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AAMC Policy Guidance on Graduate Medical Education

  AAMC Policy Guidance
on Graduate Medical
Education
(PDF, 10 pages)

 

The quality of graduate medical education (GME), the well-being of residents, and the safety of patients in AAMC member institutions have been among the foremost issues addressed by the Association throughout its history, and yet the challenges of making improvements in these areas persist. In its latest action on these core issues, the AAMC undertook a comprehensive look at the current status of GME and produced a document that provides policy guidance in four major areas:

  1. Institutional Oversight and Program Support
  2. The Educational Program
  3. Supervision of Residents in Patient Care
  4. Resident Duty Hours

This policy document was developed by the Association's governing councils and senior staff, and approved by the Executive Council in September 2001. The Working Group on Institutional Accountability for GME also made significant contributions to the guidelines on institutional oversight and program support.

For additional information about this document, contact Sunny Yoder, AAMC Division of Health Care Affairs, at syoder@aamc.org or 202-828-0497.

 

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