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AAMC template with WashU/BJH/SLCH language added; used for individual, trainee-specific elective rotations.

The organization that accredits most medical residencies and fellowships.

Online service where programs upload program information yearly for ACGME.

Yearly program self-evaluation required by ACGME.

Specific details of how long and which kind of trainee will be at the location.

Facilitates graduate medical trainee access to EPIC, badging, etc in the clinical space.

Timeframe of March 1 – August 31 where no applications are reviewed & no external trainees are allowed to be on site.

Active teaching faculty who are chosen by the program director to review and assess evaluation information and performance for each resident to make recommendations on promotion & remediation.

ACGME review has determined that a program is out of compliance with an accreditation standard or ACGME policy or procedure. Citations MUST be addressed in a program’s next APE.

A review of the institution’s efforts to provide residents with a safe learning environment, and to engage residents in initiatives focused on patient safety, quality improvement and resident wellness.

Graduate medical trainee actively participating in patient care in the clinical/research space. They CAN touch patients & do have EPIC access.

This is observation-only research in the clinic space. The trainee will not gain EPIC access & will still proceed through the GME observer approval process.

Maximum number of residents a program is allowed to train at any one time.

A program or institution’s adherence to requirements.

The rationale behind why this program rotates to this site & what trainees should be responsible for learning.

This is an accreditation status. It means the program has been reviewed and it is in compliance with requirements.

Faculty who play a significant role in the education of residents. They must have specific qualifications to serve as core faculty which depend on the program’s specialty area.

ACGME requirements that apply to all specialties and subspecialties.

The person responsible for all of the ACGME accredited residencies and fellowships. This is Dominique Cosco, MD, FACP.

Certifying body for international medical graduates.

A physician who has already met requirements for board certification in a specialty (e.g., Pediatrics or Internal Medicine), but is now completing a training program in a subspecialty (e.g., Cardiology, Rheumatology etc.).

These are practice locations considered within the consortium, which will not require a PLA. Only for a WashU CLINIC with a WashU Physician Faculty member. It DOES NOT include off campus sites with in-patient or procedural experience.

A group of program directors, trainees and program coordinators who meet to review accreditation issues.

These are legal, hospital/institutional agreements which incorporate financial and liability information. They are not recognized by the ACGME. These agreements are solely initiated and managed by the WashU/BJH/SLCH GME Consortium.

A physician who holds a terminal degree in medicine from an international medical school verified by the ECFMG.

The official letter that tells a program the outcome of an ACGME review, and the action taken by the committee. A program can get continued accreditation with or without “areas of concern” or “citation.” Programs can also be put on probation, and accreditation can be terminated.

The resident management system (RMS) used at the institution.

A function of WashU HR responsible for clearing observers to be in the clinical space.

A program for which there is a J1 Visa trainee in a Non-ACGME accredited program.

Graduate medical trainee observing in the clinical/research space. They CANNOT touch patients & do not gain EPIC access.

The official name of the offsite location where the trainee will be rotating.

One physician faculty with authority and accountability for the operation of the residency/fellowship.

The faculty chosen by the program director to conduct the Annual Program Review (APE).

An educational agreement between a GME program and the Participating Site where a recurrent, standing rotation is located. These are recognized & required by the ACGME. There must be an IIAA in place prior to a program initiating a PLA.

Sets accreditation standards and provides peer evaluation of residency and fellowship programs.

Individual in charge of the learning environment at the participating site; cannot be the PD.

The organization (or entity) that assumes the ultimate financial and academic responsibility for a program of graduate medical education consistent with the ACGME Institutional Requirements.

The evaluation completed at the end of the training program to certify that the resident has successfully completed the program.

Managing the transition of a given patient’s care during a change in care team. The focus is to ensure that the new team has the complete and accurate information they need to take proper care of the patient.  

The official name of the program for which a trainee is completing the rotation.

The three facilities located on the “Kingshighway campus” within immediate walking distance of one another.