Under the direction of the GMEC, the Office of Graduate Medical Education (OGME) schedules Internal Reviews of residency programs and subspecialty programs to occur as directed by the GMEC Program Oversight and Review Policy. OGME recommends a Chairperson and at least two other committee members (1 resident and/or 1 faculty) to serve on the Internal Review committee, in addition to an OGME staff person. Internal Review committee members will not be from the GMEC program being reviewed. Whenever possible, the committee will be from a different department than the GME program being reviewed

For these purposes a disaster is defined as an event or set of events causing significant alteration to the residency or fellowship experience at one or more SIU training programs. Because of the devastating impact of natural or manmade disaster on information systems, programs are strongly encouraged to keep backup copies (either written or electronic) of important program and residency files at a different physical location than their residency office. In the event of a disaster, the Designated Institutional Official (DIO), SIU officials and leadership of the affected affiliated hospitals

Scope This policy was developed for SIU Medicine. SIU Medicine collectively applies to the SIU School of Medicine (SIU SOM), including the Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), and SIU HealthCare (SIU HC). These entities are collectively referred to as SIU in this document. This document applies to SIU staff, faculty, trainees, agents, officers, directors, interns, volunteers, contractors, and any other individual or entity engaged in providing teaching, research and health care items and services at SIU. These individuals are collectively referred to as SIU personnel in this document

Scope This standard was developed for SIU Medicine. SIU Medicine collectively applies to the SIU School of Medicine (SIU SOM), including the Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), and SIU HealthCare (SIU HC). These entities are collectively referred to as SIU in this document. This document applies to SIU staff, faculty, trainees, agents, officers, directors, interns, volunteers, contractors, and any other individual or entity engaged in providing teaching, research and health care items and services at SIU. These individuals are collectively referred to as SIU personnel in this document

The ACGME utilizes a continuous accreditation model that emphasizes process to outcomes, and GMEC oversight of outcome measures and program quality improvement. Two important processes are the Annual Institutional Review (AIR) and the Annual Program Evaluation (APE). You can find more information on the APE in the Common Program Requirements . SIU GMEC requires a specific protocol for programs to conducting and document their APE. You can find more information on the AIR in the Institutional Requirements . The CLER (Clinical Learning in Environment Review) Program focuses on the hospitals

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Student/Alumni Dinners are being held in March 2025! Sign-ups are open! Please use the form below to sign-up as a dinner host and let us know if you have any questions! Why become a dinner host? The students love any opportunity to meet with you and are excited to hear about medicine and community/family life from your perspective and listen to your stories and experiences. They look forward to the future stages of their careers and these dinners serve as a great way for you to mentor the students. What does being a host entail? As a dinner host, you will provide dinner to current medical

Students who would like to explore a career in emergency medicine are encouraged to join the SIU Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG). This student interest group hosts various meetings dealing with an array of topics related to emergency medicine. During the fall, EMIG hosts a “Welcome to Emergency Medicine” Meet and Greet. EM faculty also attend and are available to answer any and all questions students may have about becoming an emergency medicine physician. The group also plans several simulations and skills labs as well as advising sessions throughout the year to introduce or assist