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Douglas Beall, MD

JAMA. 1999;282:308.

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The last 3 Resident Physician Forum columns explained the requirements set by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) regarding compensation, fringe benefits, contracts, work hours, supervision, and other aspects of the work environment that apply to all institutions that train resident physicians. In addition to these institutional requirements, each residency program must adhere to the program requirements set by its Residency Review Committee. This column presents some of the requirements regarding the educational oversight of programs. Next week's column will present the requirements regarding communication between residents and the institution's administration.

Educational Administration

Every institution must provide an organized administrative system that oversees all residency programs. The institution must designate an official who oversees and administers these programs.

The institution must establish a graduate medical education committee (GMEC) that monitors and advises the institution on all aspects of residency education. The voting members of the committee must . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Resident Representative to ACGME,
1996-1998
Shepherd Air Force Base
Wichita Falls, Tex

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