GME Program Directors

Institutional Accreditation Letter

Wellness

• ACGME Resources for Promoting Well-Being During the COVID Pandemic
• Resident-Fellow-Faculty Well-being (GMS-BB)
• Introduction to Burnout and Wellness
• Sleep Disorders-UMMC Midtown Campus

The state-of-the-art University of Maryland Sleep Disorders Center conducts overnight and daytime sleep studies to help diagnose a wide range of sleep disorders, from insomnia and sleep apnea to snoring, narcolepsy, night terrors and sleepwalking.

Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC)

• GMEC Meeting Schedule All GMEC Meetings are being held via Zoom. Please refer to your Outlook appointment for the current Zoom invitation and link.
• GMEC Minutes

Faculty Development

• Accreditation Data System (ADS) Annual Update (7/15)
• ACGME Clinical Competency Committee Guidebook (1/01/2020)
• ACGME Equity Matter Holistic Recruitment Toolkit (2023)
  • This toolkit, created in collaboration with the Association of American Medical Colleges, is designed to assist programs in creating admissions/selection processes that consider the "whole" applicant, rather than focusing on any one factor. CME credit is available. Access the toolkit in Learn at ACGME
• ACGME Focused Site Visit – A Program Director's Perspective (5/28/15)
• ACGME Practical Guide to Self Study (10/23/14)
• ACGME Presentation: Now and Next: Preparing Your Programs for the Next Accreditation System (10/25/12)
• Annual Program Evaluation SWOT Analysis (4/23/15)

• CLER

  • UMMC GME CLER Info & Tips (12/01/2023)

  • CLER Site Visit and Preparation (11/20/2014)

• Handoff Requirements- Policy COP-044 (4/23/15)
  • Informational Packet on Handoff Work (5/24/12)
• ANNOTATED for GMEC Meeting Discussion (4/23/15)
• Case Logs & Clinical Procedure Tracking (6/25/15)
• Self Study Guide (1/26/2017)
• Trace Method (3/22/12)
• IHI Open School Training Requirements due September 1st
• Faculty Retreats
  • Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Symposium (5/12/2014)
  • GME Faculty Development Retreat (9/27/2016)
  • GME Faculty Development Retreat (5/30/2019)
  • GME Faculty Development Retreat (10/03/2019)
  • GME Faculty Development Retreat (02/02/2023) 
• Virtual Interviews
  • Interview Resources Appendices for 2022-2023 Residency Cycle Guidance_AAMC (May 16, 2022)
  • AAMC Interview Guidance for the 2022-2023 Residency Cycle (May 16, 2022)
  • Candidate Selection and Virtual Interview Resources (7/1/2020)
  • CoPA Virtual Interviewing Recommendations for 2021-22
    • The Coalition for Physician Accountability, a cross educational group of national medical education organizations, released new guidance on interviewing during the 2021-22 application season.
    • Recommendation 1: All interviews should be conducted virtually for the 2021-22 recruitment cycle due to the growing concerns about the delta variant and potential risks and disruptions from the potential future variants.
    • Recommendation 2: The medical community should assess the value of virtual interviews and the concerns associated with them that were evident during the 2021-21 interview cycle.
  • Conducting Interviews During the Coronavirus Pandemic- updated August 24, 2021. This includes interview tips for the interviewers and webinars on Creating a Positive Virtual Interview Experience and Addressing Implicit Bias.
  • Addressing Implicit Bias in Virtual Interviews-
    • Webinar: Addressing Implicit Bias in Virtual Interviews
    • Job Aid: AAMC-Unconscious Bias in Virtual Interviews
• UMMC GME 10-Year Accreditation Site Visit Guidelines- Preparing for the 10 year accreditation site visit (10/2020)

Program Director Guide (UMMC & ACGME)

• UMMC Program Director Guide
• ACGME Milestone Guidebook
• ACGME Program Director's Virtual Handbook
• Establishing PGY Levels for Your New Applicants
• Templates
  • Duty Hours (04/2019)
  • Hand Off Transition of Care (04/2020)
  • Supervision Policy (07/2020)
  • Clinical Competency Committee (CCC) Description (08/2020)
  • Annual Program Evaluation (APE) (03/2022)
    • ACGME SWOT Analysis Guidelines and Template (4/2017) *To be completed with the APE
  • Program Evaluation Committee (PEC) Description (03/2022)
  • Resident Selection, Evaluation, Promotion, and Dismissal Program Template (03/2021)

Program Requirements

• ACGME Competencies

Evaluation Tools

• Annual Evaluation Form with Competencies (use for promotion) Language contained in Annual Evaluation is required by the ACGME, please do not modify or edit. Additional information, comments, or feedback should be added as an attachment and retained with the original evaluation form in the trainee's file.
• Summary/Final Evaluation Form with Competencies (use for graduation) Language contained in Summary/Final Evaluation is required by the ACGME, please do not modify or edit. Additional information, comments, or feedback should be added as an attachment and retained with the original evaluation form in the trainee's file.

Competency Based Sample Goals & Objectives

• Program Evaluation Competencies (Example)
• Goals and Objectives - Sample 1
• Goals and Objectives - Sample 2
• Goals and Objectives - Sample 3

Program Equivalency Application

• Equivalency Program Application Instructions
• Equivalency Program Application
• Equivalency Program Questionnaire

Resources

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Medical Staff By-Laws
• Professional Assistance Committee (PAC)
• School of Medicine Training Programs
• HealthStream Annual Training
• Health Sciences and Human Services Library
• MedHub
• International Physicians
  • J1 Visa Process

Useful Links