Purpose: To establish a committee that allows physician learners across the UCF/HCA Florida Healthcare GME Consortium to share information with each other relevant to their programs and their learning and working environment. All residents and fellows will have the opportunity to raise any concerns to this committee. Said committee will be known as the Resident Advisory Committee (RAC).
The Resident Advisory Council (RAC) represent the interests of all residents and fellows to the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC). Council members are comprised of UCF/HCA Florida Healthcare GME Consortium residents or fellows from various specialties.
Resident Advisory Committee Meetings
Each site holds a local resident forum meeting, and a consortium-wide resident forum conference call is held periodically. While peer-selected residents regularly participate in these meetings, all residents are encouraged and allowed to bring up issues. Please contact your local GMEC resident members, the Consortium GMEC resident members, or your GME Director to find out the resident forum meeting times.
Contact the Graduate Medical Education office or any of our representatives for additional details.
RAC Co-Chairs
2025-2026
HCA Florida Capital Hospital
Aneesh Rahangdale, MD
Psychiatry Program
R3
Aneesh.Rahangdale@hcahealthcare.com
HCA Florida Ft. Walton-Destin Hospital
Jessica Rambharose, MD
Internal Medicine Program
R2
Jessica.Rambharose@hcahealthcare.com
HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital
Enrique Ramirez Merced, MD
Internal Medicine Program
R2
Enrique.RamirezMerced@hcahealthcare.com
HCA Florida North Florida Hospital
Mara Rose Dalida, MD
Psychiatry Program
R4
MaraRose.Dalida@hcahealthcare.com
HCA Florida Ocala Hospital
Hanan Gruhonjic, MD
Cardiovascular Fellowship Program
F1
Hanan.Gruhonjic@hcahealthcare.com
HCA Florida Osceola Hospital
Jacob Dautel, MD
General Surgery Program
R5
Jacob.Dautel@hcahealthcare.com
HCA Florida West Hospital
Kristina Ledbetter, DO
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Program
R2
Kristina.Ledbetter@hcahealthcare.com
The RAC co-chairs lead the committee in setting annual goals and keep those goals in mind as the committee progresses throughout the year.
Objectives of the Co-Chairs:
- Lead the council to achieve its goals for the year.
- Schedule, coordinate and preside effectively at meetings.
- Prepare for the future success of RAC by setting and completing goals.
- Present ideas and concerns of consortium residents and fellows at monthly GMEC meetings.
Responsibilities/Requirements:
A. The Resident Advisory Committee (RAC) shall be composed of physician learners from any of the UCF/HCA Florida Healthcare GME Consortium programs.
B. The Chair of RAC shall be peer-selected and shall provide the resident members of GMEC a regular report of RAC activities.
C. The Chair of RAC has the authority to extend an invitation to members from other University of Central Florida College of Medicine and HCA department and/or service lines to discuss issues that affect the physician learners and their work environment.
D. Staff support for RAC shall be provided by the Office of Graduate Medical Education as requested.
E. Meetings shall occur at a minimum of every other month. The schedule shall be determined and agreed upon at the beginning of each academic year by the membership.
F. RAC membership will have the option to meet with or without GME Leadership including the DIO, as requested.