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Evaluation of Residents

Formative and Summative Evaluation of Residents Residents need frequent feedback throughout the course of each rotation to reinforce well-performed duties and tasks, as well as to correct deficiencies. Feedback will encourage self-reflection and skill development as residents strive to achieve the Milestones. Feedback from faculty members in the context of routine clinical care should be frequent, and need not always be formally documented. More frequent feedback is strongly encouraged for residents who have deficiencies that may result in a poor final rotation evaluation. As taken from the
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Organizational Structure - SIU and OGME

SIU Graduate Medical Education Committee Charter Organizational Chart
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Organizational Charts

SIU School of Medicine Administrative Organizational Chart and the SIU Policy Organizational Chart
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Graduate Medical Education Committee Charter

Graduate Medical Education Committee Charter The Graduate Medical Education Committee is accountable for overseeing all aspects of residency education in a manner to meet the needs of the residents^, programs and hospitals, and to ensure compliance with Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Institutional, Common, Program and Recognition Requirements. Major responsibilities include: Establishing and implementing standards and policies that affect all programs regarding the quality of education, learning and work environment for the residents in each program and at all
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Calculating Morphine Milligram Equivalents

(Back) Morphine Milligram Equivalents Calculator: http://agencymeddirectors.wa.gov/Calculator/DoseCalculator.htm Calculating Total Daily Dose of Opioids for Safer Dosage:
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Evaluation of Program

Program directors may receive feedback about their program via a variety of instruments. The ACGME Resident Survey is administered directly by the ACGME to residents. As long as programs have four or more residents respond and have 70% or greater participation, they receive aggregate feedback and national data for comparison. These are administered between February and April of any calendar year and results are released to all programs in May or June. See also the Survey section of this manual. The ACGME Faculty Survey is administered directly by the ACGME to faculty. In order to receive the
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Surveys

ACGME Annual Surveys: ACGME Surveys are conducted annually between February and April by the ACGME. Faculty and trainees are surveyed online on a number of program-specific requirements. These surveys are an additional method used by the ACGME to monitor graduate medical education and provide early warning of potential non-compliance with ACGME accreditation standards. All specialty and subspecialty programs (regardless of size) are required to participate in these surveys each academic year. The survey link is sent directly to faculty and trainees to email addresses provided by the program in
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Evaluation of Faculty

The quality of the faculty’s teaching and clinical care is integral to the quality of the program and the quality of the residents’ future clinical care. All faculty members who interact with residents must be provided feedback on their contribution to the mission of the program. Therefore, the program has the responsibility to evaluate and improve faculty members’ teaching, scholarship, professionalism and quality care. That responsibility lies with the program director. As taken from the ACGME Common Program Requirements (July 1, 2023 version): The program director is responsible for the
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Web Based Information for Other Organizations

Information pertaining to residents, fellows, and medical training programs is electronically gathered annually via two secure web-based applications. This data is used for monitoring, planning and research purposes, as well as for use in structuring graduate medical education programs. Program directors and/or coordinators are responsible for reviewing, adding, updating, and approving resident and program information for the following electronic systems. GME Track The American Medical Association (AMA) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) jointly created GME Track to gather
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Program Letters of Agreement (PLA)

PLA GUIDELINES 1. There must be a program letter of agreement (PLA) between the program and each participating site (outside of the Sponsoring Institution) that governs the relationship between the program and the site providing a required assignment. (Core) (I.B.2.) A participating site is defined as an organization providing educational experiences or educational rotations for residents. There must be a PLA for any away rotation, whether it is required or elective. A PLA is not required for the following on/off campus sites as long as the supervising physician has a faculty appointment at
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