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Medical College of Georgia
Graduate Medical Education Policies and Procedures
Office of Primary Responsibility: Graduate Medical Education
No. HS 19.0
Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC)
1.0 Purpose
The Medical College of Georgia shall maintain a Graduate Medical Education
Committee (GMEC) to develop Institutional policies relating to the Graduate
Medical Education Program and monitor ACGME compliance of Residency Programs and
adequacy of Institutional support.
2.0 Procedure
2.1 The Graduate Medical Education
Committee will advise and monitor any changes in the policies and procedures of
the GME Program.
2.2 The GMEC will establish policies
and procedures related to supervision, selection, evaluation, promotion,
dismissal, duty hours, and moonlighting of House Officers
2.3 The GMEC will establish and
maintain appropriate oversight of and liaison with Program Directors and assure
that Program Directors establish and maintain proper oversight of and liaison
with appropriate personnel of other Institutions participating in the ACGME
Accredited Program.
2.4 The GMEC will establish policies
and procedures for dealing with grievances brought forward by House Officers
relevant to the conduct of their Graduate Medical Education Programs. The GMEC
will ensure that such policies and procedures satisfy the requirements of fair
procedures. The GMEC will also ensure that such policies and procedures are
applied equally to all House Officers.
2.5 The GMEC will review and approve
the annual proposal for salary ranges and benefits for all House Officers.
2.6 The GMEC will review and monitor
working conditions, House Officer supervision, duty hours for House Officers,
and ancillary support, and House Officer participation in department scholarly
activity as set forth in the Institutional, Common and applicable
specialty Program Requirements.
2.7 The GMEC will review and approve
any proposal to substantially alter the working conditions for House Officers
including benefits before they are enacted.
2.8 The GMEC will review the
provision of educational experiences for House Officers concerning ethical,
socioeconomic, medical/legal and cost-containment issues in medical practice,
communication skills, HIV and blood born pathogens, research design,
statistics, critical review of literature and identification and treatment of
substance abuse and physician impairment.
2.9 The GMEC will coordinate and
conduct accreditation cycle mid point reviews of all Residency Programs to
ensure compliance with Institutional (medical school and hospital) policies,
ACGME Institutional, Common and relevant specialty RRC Program requirements.
2.10 The GMEC will regularly review
Institutional, Program specific accreditation letters, internal review citations
and monitor action plans for correction of concerns and areas of non-compliance.
2.11 The GMEC will assure that each
Program provides a curriculum and an evaluation system to ensure that all House
Officers demonstrate achievement of the six general competencies:
- Patient care
- Medical knowledge
- Interpersonal and communication skills
- Professionalism
- Practice-based learning and improvement
- Systems-based practice
2.12 The GMEC will review and
approve prior to submission to the ACGME
All applications for ACGME accreditation of new Programs and subspecialties;
2.12.1 Changes in House Officer
compliment;
2.12.2 Major changes in Program structure or length of
training
2.12.3 Additions and deletions of participating
Institutions used in a Program
2.12.4 Appointments of new Program Directors
2.12.5 Progress reports requested by any Review Committee
2.12.6 Responses to all proposed adverse actions
2.12.7 Requests for increases or any changes in House
Officer duty hours
2.12.8 Requests for “inactive status” or to reactivate a
Program
2.12.9 Voluntary withdrawals of ACGME accredited Programs
2.12.10 Requests for an appeal of an adverse action; and
2.12.11 Appeal presentations to
the ACGME
2.13 Membership:
2.13.1 The Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and VA Affairs Chairs the Graduate Medical Education Committee.
The Graduate Medical Education Committee consists of Program Directors for
the House Officer Training Programs; two elected members of the Program
Coordinators Committee; the Executive Director, Research & Affiliations
Service Line, VA Medical Center; House Officer voting representation will
be three elected House Officer members with three alternate House Officer
voting members who will vote in the absence of one or more of the three
elected residents; three Chief Residents elected from the Chief Residents
Group; and the President of the Housestaff Organization.
2.13.2 Ex officio (non-voting)
members: Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, Senior Vice President for Medical
Affairs and Chief Medical Officer MCGHI; Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and VA Affairs for Veteran’s
Affairs Medical Center; GME Compliance Officer; GME Administrative Director;
Legal counsel;
2.14 GMEC Subcommittees:
2.14.1 Internal Residency Review
Committee
2.14.2 General Competencies
Committee
2.14.3 Duty Hours Committee
2.14.4 Hospital Operations
Committee
2.14.5 Technology Committee
2.15 Attendance/Responsibilities:
Faculty members and House Officers are expected to attend GMEC meetings as
assigned. At least 75% of members will attend each GMEC Meeting. Excused
absences are not counted in the attendance record for this standard; a member
should send a replacement if unable to attend. Clinical Department Chairs
assure that faculty and House Officers are free from departmental duties to
fully anticipate in GMEC activities. Annually, activity/attendance reports are
sent to GMEC members and their respective Department Chairpersons to document
level of service.
2.16 Organization/Meeting Times:
A GMEC Retreat is conducted in February of each year for all members of the GME
community to include GMEC members and all Program Coordinators to orient and
educate members of the GMEC and GME community on issues pertinent to the
educational requirements of the ACGME. The GMEC meets in August, October,
December, February, and April and June of each academic year. Minutes are
distributed in electronic format to all members of the GMEC and to the
Department Chairpersons.
2.17 Reports
The Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and VA Affairs provides an annual report on
all activities of GME to the Dean, the Organized Medical Staff and the governing
bodies of the major participating Institutions. The minutes of the GMEC are
presented to the Executive Committee of the Organized Medical staff of the MCG
Medical Center six times per year. An annual report of the GME Program is
presented to the Faculty Senate of the School of Medicine.
Effective Date: 12/05 10/07 |