Center	Mark E. Pasanen, MD	Vice Chair of Education
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School	Allen Mead	Vice-President, Network Departments
Shannon Medical Center	Louis Alerte	Instructor
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University	Doantrang Du, MD	Program Director
Sovah Health - Danville	David A. Cohen, MD, FACE, FACP	Vice Chair of Education
St Joseph's Medical Center (Stockton)	Saint-Martin Allihien, MD, MPH	Faculty
St. Mary's Hospital (Waterbury)	Jennifer Valentine, MD	Clinical Instructor
State University of New York Upstate Medical University College of Medicine	Patty L. Irwin	GME Manager
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine	Arnisha Winbush	Program Administrator
Sutter Health/Memorial Medical Center	Shawnette Alston, MD	Residency Program Director
Texas Health Resources/Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth	Shanna Brown	Senior Administrative Specialist
Texas Tech University (Permian Basin)	Gwendolyn McMichael	Administrator
Trinity Health Oakland/Wayne State University	Triana Sanchez	Central Valley Market Administrator
Tulane University School of Medicine	Morgan G. Fairweather, MD	Associate Program Director
UAB Huntsville Regional Medical Campus	Devi Priya Suravajjala, MD	Associate Program Director for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
UMass Chan - Baystate Medical Center	Jacky Duong, DO	Associate Program Director
UMass Chan - Baystate Medical Center	Deepa Bhatnagar, MD	Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Unity Health-White County Medical Center	Lisa M. Williams, MA	Education Administrator
University Hospitals Community Consortium (Westlake)	Riffat Sabir, MD	Residency Program Director
University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine	Raquel Belforti, MD	Faculty
University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine	Susan C. Fell, BA	Internal Medicine Program Coordinator
University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix	Caitlin Gillen, DO	Program Director
University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix	Martha Veazey	Education Administrator
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine	Starr Steinhilber, MD, MPH	Associate Professor of Medicine
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine	Jennifer Meyfeldt, MD	Associate Program Director
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine	Lisa Michelle Bilello, MHSA	Department Administrator
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine	Alpesh N. Amin, MD, MBA, MACP, MHM, FRCP, FACC, FHFSA	Co-Director/Medical Director, IPH; Chair Emeritus; Founding Chief Hospital Medicine & Palliative Med
University of Central Florida College of Medicine	Amir Schangali	Administrative Vice Chair
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine	Samantha Santiago	Executive Assistant & Project Manager
University of Connecticut School of Medicine	Jorge Restrepo, DO	Associate Program Director
University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville	Elizabeth Bauke, MHA	Program Manager
University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville	Elisa M. Sottile, MD	Associate Program Director & Clerkship Director
University of Georgia School of Medicine	Lorna Matos, C-TAGME, MSML	GME Division Administrator
University of Illinois College of Medicine	Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD, MACP, FAMWA	Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine	Christopher Zell, MS	Deputy Director, Education
University of Kansas (Olathe)	Jennifer Strouse, MD	Associate Program Director
University of Kansas School of Medicine	Jane Broxterman, MD, FACP	Residency Program Director
University of Kansas School of Medicine	Lisa Tandberg, MSML	Education Administrator
University of Kentucky College of Medicine	Abby Hyde, C-TAGME	Program Manager
University of Louisville School of Medicine	Emily Lee	Clinical Administrator III
University of Maryland Capital Region Health	Laura Chady Workman, MD	Medicine-Pediatrics Program Director
University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus	Gurdeep Chhabra, MD	Associate Program Director
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School	Christine O. MacGinnis, DO	Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Miami Hospital and Clinics/Holy Cross Hospital	Anita Sikha, MD	Associate Program Director
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine	Shanice Santoy Spence, MBBS, BSc	Resident Physician
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine	Stefanie R. Brown, MD, FACP, FAAP	Program Director
University of Michigan Medical School	Richana Gaskin	Senior Program Administrator
University of Mississippi School of Medicine	Jennifer Chappell, C-TAGME	Director of Health Education
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine	Kavita Jadhav, MD	Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine	Emily Haury, MD, MHPE	Internal Medicine Clerkship Director and Assistant Dean for Clinical Medical Education
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine	Shalini T. Reddy, MD, MHPE, FACP	Residency Program Director
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences	Dinesh Bande, MD, FACP	Associate Dean
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine	Amar Kohli, MD	IM Clerkship Director
University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine	Elimarys Perez-Colon, MD	Program Director
University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine	Candice Mateja, DO, FACP	Associate Program Director
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School	Michael Dean	Senior Manager
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine	Ambili Ramachandran, MD, MSc, FACP	Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Virginia School of Medicine	Rachael Boston, MBA, LPTA	Division Administrator, Hematology/Oncology
University of Washington School of Medicine	Radhika Narla, MD	Associate Program Director for Subspecialty Medicine, UW IM
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health	Madeline Traeger	Administrative Assistant
UPMC Medical Education (Harrisburg)	William Bambach, DO	Faculty
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine	Katherine Walsh, MD	Associate Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine	Laura Paletta-Hobbs, MD	Associate Program Director and Associate Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine	Eve Birmingham, MBA	Associate Administrator of Education
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine	Janice Gleisner, MBA, C-TAGME	Senior Program Manager
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center	Alycia S. Smith	Administrative Manager, Medical Education Office
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University	Alisha Maureen Crowley, MD	Clinician Educator
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine	Katie Sidler, C-TAGME	Senior Education Manager
WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center	Jennifer Headrick, MD	Residency Program Director
West Virginia University School of Medicine	Nadia Barghouthi, MD, MPH	Division Chief Endocrinology
Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific	Alina Stanca Popa, MD, FACP, FHM	Professor of Internal Medicine/Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education
York Hospital	Robert I. Pargament, MD	Program Director
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Lenox Hill Hospital	Ethan D. Fried, MD, MACP	Associate Chair for Education
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Northern Westchester Hospital	Varinder S. Kambo, MD	Associate Program Director