Connecting education to exceptional patient care.
Connecting education to exceptional patient care.
Leadership
ADMINISTRATION

Kimberly Pierce Burke
Executive Director
Alliance of Independent
Academic Medical Centers

Mindi Apicella
Administrative Coordinator
Alliance of Independent
Academic Medical Centers
PRESIDENT

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

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

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

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

Theresa Azevedo-Rousso, MPA
Regional Senior Director & DIO
Kaiser Permanente Northern CA
Oakland, CA

Rajiv Gala, MD
Designated Institutional Official
Ochsner Health
New Orleans, LA

Ryan Pong, MD
Vice President and Chief Academic Officer
Virgina Mason Franciscan Health
Seattle, WA

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

Reham Shaaban, DO
Program Director, Internal Medicine, and DIO
The Valley Hospital
Ridgewood, NJ

Diana Singer, PhD, RN
Executive Director, Academic Affairs
JPS Health Network
Fort Worth, TX

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

Greg Young, MBA, PMP
Healthcare Program Administrator
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA

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

Elizabeth Zmuda, DO
Director of Medical Education
OhioHealth Doctors Hospital
Columbus, OH

Kathleen Zoppi, PhD, MPH
Assistant Designated Institutional Official
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN