GME Professionals Day

                    

 

The University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga is joining Sponsoring Institutions and hospitals across the country today in participating in the 2nd Annual Graduate Medical Education (GME) Professionals Day, Friday, August 19, 2022.  This day will be recognized each year on the 3^rd Friday in August.  The concept was begun by the Association for Hospital Medical Education (AHME) and has been embraced by numerous institutions throughout the country – including the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and Training Administrators in Graduate Medical Education (TAGME).  Yesterday, ACGME tweeted (@acgme):  “Tomorrow is #GMEProfessionalsDay recognizing and celebrating the work of professionals at all levels of graduate medical education.  It takes a lot of hardworking people to drive and improve #GME, and this day is for you!”  Check out the AHME webpage announcing this initiative.

 

GME Professionals Day is a day of recognition for the Program Coordinators and Administrators, including those in GME Offices.  These individuals play a pivotal role in ensuring the effective operation of our residency and fellowship training programs.  The ACGME Common Program Requirements state that: 

"The Program Coordinator is a member of the leadership team and is critical to the success of the program."

Our institution and all our ACGME-accredited programs have been awarded Continuing Accreditation – most with commendations for meeting all Institutional, Common, and Specialty Requirements.  Three members of our GME Team have also achieved TAGME Certification and Recognition (C-TAGME) -- one (Ashley Thurston) was awarded her certification last Friday, August 12, 2022!

We encourage our Leadership, Program Directors, Associate Program Directors, Faculty, Residents, and Fellows to take a moment to let the Coordinators and GME Staff know how important they are to the success of your programs and the valuable role that they play behind the scenes in ensuring the success of our GME programs and initiatives:

Program	Coordinator’s Name	Email Address
Cardiovascular Disease and Gastroenterology Fellowships	Samantha Bond	samantha.bond@erlanger.org
Emergency Medicine Residency Emergency Medical Services Fellowship Ultrasound Fellowship	Velvet Green	velvet.green@erlanger.org
Family Medicine Residency	Elissa McCoy, MEd.	elissa.mccoy@erlanger.org
Internal Medicine Residency	Deborah Fuller	deborah.fuller@erlanger.org
Minimally Invasive Gynecology Surgery Fellowship	Jessica Howell, RN	jessica.howell@erlanger.org
Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency	Annette Wilson	annette.wilson@erlanger.org
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery Fellowship	Kimberly Davis, MEd.	kimberly.davis@erlanger.org
Pediatrics Residency	Ashley Thurston, C-TAGME, CAP	ashley.thurston@erlanger.org
Plastic Surgery Residency	Rosalyn Stewart-Kalaukoa	stewartkalaukoar@refinedlooks.com
Surgery Residency Vascular Surgery Fellowship	Cindy Rudolph, MS	cindy.rudolph@universitysurgical.com
Surgery Residency, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, and  Surgical Critical Care Fellowship	Maggie Hamblen, CAP	maggie.hamblen@universitysurgical.com
Urology Residency and Laparoscopic and Robotic Urology Surgery Fellowship	Stacey Blanks, C-TAGME, CAP	stacey.blanks@erlanger.org

 

GME Administrative Staff

Title	Name	Email Address
GME Financial Specialist (and retreat organization)	Jacqueline Hogan, CAP	jacqueline.hogan@erlanger.org
GME Lead Coordinator	(Position being currently recruited)

Dr. Robert Fore, Associate Dean and Designated Institutional Official, and Pamela Scott, C-TAGME, Director of Graduate and Medical Student Education, recognize these leaders for their contributions every day.  We thank each one of these extraordinary members of our GME Community.

We will be honoring them at an offsite GME Professionals Retreat on Friday, August 19, 2022.  Again, please send them an email tomorrow or Monday to acknowledge their dedication and exemplary work.