Supporting our program and faculty development.
From assisting with residency recruitment to planning functions and events to tracking compliance with ACGME and state regulations, our team works closely with the esteemed physician, administrative and program director leaders who comprise our GME committee.
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Designated Institutional Official, Graduate Medical Education
Dr. Roger Bies is the Designated Institutional Official for the East Valley Graduate Medical Education program. The East Valley ACGME-accredited residency programs include General Surgery, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Emergency Medicine. Dr. Bies served as the Chief Medical Officer for Chandler Regional Medical Center and Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, collectively known as Dignity Health East Valley hospitals, from 2016 through 2023.
Dr. Bies has been strategically involved in the advancement of quality and business efficiencies within the East Valley medical staff departments, in addition to overseeing contracting and negotiations, hospitalist programs, and in-house OB/GYN services programs. He works collaboratively with East Valley nursing leadership to align to physician training for optimal patient experience. Dr. Bies is also the Designated Institutional Officer for advancing 5 new ACGME residency training programs at Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert.
Prior to this role, Dr. Bies established and was the executive lead for Heart Health Organization, a group of 34 cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons who provide co-management services to East Valley hospitals. He also established an Annual International training course in Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (CCTA), and has served on the certification board and exam development committee since 2011.
Dr. Bies moved to Arizona with his family in 1998, serving the Chandler community as an Interventional Cardiologist. He was the founder and first chairman for the cardiovascular department at Chandler Regional Medical Center and served as its lab director for 10 years.
Dr. Bies graduated with honors from University of Colorado, and completed his residency in internal medicine at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He completed his fellowship in cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, which included an American Hospital Association/Bugher sponsored research fellowship at the Institute for Molecular Genetics.
Dr. Bies served as faculty and Assistant Cardiology Program Director at the University of Colorado HSC from 1993-1998 and has published over 50 peer reviewed articles, books, monographs, and abstracts in CV Medicine.
Designated Institutional Official, Graduate Medical Education
Dr. Roger Bies is the Designated Institutional Official for the East Valley Graduate Medical Education program. The East Valley ACGME-accredited residency programs include General Surgery, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Emergency Medicine. Dr. Bies served as the Chief Medical Officer for Chandler Regional Medical Center and Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, collectively known as Dignity Health East Valley hospitals, from 2016 through 2023.
Dr. Bies has been strategically involved in the advancement of quality and business efficiencies within the East Valley medical staff departments, in addition to overseeing contracting and negotiations, hospitalist programs, and in-house OB/GYN services programs. He works collaboratively with East Valley nursing leadership to align to physician training for optimal patient experience. Dr. Bies is also the Designated Institutional Officer for advancing 5 new ACGME residency training programs at Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert.
Prior to this role, Dr. Bies established and was the executive lead for Heart Health Organization, a group of 34 cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons who provide co-management services to East Valley hospitals. He also established an Annual International training course in Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (CCTA), and has served on the certification board and exam development committee since 2011.
Dr. Bies moved to Arizona with his family in 1998, serving the Chandler community as an Interventional Cardiologist. He was the founder and first chairman for the cardiovascular department at Chandler Regional Medical Center and served as its lab director for 10 years.
Dr. Bies graduated with honors from University of Colorado, and completed his residency in internal medicine at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He completed his fellowship in cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, which included an American Hospital Association/Bugher sponsored research fellowship at the Institute for Molecular Genetics.
Dr. Bies served as faculty and Assistant Cardiology Program Director at the University of Colorado HSC from 1993-1998 and has published over 50 peer reviewed articles, books, monographs, and abstracts in CV Medicine.