Memorial Healthcare System Hires Chief Academic Officer To Lead Graduate Medical Education
Following its initial institutional accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), Memorial Healthcare System has now hired Saima Chaudhry, MD, as its new Chief Academic Officer to lead Graduate Medical Education. Dr. Chaudhry will serve as the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer for all Graduate Medical Education programs at Memorial Healthcare System. While Dr. Chaudhry is in charge of the entire graduate medical education enterprise, her attention is currently centered on pursuing accreditation for the following residency programs: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. Future residency programs will include surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, and others that will support the community needs of South Florida. “There is an urgent need to support medical education in our community and create opportunities for physicians to stay and practice in South Florida once they graduate,” said Dr, Chaudhry, who comes from North Shore-LIJ Health System in New York with high credentials and proven success in leading medical training programs. “Memorial Healthcare System has so much to offer residents given its depth and breath of medical disciplines, physician expertise and its focus on quality and service.”