Rural and Underserved GME Advisory Group
Overview
The ACGME’s Rural and Underserved GME Advisory Group provides consultation for implementing the ACGME’s Framework for Rural and Underserved Graduate Medical Education (GME) (previously known as the MUA/P and GME Framework).
The Rural and Underserved GME Advisory Group contributes to the development of:
- Organizational knowledge of issues related to rural and underserved GME
- Outreach to designated institutional officials, program directors, and others
- Educational opportunities to facilitate the development of GME in rural and underserved areas
Rural and Underserved GME Advisory Group Members
Thomas Gearan, MD, FACP
Maine Medical Center
Chair
Lorenzo Pence, DO, FACOFP
ACGME
Vice Chair
Jim Clardy, MD
Baptist Health - University of Arkansas for
Medical Sciences
Marie Dotseth, MHA
Public Member
Chad Harris, MD
Natividad Medical Center
Tina Haynes, RHIA, CRHCP
Claiborne Memorial Medical Center
Taylor Laskowski, MD, MPHTM
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Resident Member
Kirstien Minley, DO
Osteopathic Medical Education Consortium of Oklahoma, Inc. (OMECO)
Resident Member
Theresa Nevarez, MD, MBA
Los Angeles County-Harbor-
UCLA Medical Center
Dotun Ogunyemi, MD
Charles R. Drew University College of Medicine
Patricia Simmons, MS, RDN, LD
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Public Member
Bridget Thackeray, DO
Texas Institute for Graduate Medical
Education and Research (TIGMER)
Kimberly Thomas, MD, MSPH
Providence Health
Susan Ward-Jones, MD
East Arkansas Family Health Center, Inc.
Ex-Officio Members
Loretta Christensen, MD, MBA, MSJ, FACS
Indian Health Service
Michael Dill, MA
Association of American Medical Colleges
Vijay Kannan, MD, MPH
Indian Health Service
John Snyder, MD, MS, MPH, FACP
Health Resources and Services Administration
Kanta Velamuri, MD
Veterans Health Administration