University of Tennessee Office of Graduate Medical Education
A Commitment to Medical Education
The Board of Trustees of the University of Tennessee, The University of Tennessee College of Medicine (COM) and its participating teaching hospitals are fully committed to the education of health care professionals and providers. The COM will provide the educational environment and opportunities to meet the needs of all medical residents and facilitate their professional, ethical, and personal development. This is consistent with the College’s mission to provide “a broad array of programs targeted at the education and training of physicians at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels.”
The Board of Trustees, the COM Administration, and GME community are committed to and responsible for promoting patient safety and resident well-being, and for providing a supportive educational environment. The leadership of the COM Graduate Medical Education Program supports safe and appropriate patient care through appropriate curricula, evaluation, and resident supervision.
Educational Resources:
The COM currently sponsors 53 Memphis based (includes Nashville and Jackson) ACGME accredited residency programs. For the academic year 2009-2010, there are approximately 660 residents enrolled in these accredited programs.
The COM will provide the oversight necessary to foster graduate medical education programs in which physicians in training develop personal, clinical and professional competence under the guidance and supervision of the faculty and staff. The COM Graduate Medical Education Committee is committed to providing a scholarly environment in which the resident is viewed as a student. The Graduate Medical Education Office will ensure the progression of responsibilities through demonstrated clinical experience, knowledge, and skills.
The COM will ensure that all residency programs define, in accordance with its Program Requirements, the specific knowledge, skills, attitudes, and educational experiences required in order for each resident to demonstrate:
- Patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health
- Medical knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, epidemiological and social-behavioral sciences, and the application of this knowledge to patient care
- Practice-based learning and improvement, enabling the resident to investigate and evaluate their care of patients, to appraise and assimilate scientific evidence, and to continuously improve patient care based on constant self-evaluation and life-long learning.
- Interpersonal and communication skills that result in effective information exchange and collaboration with patients, their families, and other health professionals.
- Professionalism, as manifested through a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities, and an adherence to ethical principles.
- Systems-based practice, as manifested by actions that demonstrate an awareness of and responsiveness to the larger context and system for health care, as well as the ability to call effectively on other resources in the system to provide optimal health care.
Financial Resources:
All residents receive the same level of compensation for their appropriate level of training and are paid by the University of Tennessee. In addition, the College maintains a comprehensive health, life and disability insurance program for all residents. The GME Office provides educational support funds to each program and provides a PDA to each resident. Residents have absolute immunity from malpractice claims for educational activities under the Tennessee Claims Commission Act of 1985. Supervisory funding for faculty activities is provided by our teaching hospitals and is allocated to faculty commensurate with their teaching efforts through the GME Office.
Human Resources:
All teaching faculty hold regular or clinical appointments in the College of Medicine. The Graduate Medical Education Office is responsible for the administrative support of the residency programs. The GME Office has nine full-time employees, including two accreditation specialists, dedicated to institutional and program oversight. The Executive Associate Dean for GME chairs the Graduate Medical Education Committee. The Assistant Dean for GME is full-time and serves as the Designated Institutional Official.
This “Statement of Commitment” is supported by the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees, the leadership of the COM, the Graduate Medical Education Committee, administration, and teaching faculty. The College of Medicine and participating teaching hospitals will provide the necessary educational, financial and human resources necessary to support all Graduate Medical Education training programs.
Contact Us
Office of Graduate Medical Education
Eugene Mangiante, MD
Executive Associate Dean
910 Madison Avenue
Suite 1031
Memphis, TN 38163
Phone: (901) 448-5364
Fax: (901) 448-6182
