Shawnette Alford, C-TAGME

 

Assistant Director of GME

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Ms. Alford is an experienced Graduate Medical Education professional that has worked in healthcare for over 20 years.  Ms. Alford brings to the Kiran Patel Institute of Graduate Medical Education (KPIGME), 19 years of knowledge and leadership in healthcare and 15 years in an academic setting.  Ms. Alford serves on the Advisory Board for the Leadership Institute.  In addition, she is an advisor for the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) for new grantees who are awarded a Rural GME/THCGME grant.  

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Her prior positions include Optician at America’s Best Eyeglasses & Contacts, Human Resources Recruiter at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Academic Coordinator at Hahnemann University Hospital/Drexel University College of Medicine, Residency Program Manager at La Clinica de Familia, and Residency Program Manager/Assistant Director of GME at Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center (GCRMC). In her role at GCRMC, she was also the Project Director for a HRSA grant that was awarded to the Family Medicine Residency Program.

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Ms. Alford was a founding member of The Association of Anesthesiology Program Administrators and Educators (AAPAE) and served as President Elect for one year until she accepted a new position in Family Medicine and resigned her appointed position.  She served on the Fundraising and Marketing Committee for Association of Family Medicine Administration until April of 2023. 

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In 2014, Ms. Alford successfully passed the Qualifying and Certifying Assessment to obtain her Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education Certification.  She renewed her TAGME certification in 2022 and is currently in good standing.

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A Philadelphia native and experienced healthcare professional, Ms. Alford is passionate and dedicated to a career in academic medicine.  Her mission is to ensure that residency programs will provide a supportive environment for residency training
that is balanced and wellness focused.