Connecting education to exceptional patient care.

Leadership

ADMINISTRATION

Kimberly Pierce

Kimberly Pierce Burke
Executive Director
Alliance of Independent
Academic Medical Centers

Mindi Apicella

Mindi Apicella
Administrative Coordinator
Alliance of Independent
Academic Medical Centers

PRESIDENT

Heather Sankey

Heather Sankey, MD, MEd, FACOG, CPE
Chair, Baystate Medical Center Department of Ob/Gyn
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, MA

VICE PRESIDENT

Joseph Portoghese

Joseph Portoghese, MD
Chief Academic Officer and DIO
AdventHealth Orlando
Orlando, FL

SECRETARY & TREASURER

James Orlando

James Orlando, EdD
Chief Graduate Medical Education Officer
ACGME Designated Institutional Official
St. Luke's University Health Network
Bethlehem, PA

DIRECTORS

Gillian Abshire

Gillian Abshire, RN, MS
Director, Graduate Medical Education
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, WA

Victor Kolade

Victor Kolade, MD
Clerkship Director, Internal Medecine
Guthrie Robert Packer Hostpital
Sayre, PA

Ginny Mohl

Virginia "Ginny" Mohl, MD, PhD
DIO and Medical Director of Education
Billings Clinic
Billings, MT

Shelly Monks

Shelly Monks, FACHE
Vice President and Chief Academic Officer
Texas Health Resources
Arlington, Texas

Reham Shaaban

Reham Shaaban, DO
Program Director, Internal Medicine
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, MA

Steven Svoboda

Steven Svoboda, MBA
Vice President of Medical Education and DIO
Ascension Illinois
Chicago, IL

Jack Ziffer

Jack Ziffer, PhD, MD
Executive VP, Chief Clinical Officer, Chief Physician Executive
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, FL

Kathleen Zoppi

Kathleen Zoppi, PhD, MPH
Senior VP, Academic Affairs and DIO
Community Health Network