Thank you to our Host Committee!

Each year, a local/regional Host Committee helps plan the FMEC Annual Meeting. The FMEC thanks the more than 20 individuals from 12 residency programs and health systems who made the 2025 the best meeting ever!

Co-chairs
The MetroHealth System
Bode Adebambo, MD, Interim Chair, Department of Family Medicine; Associate Professor, Family Medicine

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine
Hillary R. Mount, MD, Section Chief, Family & Community Medicine

Members - Alphabetical by Institution 

Aultman Health Foundation
Brooke Babyak, MD FAAFP, Family Medicine Program Director

Cleveland Clinic
Amy M. Zack, MD, FAAFP, Vice-Chair of Education, Primary Care Institute
Devon Smith, MD, OB/GYN Director
Robert Bales, MD, Assistant Professor

Mercy Health Lorain
Tamer Said, MD, Program Director

Mercy Health/Anderson Hospital
Herb Schumm, MD, MBA, ACC, Director of Wellness
Paula Peake, MD, Core Faculty, Medical Student Clerkship Director

Mercy Health/St. Elizabeth Boardman's Family Medicine Residency Program
Thomas Macabobby MD, FAAFP, Founding Program Director
Lisa N. Weiss, MD, MEd, FAAFP, Associate Program Director

The MetroHealth System
Beth L. McLaughlin, MD, Division Director of Palliative Care
Aslin Serrano, Administrative Assistant
Amber Whited-Watson, DO, Program Director

Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Hannah Clarke, MPH, Medical Student/FMEC Board Member

St. Ann's Family Medicine Residency Program
John Jonesco, DO, Program Director
Johnathan Newsom, MD, Assistant Program Director, Director of Sports Medicine
Kayla Reagan, Program Administrator

Summa Family Medicine Residency Program
Ellen Harrington PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Shannon Perkins PhD, Director of Behavioral Science/Associate Director

The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Ericka Bruce, BS, MSEd, Education Program Director, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Bethany Panchal, MD, FAAFP, Residency Program Director

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Brittany A. Almaraz, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine

Wright State University/Dayton Community Hospitals
Peter Reynolds, MD, Residency Program Director, Family Medicine