Resource Links

Resource Links for New Program Directors

Geri Fox, M.D., Director of GME Programming

http://www.acgme.org/ is the link to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. ACGME is a national organization that maintains standards and requirements for each residency training program. In order for a program to be accredited, it must apply to ACGME and be reviewed according to the standards set by the Residency Review Committee for its specialty. Their web site has a wealth of information, including a program director's orientation, a list of programs and their requirements, program information forms, outcome project information, etc. You MUST be familiar with the RRC requirements for your program, as well as the institutional requirements and the general competencies (see Outcome Project for more information).

Find the website for your own specialty organization. In particular, find out if there is an organization for program directors within your specialty. Become a member! Sign up for their next meeting! (Ask your department to fund attendance at this meeting!)

http://www.nrmp.org/ is the link to the National Resident Matching Program.

http://www.uic.edu is our University homepage. It contains links to the University library and search engine resources, medical center, and phonebook.

http://www.uic.edu/com/gme/ is the link to Graduate Medical Education. Please explore this site. It contains information for residents, program directors, (http://www.uic.edu/com/gme/directors.htm), and residency coordinators about the GME Office functions, policies and procedures, including applications, orientation, visas, our residency programs, online core curriculum, and resident teaching workshops.

http://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/departments___programs/departments/meded is the link to the Department of Medical Education, which provides faculty and resident development in many areas including improving teaching, curricular design, and assessment. For a description of DME faculty interests and expertise, see: http://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/departments___programs/departments/meded/dme_faculty_staff/.

http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/itl/index.html is the link to the UIC Instructional Technology Lab, whose mission is to provide support to UIC faculty wishing to incorporate computer technology and multimedia resources into their teaching.