Introduction
This Policy Manual is a living document. The initial document was approved by the Graduate Medical Education Committee on February 23, 1999. Changes to the Policy Manual are made as they are approved by the Graduate Medical Education Committee. Dates of revisions and subsequent additions are noted at the end of each policy.
Dr. Marie Trontell (732.235.3380 - trontell@umdnj.edu) and Dr. Parisa Javidian (732.828.3000 X 2548 - javidipa@umdnj.edu), and all peer-elected residents (* on web site membership list) on this Graduate Medical Education Committee serve as ombuds to whom house officers can communicate any concerns in a confidential and protected manner (Policy II.4).
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INTRODUCTION:
The fundamental purpose of the postgraduate training programs at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is education. The Medical School is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) and the sponsored residency programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The Office of Graduate Medical Education has the responsibility for responding to the ACGME mandate, "Institutions that sponsor graduate medical education programs must be appropriately organized for the conduct of such education in a scholarly environment and be committed to excellence in both medical care and education."
The Graduate Medical Education Policy and Procedure Manual was prepared to serve as a guide for Program Directors and housestaff. These guides are in response to the General Requirements of the ACGME and have been reviewed and recommended to the Dean of the Medical School for adoption by the Medical School's Graduate Medical Education Committee. Each department may have additional policies and procedures to meet the requirements for specialty and/or sub-specialty training programs.
These are general descriptions of University and Medical School Policies and Procedures. They are subject to change and modifications according to University guidelines.
The Graduate Medical Education Policy Manual for Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is located on the web at http://rwjms.umdnj.edu/gme. The Office of Policy and Project Management maintains University Level policies at http://www.umdnj.edu/oppmweb/Policies/contents.html. Policies related directly to the Department of Human Resources are located on the web at http://www.umdnj.edu/hrweb/pol.html.
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School - Institutional Commitment to Graduate Medical Education
The mission of the UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is the pursuit of excellence in undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate and continuing education; the conduct of biomedical, psychosocial, clinical and public health research; health promotion, disease prevention and the delivery of health care; service to our communities and the entire state. Our graduate medical education programs further our mission of providing the highest quality medical care to our patients and support our mission of educating future generations of physicians to serve our community and the State of New Jersey.
We hereby commit ourselves to offer graduate medical education programs in which physicians in training develop personal, clinical and professional competence under the guidance and careful supervision of our faculty and staff in an ethical, professional, and educational environment. Our graduate medical education programs will assure the safe, appropriate and humane care of patients and the progression of resident physician responsibility consistent with each trainee's demonstrated clinical experience, knowledge and skill. Our programs will meet curricular requirements, as well as applicable requirements for scholarly activity and general competencies. Graduate medical education programs at the UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School will emphasize coordinated delivery of care with community orientation and will take advantage of cooperative opportunities to work with other educational institutions to fulfill mutual education roles.
As faculty of the UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, we engage in scholarly activity, including research, and will make available to resident physicians opportunities to participate in the scholarship of our medical community. We commit to ongoing assessment of the quality of our graduate medical education programs and the performance of the residents in them. We will use these assessments to further improve our educational programs. UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School will continue to provide the educational, financial, and human resources necessary to support graduate medical education.
Endorsed by:
The Executive Council of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, by unanimous vote at the meeting held on January 19, 2006.
Harold L. Paz, MD
Dean, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
John J. Petillo, PhD
President, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Eric S. Pennington, Esq.
Acting Chair, Board of Trustees
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
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