Resident Council
The Resident Council (RC) at Wayne State University is a forum for residents to communicate and exchange information with each other relevant to their ACGME-accredited programs and their learning and working environment. The RC comprises resident representatives appointed by their programs, but all residents are welcome to attend these meetings.
The RC meets monthly as a virtual event on every second Tuesday of the month from 6:30-7:30 pm. Invitations to join the meeting (via Zoom) are sent to all residents and fellows the week before.
The RC serves as an integral line of communication between residents, faculty and staff. The Office of Graduate Medical Education is committed to advocating the highest quality of education and patient care experiences to all residents in an atmosphere of safety, mutual respect and teamwork. The RC is a venue by which residents can organize events and bring issues and concerns in a non-threatening and confidential manner to the Office of GME and the GMEC. Representatives share ideas and educational experiences to further professional development and increase the quality of medical practice. The council president is a member of the GMEC and she/he or her/his designee presents information from RC meetings to the GMEC. The president or designee is also a member of the GMEC Subcommittee for Compliance and Improvement.
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The 2025-26 Executive Officers are
Saboria Thomas, MD Candis Jarbo, DO
President Vice President
PGY3, Family Medicine-UT PGY2, Family Medicine
hr1567@wayne.edu hw8943@wayne.edu
2025-26 Resident Council Initiatives
- Organizing the annual Professional Development Symposium in the spring of the year
2025-26 Resident Council Members
| Program | Resident Representative | Resident Representative |
| Anesthesiology | Roger Jacob | |
| Dermatology | Shaveonte Graham | |
| Family Medicine | Saboria Thomas | Candis Jarbo |
| Internal Medicine | Joiven Nyongbella | Jai Kumar |
| Otolaryngology | Elliot Trott | |
| Preventive Medicine | Samar Haroun | |
| Transitional Year | ||
| Urology |
The spring 2025 Professional Development Symposium was held on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, on the topic "Financial Wellness for Early Career Physicians." Speakers included Geoff Potts, Associate Program Director, Dermatology residency program, and Ken Eichenbaum, Trinity Health Oakland Hospital, Anesthesiology. The event was hosted by 2024-25 Resident Council President Allene Fonseca Katz.
The 2026 Professional Development Symposium will be held in the spring of 2026.
Medical students, residents, faculty, and WSUSOM alumni are welcome to attend.