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Graduate Medical Education (GME) Section
Mission Statement
The purpose of the GME Section is to promote excellence in the education
of physicians during residency training and thereby contribute to the
health of the public. The GME Section fosters:
- the development and continued improvement of programs of graduate
medical education (residency training) to enhance physician learning;
- the professional development of the teachers of graduate medical education;
- the advancement of research in graduate medical education and the
dissemination of the results of that research;
- the development of policies that recognize the fundamental importance
of graduate medical education.
A primary function of the GME Section is to advocate the enhancement
of graduate medical education by:
- promoting communication between the AAMC and members of the Section
about GME issues including: regional and national faculty development
programs; collaborative research projects; the management of curricula,
etc.;
- promoting communication among members of the GME Section;
- contributing advice and input from informed Section members to the
AAMC on matters related to graduate medical education.
GME Contact
 For further information, contact
the GME Section Chair, Franklin J. Medio, Ph.D., at franklinmedio@gmail.com.
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