Committee Mission:

The mission of the Clinical Competency Committee is to ensure that the graduates of our training program have the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes to provide excellent patient care and to promote quality and improvement in the health care system.  The Clinical Competency Committee meets a minimum of twice yearly to assess resident progress towards independent practice using the Milestones as a platform. This committee is responsible for issues pertaining to resident promotion, remediation and dismissal.  The committee is also responsible for preparing a complete summative evaluation report, based on a review of all available evaluations, for each resident semi-annually. 

Members:

• Andy Hale, Chair
• Eric Ganguly, MD
• Jason Bartsch, MD
• Aaron Levit, DO
• Halle Sobel, MD
• Katie Menson, MD
• Tara Scribner, MD
• Elizabeth Wahlberg, MD
• Benjamin Depo, MD
• Caleb Burr, MD
• Emily Strout, MD
• Elly Riser, MD

This committee supports the Larner College of Medicine in it's commitment to inclusive excellence in medical education.

We are tasked with facilitating interaction between the different divisions in Medicine. We sponsor gatherings at different times of the year and encourage meeting events between divisions. Our goal is to “open up” the department, to encourage inter-divisional discourse and collaboration, and promote mentorship.

The Faculty Development Committee is composed of 1-2 faculty from each division in the Department of Medicine and meets monthly. The charge of the committee is to work with the Vice Chair for Academic Affairs on matters related to faculty development, including faculty mentoring, career development, and promotion. The committee serves as a forum for junior and mid-level faculty to discuss faculty development within the DOM and to foster new initiatives to support the DOM faculty. Current efforts include the development and dissemination of:

• Faculty mentoring and career development support tools
• Promotion dossier (Green Sheet) guidance and a standardized Larner College of Medicine CV format
• Metrics and guidelines for career development and promotion within the Clinical Scholar Pathway
• Mechanisms to recognize and address faculty wellness
• The Quarterly Faculty Development newsletter for the DOM 

The current membership of the committee is listed below.  

Members:

• Jennifer Kelly, Co-Chair
• Kristen Pierce, Co-Chair
• Katherine Cheung, Nephrology
• Farrah Khan, Hematology/Oncology
• Marta Kokoszynska, Pulmonary
• Alana Nevares, Rheumatology
• Cindy Noyes, Infectious Disease
• Joseph Pierson, Dermatology
• Sheela Reddy, Gastroenterology
• Marie Sandoval, General Internal Medicine
• Tina Thornton, Immunobiology
• Magdalena Zeglin, Cardiology
• Amelia Gennari, Geriatrics

Committee Mission:

The primary mission of the Fellowship Directors’ Education Committee is to provide a forum and improve the training, education and overall experience for all Fellows throughout the UVMMC and to support, and develop the potential of each Fellow; in doing so, the Fellows will become an asset to the medical community providing outstanding care and contributions. 

Members:

• Mark Pasanen, Committee Chair
• Maura Barry, Hematology/Oncology
• Jean DeJace, Infectious Disease
• Garth Garrison, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
• Jeanne Gosselin, Rheumatology
• Jason Heffley, Gastroenterology
• Todd Holmes, Dermatology
• Friederike Keating, Cardiology
• Nicholas Ferrentino, Gastroenterology
• Matthew Gilbert, Endocrinology
• Rony Lahoud, Cardiology
• Bonita Libman, Rheumatology
• Isaura Menzies, Geriatrics
• Julian Sprague, Endocrinology
• Christine Weinberger, Dermatology
• Daniel Correa De Sa, Cardiology
• Halle Sobel, Internal Medicine

Committee Mission:

The Grand Rounds Committee reviews the format for Grand Rounds and its speakers to insure that it is scientifically sound, presenting up-to-date information, and assisting the medical residents and medical students in becoming familiar with the research going in within the Department.  We also review candidates nominated for the Tisdale Lectureship.  

Members:

• Mike Kosters, CVPH Pulmonary (M and M's)
• Harold Dauerman, UVMMC Cardiology, Vice Chair Clinical Affairs, Network, DOM
• Jeanne Gosselin, CVMC/UVMMC Rheumatology
• Allen Repp, UVMMC Hospital Medicine, Vice Chair Network QA
• Katherine Menson, UVMMC Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
• Benjamin Depo, UVMMC Primary Care Essex
• Maria Civalier, PharmD
• Shamima Khan, MBA, PhD, UVM Public Health
• Jason Botten, PhD Immunobiology UVM
• Tanja VanderLinde, UVMMC Geriatrics
• Sienna Searles, Massoud Saleki, Chief Residents
• Kramer Wahlberg, Cardiology (M and M's)
• Casey KolbNava, Hospital Medicine QA (M and M's)
• Naomi Hodde, Hospital Medicine/Education

Committee Mission:

The Program Evaluation Committee meets 1–2 times per month.  This committee actively participates in planning, developing, implementing and evaluating all educational activities of the program.  This includes reviewing and making recommendations for revision of competency-based curriculum goals and objectives.  It also includes addressing areas of noncompliance with ACGME standards and reviewing the program annually using the evaluations of faculty, residents and others. This culminates in an annual report which summarizes a systematic evaluation of the curriculum and renders the official written Annual Program Evaluation.

Members:

• Halle Sobel, Chair
• Katherine Menson, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
• Daniel Dantas Correa de Sa, Cardiology
• Eric Ganguly, Gastroenterology
• Macaulay Onuigbo, Nephrology
• Aaron Levit, Hospital Medicine
• Tara Scribner, Hospital Medicine
• Elly Riser, Hospital Medicine
• Jason Bartsch, Immunobiology
• MaryEllen Antkowiak, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
• Andrew Hale, Infectious Disease
• Alana Nevares-Berrios, Rheumatology
• Emily Hadley Strout, Primary Care
• Kaitlyn Barrett, Endocrinology
• Maura Barry, Hematology Oncology

The primary purpose of the Committee is to ensure that patients are receiving safe, high quality, high value and equitable care across the clinical services of UVM Health Network Department of Medicine  

The Committee evaluates, coordinates and improves processes and systems to promote quality care and patient safety across the Network Department.

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• Please contact Allen Repp (allen.repp@uvmhealth.org) or your divisional representative with questions.

Members:

• Melanie Bui, MD, PhD, Chair
• Ankit Gor, MD
• Alyssa Fischer, MD

Committee Mission:

The purpose of the committee is to ensure high quality in the processes of care of the cath lab to ensure excellent outcomes. Some goals are to eliminate outliers, reduce variation, and enhance performance. The QA monthly meeting provides rapid turnover feedback mechanisms. The committee is committed to educational opportunities for the staff and incorporating practice standards and guidelines into the laboratory operation. Internal, regional, and national comparative data is included that address cognitive knowledge, procedural skill, clinical judgment, and procedural outcomes.

Members:

• Prospero Gogo, Chair
• Harold Dauerman, MD
• Tanush Gupta, MD
• Karen McKenny, RN
• Rony Lahoud, MD

The Reappointment, Promotions, and Tenure Committee is composed of 3 subcommittees: The Tenure Pathway and Promotions Subcommittee, The Clinical Scholar Evaluation and Reappointment Subcommittee, and The Volunteer Pathway Reappointment Subcommittee.  Each are composed of selected faculty from the divisions of the Department of Medicine.  All three subcommittees participate in the Spring RPT cycle which addresses faculty reappointments, while the Tenure Pathway subcommittee also meets for the Fall RPT cycle as well to evaluate faculty going up for promotion.

The current membership of the committee is listed below.  Please contact Kristen Pierce (kristen.pierce@uvmhealth.org), Chair, DOM RPT Committee with any questions.

Tenure Pathway and Promotions

Committee Mission:

The mission of the Department of Medicine Tenure Pathway and Promotions Subcommittee is to provide support to the RPT Chair in the preparation of summary information required for reappointment and promotion of Department of Medicine faculty members on the Tenure Track Pathway, and for promotion dossiers of faculty on all promotion tracks. The Committee is charged with reviewing the content of dossiers, assembled by each faculty member under consideration and corresponding unit director, and with writing summaries that highlight accomplishments in the areas of teaching, research and scholarship, and service to the institution and beyond. Each summary will also serve to generate constructive feedback to the faculty member under consideration, so that the goals for future promotion can be achieved. The Subcommittee will meet at least once during the faculty review cycle to finalize the summaries, which will then be forwarded by the Subcommittee Chair to the RPT Committee Chair.

Members:

• Jason Bates, PhD, Chair
• Sherrie Khadanga, MD
• Christopher Huston, MD
• Halle Sobel, MD
• Caroline Lyon, MD
• Joseph Pierson, MD
• Marios Prikis, MD
• Renee Stapleton, MD PhD

Clinical Scholar Evaluation and Reappointment

Committee Mission:

The mission of the Department of Medicine Clinical Scholar Evaluation and Reappointment Subcommittee is to provide support to the RPT Chair in the preparation of summary information required for reappointment of Department of Medicine faculty members on the Clinical Scholar Pathway. The Committee is charged with reviewing the content of dossiers, assembled by each faculty member under consideration and corresponding unit director, and with writing summaries that highlight accomplishments in the areas of teaching, research and scholarship, and service to the institution and beyond. Each summary will also serve to generate constructive feedback to the faculty member under consideration, so that the goals for future promotion can be achieved. The Subcommittee will meet at least once during the faculty review cycle to finalize the summaries, which will then be forwarded by the Subcommittee Chair to the RPT Committee Chair.

Members:

• Kristen Pierce, MD, Chair
• Naomi Hodde, MD
• Mohit Jindal, MD
• Matthew Gilbert, DO
• Peter Kaufman, MD
• Chi-Chi-Lau, MD
• Peter Van Buren, MD
• Timothy Whitman, DO

Volunteer Pathway Reappointment

Committee Mission:

The mission of the Department of Medicine Volunteer Pathway Reappointment Subcommittee is to provide support to the RPT Chair in the preparation of summary information required for reappointment of Department of Medicine faculty members on the Volunteer Pathway. The Committee is charged with reviewing the content of dossiers, assembled by each faculty member under consideration and corresponding unit director, and evaluating eligibility of the faculty member for reappointment on the Volunteer Pathway. The Subcommittee will meet at least once during the faculty review cycle to finalize the recommendations, which will then be forwarded by the Subcommittee Chair to the RPT Committee Chair.

Members:

Committee Mission:

Responsibilities of the Committee are to, in general, provide guidance and resources for residents and fellows, along with their mentors, performing scholarly research projects.  More specifically, the Committee has the following duties:

1. Explain the research project process to new R2s at their annual R2 retreat in July
2. Conduct R2 Research Evenings every fall, where each R2 and their mentor present their project to the Committee to ensure feasibility and receive any pertinent advice/feedback
3. Review residents’ proposals for travel to national meetings to present abstracts that have been accepted, so that limited travel funds can be awarded
4. Serve on a discussion panel for medical students interested in research
5. Review R3 and fellow abstracts every spring to select the abstracts that will be presented orally and via poster on Resident Research Day and Fellow Research Day
6. Select winners of the R3 research (Harriet Dustan) and mentor awards annually for presentation at the resident graduation dinner

Program Evaluation Members:

• Bryce Walker
• Maisha Savanni
• Mariel Sullivan
• Sara Gibbs
• Nicky Friedman
• Vall Vinnathirthan

Resident and Fellow Program Representative Members:

• Sydney Ferrell
• Matt Ferrell

Resident and Fellow QI Members:

• Jacob Rooker
• Sara Heard
• Aaron O'Brien

Committee Mission:

Scientific Integrity Committee advises the Chair on issues related to policies for reviewing possible scientific fraud.