Editor's Picks According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the number of medical school applicants has increased 18% over last year, which is believed to be inspired in part by the example set by medical workers and public health figures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 The program director will value the coordinator as a critical administrative team member once he or she sees the coordinator as a professional who has an in-depth understanding of accreditation requirements, GME concepts, and management needs of the training program. There are several actions that coordinators can take to build a respectful and supportive working relationship with the program director.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in January, healthcare workers in U.S. hospitals have been working almost nonstop, often in high-stress environments without the proper support they need to do their jobs.
Marketing Spotlight The Guide for Graduate Medical Education Offices and Program Coordinators provides the office of graduate medical education (GME) and program coordinators the guidance they need to successfully run a GME program together. Author Vicki Hamm, C-TAGME, provides how-to guidance and tools for implementing ACGME Institutional Requirements, institutional policies, crafting resident/fellow contracts, managing evaluations, maintaining program accreditation, and other daily duties. This book contains sample policies and forms to customize for your institution.
This book will guide your GME operations so that you can achieve compliance with ACGME requirements; support your program directors, and faculty; and most importantly, produce trainees who become skilled physicians as they move from the educational continuum to the independent practice of medicine.
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