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Purpose of the Committee |
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The Graduate Medical Education Committee has the responsibility for monitoring and advising on all aspects of residency education. |
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Membership |
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Voting membership on the committee must include residents nominated by their peers, appropriate program directors, other members of the faculty, and the Senior Associate Dean, Educational Affairs. |
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One representative is selected to represent each clinical department in the College of Medicine, and from each residency program in the College of Dentistry. The representative is responsible for reporting GMEC activities to all program directors and faculty within that department or area. Each clinical department head is contacted annually to select the representative for the academic year. |
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A general election is held annually for residents to elect three voting and three to five alternate resident representatives to the GMEC. A resident representative to the GMEC may be asked to continue for an additional term if he/she has attended at least four of the GMEC meetings held during the preceding academic year. |
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| 34.3 |
GMEC Responsibilities |
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The GMEC is responsible for: |
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Establishment and implementation of policies that affect all residency programs regarding the quality of education and the work environment for the residents in each program. |
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Establishment and maintenance of appropriate oversight of and liaison with program directors and assurance that program directors establish and maintain proper oversight of and liaison with appropriate personnel of other institutions participating in the programs sponsored by UIC. |
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Regular review of all residency programs (internal program reviews) to assess their compliance with both the Institutional Requirements and Program Requirements of the relevant ACGME RRCs. |
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Assurance that each residency program establishes and implements formal written criteria and processes for the selection, evaluation, promotion, and dismissal of residents in compliance with both the Institutional and relevant Program Requirements. |
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Assurance of an education environment in which residents may raise and resolve issues without fear of intimidation or retaliation. |
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Collecting of intra-institutional information and making recommendations on the appropriate funding for resident positions, including benefits and support services. |
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Monitoring of the programs in establishing an appropriate work environment and the duty hours of residents. |
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Assurance that the residents’ curriculum provides a regular review of ethical, socioeconomic, medical/legal, and cost-containment issues that affect GME and medical practice, as detailed in Policy #35, GME Core Curriculum. |