Resident Administration

Administrative Chief Resident

2011-2012 Chief Resident – T. Jonathan Kurkjian, MD

The goal of the Administrative Chief Resident is to be an established liaison between the plastic surgery house staff, the Residency Coordinator, and the Program Director for the academic year and to ensure a constant standard for resident calls and work hours is maintained for the year.

Chief Administrative duties include:

Creating the monthly resident call schedules for Parkland, Children’s, University Hospitals and the VA.
Making the resident conferences case presentation rotation schedule.
Acting as representative for all resident issues.
Ensuring appropriate resident coverage during all assigned vacations, meetings, or emergency absences.
Assisting in implementation and compliance with Residency Review Committee work hour restrictions in conjunction with faculty.
Acting as a resident representative to mandatory house staff meetings at Parkland, UH, or other hospitals.
Acting as resident representative by attending faculty meetings and faculty strategic planning meetings.
Updating handbooks and give suggestions/input to policies and procedures.
Chairperson of the Resident Council

Past Administrative Chief Residents

2010-2011 Evan Beale, MD

2009-2010 - Alexander Nguyen, MD

2008-2009 – Hema Thakar, MD

2007-2008 – Adam Hamawy, MD

Resident Council

The Resident Council are peer-elected and a representative of their class. They develop the agenda to meet with the program director quarterly for discussion of the residency program and give input/suggestions for improvement and clarification.

2011-2012 Members

PGY 1 – Huay-Zong Law, MD

PGY 2 – Purushottam Nagarkar, MD

PGY 3 – Jacob Unger, MD

Juniors – Daniel Beck, MD

Chiefs – Evan Beale, MD

Admin Chief – T. Jonathan Kurkjian, MD

2010-2011 Members

PGY 1 – Phillip Dauwe, MD

PGY 2 – Georges Tabbal, MD

PGY 3 – Daniel Beck, MD

Juniors – Elisabeth Potter, MD

Chiefs – Evan Beale, MD