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GME Office Overview

Welcome to the Graduate Medical Education (GME) Office and House Staff Office (HSO). We provide Yale New Haven Hospital residents and fellows, and their families, with a wide range of information and assistance, on everything from applications and orientation to payroll and benefits. We also deal with issues regarding compliance, accreditation, visas and other matters.

Our Mission

We strive for excellence driven by different perspectives, interests, philosophies, backgrounds, and experiences. We foster a learning and collaborative environment wherein everyone is respected, belongs, and can attain their highest potential.

Leadership

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Stephen J. Huot, MD, PhD

Designated Institutional Official, Yale New Haven Hospital
Senior Associate Dean, GME

Dr. Huot oversees all Accreditation and GME-related issues. He also chairs the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC).

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Andrea Asnes, MD, MSW

Associate Designated Institutional Official, Yale New Haven Hospital
GME Director, Wellbeing

Dr. Asnes oversees resilience and wellbeing programs and self-screenings. She also manages the confidential free mental and behavioral health care and COVID resources while providing pathways for reporting trainee concerns.

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Dana W. Dunne, MD, MHS

Associate Designated Institutional Official, Yale New Haven Hospital
GME Director, Educator Development

Dr. Dunne oversees the faculty development, resident as teacher, fellows as medical educators and assessment training programs.

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Linda L. Fan, MD, FACOG

Associate Designated Institutional Official, Yale New Haven Hospital
GME Director, Quality and Safety

Dr. Fan oversees the QI seminar series, boot camp and project mentoring programs. She is also the head of the annual GME Quality and Safety Conference and manages GME representation at system-wide quality and safety meetings.

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Benjamin Mba, MBBS, MRCP (UK), CHCQM, FACP

Associate Designated Institutional Official, Yale New Haven Hospital and Yale School of Medicine
Graduate Medical Education Director of Collaborative Excellence
Vice Chair, Collaborative Excellence, Department of Medicine

Dr. Mba leads YSM and YNHH GME outreach, recruitment and retention efforts geared toward elevating the next generation of leaders in medicine and science of our healthcare workforce.

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Tracy Rabin, MD, SM

GME Director, Global and Community Health Education

Dr. Rabin provides administrative oversight and serves as a resource for global and community health education initiatives across the training programs.

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Rosemarie Fisher, MD

Emeritus Director, Resident/Fellow Wellbeing

Dr. Fisher collaborates with Dr. Asnes for the wellbeing programs.

House Staff Office

Heather Sullivan

House Staff Manager – Physician Residents
[email protected]
Sullivan oversees the house staff office, HR implementation of FMLA and LOA, house staff orientation, payroll, benefits and visas. She also monitors mandatory training and compliance.

Karen Cameron

GME Medicare Reimbursement Specialist
[email protected]
Cameron manages GME Medicare reporting, short-term rotators (visiting residents) and VA billing.

Barbara Dahl

House Staff Specialist
[email protected]
Dahl manages required registrations and enrollments (NPI, MAP, Controlled Substance, PECOS, etc.), verifications and notary services.

Cheryl Guliuzza

Assistant to the House Staff Manager – Physician Residents
[email protected]
Guliuzza manages resident educational reimbursements, purchase order, check requests and loan deferments.

GME Office

Thomas Casagrande

GME Data System Analyst
[email protected]
Casagrande manages MedHub orientations, evaluation tools and work hour audits.

Cat Gomez-Stafford

GME Administrative Coordinator
[email protected]
Gomez-Stafford manages GME administrative projects, retainment and retention initiatives, Canvas, educational materials, surveys, notary services and the GME website. She also organizes national recruitment and retainment events for GME leadership, resident senate and house staff organizations.

Karen McCausland

Manager, GME Programs
[email protected]
McCausland manages the GME programs and serves as the ACGME Institutional Coordinator. She also oversees site visits, CLER visits, special reviews, accreditation and compliance requirements, GME committee and program coordinator meeting agendas and notary services.

Sarah Oh, PhD

GME Educator
[email protected]
Dr. Oh leads a variety of institution-wide efforts enhancing institutional oversight of GME programs and supports various initiatives in faculty development and resident education.

Cindie Petersen

GME Coordinator
[email protected]
Petersen manages site visits, special reviews, accreditation and compliance requirements, program letters of agreement, call room and work room assignments, renovations and space requests. She also bills and tracks wellness counseling sessions.