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Resident and Fellow Policy Manual

Graduate Medical Education Committee:

The Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) is charged with the oversight of all residency and fellowship programs at the University of Rochester.  There is one voting position for a faculty member representing the internal medicine fellowships and one for the pediatric fellowships.  Additional non-voting representatives are also on GMEC.  All program directors are invited to attend the monthly meetings.

Resident representatives are nominated by their peers and appointed by the Associate Dean for GME, with approval by their residency program directors.  There are 2 fellow representatives; one representing the medicine fellowships and one representing the pediatric fellowships.  In total, there are 13 resident/fellow voting positions.  More than one resident is appointed per program to help ensure that at least one resident will attend the meeting.  Resident representatives serve for one academic year. 

GMEC meets on a monthly basis, typically either the second or third Monday of the month.  Prior to submissions to the ACGME, GMEC must review and approve any of the following issues put forth by program directors:

  • All applications for ACGME accreditation of new programs and subspecialties;
  • Changes in resident complement;
  • Major changes in program structure of length of training;
  • Additions and deletions of participating institutions used in a program;
  • Appointments of new program directors; progress reports requested by any Review Committee;
  • Responses to all proposed adverse actions;
  • Requests for increases or any change in resident duty hours;
  • Requests for "inactive status" or to reactivate a program;
  • Voluntary withdrawals of ACGME-accredited programs;
  • Requests for an appeal of adverse actions; and, written appeal presentations to the ACGME.