Committee on CME (COCME)

Dr. Barrow is Chief of Medical Education for Permanente Medical Group in Sacramento Valley.  Her program provides educational programming to meet the needs of close to 2000 physicians.  In addition to working with every department in our medical center, Dr. Barrow also partners with the Chief of UME and GME to provide education along the medical career continuum. Dr. Barrow also serves as Assistant Chief of her Pediatric department.  She has dedicated herself to elevating care through quality education, performance improvement projects, and attention to lean management.  She understands the importance of a life-long learning plan and the evolution and progression of the adult learner.  

Dr Custodio is an Associate Professor in Pediatric Infectious Diseases and an Associate Program Director in the Pediatric Residency Program at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine.  She received her BS degree at the Jesuit School of Ateneo de Manila University and obtained her medical degree at the University of the East in the Philippines before proceeding to New York for her pediatric residency training at Nassau University Medical Center. Dr. Custodio did her fellowship training in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of Florida in Jacksonville, FL.

Following her fellowship, Dr. Custodio moved to Mobile and rose to the rank of associate professor.  She is actively involved in the teaching of residents and students and received several awards recognizing her endeavors.  In addition to contributing peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and review articles, she participates in peer reviews for several pediatric journals and national conferences including the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting and Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD). She also served in the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Advisory Panels for Reshaping the MOC Part 3 Exam for General Pediatrics and Subspecialty, as well as in the ABP Pediatric Infectious Diseases Content Development Team. She currently serves as the Continuing Medical Education (CME) chair for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Alabama Chapter as well as a member of the AAP national Committee on Continuing Medical Education (COCME).

 

Dr. Custodio loves to travel and explore what the world has to offer, whether it is getting lost in the mountains of Alaska, watching rodeos in Wyoming, or catching red snapper in the Gulf.

Dr. Fishman is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Newborn Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She is the medical director of the Progress West Hospital Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Dr. Fishman is a champion in breastfeeding medicine and is an internationally board certified lactation consultant. She is leading a breastfeeding quality collaborative to improve breastfeeding success and support within the NICU. Within the American Academy of Pediatrics, she is active within the Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Section on Breastfeeding and Section on Early Career Physicians. In addition, she serves as the Missouri Chapter Breastfeeding Coordinator. Dr. Fishman is passionate about advocating for early career physicians and integrating their needs with continuing education.

Dr Frohna completed his undergraduate and medical school at the University of Wisconsin.  He then went to the University of Michigan to pursue his residency in Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, where he completed a chief residency in Pediatrics.  He subsequently became the Med-Peds Program Director at the University of Michigan, a position he held for 10 years.  He then served as the Vice Chair for Education and Residency Program Director in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health for over ten years.  He currently is Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the West Virginia University-Charleston Division.  He has research interests in the teaching and evaluation of evidence-based medicine, professionalism, and residency education.

Dr. Knochel is a pediatric hospitalist at Primary Children’s Hospital and Riverton Hospital.  He is currently an Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinical) at the University of Utah, involved in medical education for learners of all levels. His leadership roles include Medical Director of Riverton Children's Unit and Pediatric Medical Director of Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) at Intermountain Health.  His research interests include Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUE) and telehealth for pediatric traumatic injuries.  An avid consumer of CME himself, Dr. Knochel is enthusiastic about providing meaningful experiences for pediatricians who attend accredited education.