The Council of Public Members includes the Public Directors from the ACGME Board of Directors, as well as the public members who sit on each of the ACGME's Review and Recognition Committees.

Council of Public Members Purpose Statement

With the goal of increasing public trust in physician residency and fellowship education to promote high quality medical care for all, the purposes of the Council are to:

  • Advise the Board of Directors from the public perspective, including on strategic and accreditation issues;
  • Bring the voice of the public and patients to the ACGME;
  • Engage with the public and patient population, as recommended by the ACGME; and
  • Enhance the effectiveness of the public members in their roles as members of the Review Committees, the Board of Directors, and other committees and task forces.

Review Committee Members

ACGME RC Members listed below are active between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Toby Gordon, ScD
Chair, Council of Public Members/Radiology
Adam J. Barefoot, DMD, MPH
Preventive Medicine
Kyle D. Campbell, FACHE
Plastic Surgery
Ken R. Coelho, DHSc, MSc, FRSPH
Osteopathic Recognition
Danita Collins, MBA, FACHE
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Maria Condus, PhD
Pediatrics
Monica Douglas, MBA, MPH
Ophthalmology
Catherine Gilmore-Lawless, MBA
Neurological Surgery
Tracee Hall, MPH
Psychiatry
R. Scott Huber
Orthopaedic Surgery
Kathy A. Kelly, MA, MS
Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
Janice Lynn Kishner, RN, MSN, MBA, FACHE
Radiation Oncology
Wendy S. Love, MBA
Pathology
April Mann, CNMT, NCT, RT (N)
Nuclear Medicine
Stephanie Meyer, COL, SP, Dr.PH, MS, RD, LD, CHES
Urology
Diane Osterhaus Neefe, MS, EdD
Allergy and Immunology
Mikisha B. Oden, MBA
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Kimberly Richardson, MA
Emergency Medicine
David Rodgers, EdD, NRP, FAHA, FSSH
Anesthesiology
Rabbi Seymour Rosenbloom
Internal Medicine
Kathryn Rugen, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Allyson W. Sonenshine, JD
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Mark D. Stewart, MPH
Family Medicine
Mark Swofford, PhD, MHA, FACHE
Thoracic Surgery
Karen Tillotson, DHSc
Neurology
Frances W. van Beek, MSHA, MBA
Medical Genetics and Genomics
Drew J. Weil
Surgery
Claudia J. Wyatt-Johnson, MA
ACGME Board of Directors
Carmen Hooker Odom
ACGME Board of Directors