GMEC Program Oversight

Annual Institutional Review

The ACGME charges the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) with oversight of many program activities and holds GMEC accountable for individual program quality. As part of the Annual Institutional Review process, GMEC reviews:

  • RRC notification letters
  • Other RRC letters
  • Any progress reports sent to the RRC.
  • ACGME resident surveys.
  • ACGME faculty surveys.
  • SIU End of Year Evaluation (aggregate feedback)
  • Programs’ APE action plans and progress thereof
  • Clinical and educational work hour compliance.
  • Quarterly Transitions of Care monitoring.
  • Results or feedback from program/institution site visits
  • Any internal or special reviews
  • Program board performance

Scheduling of GMEC review of RRC letters, ACGME surveys, work hour compliance, transitions of care monitoring and Internal and special reviews is organized by OGME staff. For other items, it is incumbent on the program to provide the following information:

APEs must be done annualy with a deadline of July 31st. We recommend that you plan your APE for some time between May and early July. This gives your PEC access to current Resident and Faculty Survey results (released in May), your program’s annual confidential review of the program by residents and faculty, as well as the SIU End of Year Evaluation feedback (released in May), and allows you to address any items of concern from your ACGME surveys in your Annual Program Evaluations and Self-Studies. The current year’s APE action items and progress or follow-up from previous action items must be recorded in New Innovations as soon as the action plan is approved by your faculty and it must be reviewed by GMEC APE Review Subcommittee.  Click here to see the APE completion policy.

Annual Institutional Review Documents

At the end of each academic year you will need to provide information on your programs board performance, trainee practice data, scholarly activity and other information.  This is collected through the New Innovations APE form.

Annual Institutional Goals

Each year, the GMEC sets one or more institutional improvement goals. Although program directors and coordinators have input into goal development and action items, general monitoring and organization of steps is done through OGME.

Internal and Special Reviews

Each program in good standing will have an Internal Review at the midway point in their ACGME self-study cycle. If there is an indication that a program is underperforming, the GMEC may institute a Special Review. Where appropriate, the GMEC may combine an Internal Review with a Special Review.