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Members of the Graduate Medical Education Committee

The Graduate Medical Education Committee(GMEC)  is comprised of the Program Directors, Texas Tech administrative staff,  President of the Housestaff, past president of the Housestaff Association, and GME administrative staff.  The GMEC is chaired by the Designated Institutional Official(DIO), Dr. Jose L. Gonzalez.  The GMEC establishes and implements policies and procedures regarding the quality of education and the work environment for the residents in all the programs. 

Designated Institutional Official

    Jose L. Gonzalez, M.D., Chair, Graduate Medical Education Committee

Program Directors

    Brian Nelson, M.D.,             Emergency Medicine

    Ricardo Perez, M.D.,          Family Medicine

    Armando Meza, M.D.,         Internal Medicine

    Scott Poehlmann, M.D.,     Ob/Gyn

    Gilbert Handal, M.D.,          Pediatrics

    Frank Giordano, M.D.,        Psychiatry

   Steve Dougherty, M.D.        Surgery

    Manuel Schydlower, M.D., Transitional Year Program

Administrators

    James Valenti, Chief Executive Officer, R.E. Thomason General Hospital

    David C. Porras Jr., Managing Director/HIPPA Privacy Officer

    Donna Holguin, RN, MSN, Director, Quality Improvement/Health & Safety

Resident Representatives

    Ruben Ramirez, M.D., PGY 2, Internal Medicine, Housestaff Association President

    Marcelo Chauvet, M.D., PGY 3, Internal Medicine, Ex-Officio, HSA President

Ex-Officio

   Fannie E.Brown, Ph.D, Sr. Director, Graduate Medical Education

   Martha Lucero, Assistant Director, Graduate Medical Education

Support Staff

    Irene Barriga, Unit Coordinator, Graduate Medical Education

    Samuel Correa, Coordinator, Graduate Medical Education