GME ACRONYMS & GENERAL TERMS \ ACRO- NYM ADS APD APECS FULL NAME Accreditation Data System Affiliate Associate Program Director Accreditation, Program and Education Committee Support Block Schedule BWHEC Brigham and Women's Hospital Education Committee CME Continuing Medical Education CoEs Centers of Expertise CPRs Common Program Requirements Chief Resident Continuity Clinic Core Competencies DEFINITION An ACGME web-based database updated at least annually by SIs and accredited residency/fellowship programs; used primarily to communicate to the ACGME any organizational changes (such as adding an affiliate) and to generate PIFs prior to the institutional- or program-level site visits. https://www.acgme.org/ads/default.asp Any other hospital or site to which a training program sends trainees for a required or an elective rotation; also known as a "participating site" Individual(s) appointed by the PD to assist with program administration. The appointment does not require approval by the GMEC or RRC The OGME team that supports GME programs and the GMECs, whose broad responsibilities are: Cheryl Reif: NRMP; GME Focus; internal reviews of ACGME programs Anne Rigg: NI and IT management; GME website Georgi Bland: MGH GME programs and accreditation; ECOTE; PEC Irina Knyshevski: BWH programs and accreditation; BWHEC; internal reviews of non-acgme programs A trainee s schedule of rotations during an academic year. The BWH GMEC responsible for the review and approval of the accreditation issues and program changes prior to submission to the RRC; oversees the education infrastructure and UME and CME issues for the BWH Physician education beyond residency and/or fellowship training, required for continued licensure A Partners initiative that provides residents and fellows with cross-specialty educational opportunities that complement clinical training by providing exposure to important areas of health care delivery. ACGME requirements that apply to all accredited residency and fellowship programs A senior resident in the last year of training or a recent graduate sometimes given a faculty appointment; although the role varies and not all residency programs appoint Chief Residents, usually serve as advocates for the residents Ambulatory patient setting where a trainee follows a patient s medical condition over an extended period of time. Six curricular components which, along with residents scholarly activities, comprise the main elements of the educational program; these are Patient Care Medical Knowledge
DIO ECOTE E&F ES FPD GME GMEC Practice-based Learning and Environment Interpersonal and Communication Skills Professionalism Systems-based Practice Credentialing The process of obtaining a hospital (and HMS) appointment, +/- billing privileges; handled by BWH Provider Services and MGH Medical Staff Office Daily Email Notification one email sent daily between 12:00 and 8:00 am NI puts all the notifications it needs to send to each user into Designated Institutional Official authority and responsibility for the oversight and administration Term used by the ACGME to refer to the individual assigned of all ACGME programs; signs off on PIFs. program applications for accreditation and all reports to the RRCs.. This term is also used by the NRMP. John Patrick T. Co, MD MPH is the DIO for BWH and MGH Didactics Scheduled, systematic instruction by means of planned learning experiences, such as conferences or grand rounds Duty Hour Viola- A violation of one of the ACGME duty hour rules as configured tion Executive Committee on Teaching and Education Evaluation and Feedback Education Specialist Evaluation Fellow Fellowship Fellowship Program Director Gap locator Graduate Medical Education GME Focus Graduate Medical Education Committee in each training program's section of NI The MGH GMEC responsible for the review and approval of the accreditation issues and program changes prior to submission to the RRC; oversees the education infrastructure and UME and CME issues for the MGH Assessment of trainee s performance; generally, evaluation refers to written communication, and feedback to oral, in-person communication A physician in the OGME who works on educational issues and is available to work directly with programs in areas such as curriculum design and content Sometimes used to refer to an NI questionnaire used to evaluate a person or thing; an evaluation session is the set of configuration options that determine who evaluates whom, on what schedule, using which questionnaire, etc. A trainee who has (usually) completed a residency program, now pursuing advanced or subspecialty training; this term is not used by the ACGME In the context of GME, used to denote a program of advanced or subspecialty clinical training PD of an accredited or non-accredited fellowship program NI tool used to identify the dates that residents and fellows are not on a rotation Specialized clinical training for physicians after medical school GME newsletter written and distributed by Partners GME (editor Cheryl Reif) A committee responsible for GME, SI-based GMECs monitor and oversee accreditation of their programs GMED GME Director A physician in the OGME responsible for program oversight and GME Acronyms, pg 2 of 7 updated 10/12/2011
G&Os HMS IMG Goals and Objectives Grand Rounds Harvard Medical School International (or Foreign) Medical Graduate Intern accreditation related matters; each GME program is assigned to a GMED, based on specialty Written guidelines and competency expectations required for each rotation and the program overall; should be based on the six ACGME core competencies Presentations sponsored by clinical departments, often featuring an external keynote speaker, offering expertise on a variety of clinical topics The sole medical school affiliated with BWH and MGH; also refers to medical students on rotation at the hospitals Graduate of a foreign medical school (also FMG) A trainee in her/his first year of training after medical school; a PGY-1 trainee; a term not used by the ACGME IR Internal Review Program self-assessment and review conducted by the OGME on behalf of the GMEC; done at the mid-point between site visits IRC Internal Review Committee The group conducting the internal review; generally includes the GMED for the specialty, review of the curriculum by an ES, volunteer faculty and resident reviewers from other departments/subspecialties Justification When there is a violation of the 24+4 hour and short break rules advanced residents as defined by their RRC may write a "justification ": a valid reason as listed in the CPRs; if approved by the PD, the exception is allowed and is not considered a violation Level 5 Level 5 privileges The highest level of privileges in NI normally available to PCs LoN Letter of Notification and other program administrative staff Official communication from the RRC that states the accreditation action and any citations resulting from a site visit (also accreditation letter) LoR Letter of Report Official communication from the ACGME Institutional Review Committee (IRC) that states the accreditation action taken by the IRC for the SI MAA Master Affiliation Agreement Agreement that an SI must have with other training sites to which its programs send trainees; executed by the Office OGME NI New Innovations Residency Management Suite (RMS) New Innovations Advisory Com- MMS Massachusetts Medical Society Statewide professional association for physicians and medical students; publishes the New England Journal of Medicine. Moonlighting Voluntary, compensated, medically-related work, not related to training requirements, performed at any site NF Night Float Rotation or educational experience designated to either eliminate in-house call or assist other residents at night Web-based software application used by Partners residents and fellows to log hours, by faculty and trainees to evaluate each other and the program, and by administrative staff to manage the program. http://new-innov.com A group of coordinators, residents and Program Directors advising Partners GME regarding NI utility GME Acronyms, pg 3 of 7 updated 10/12/2011
mittee OGME Office of Graduate The Partners Office of GME and its staff Medical Education OSCE Objective Structured Clinical Standardized patient encounters used to assess medical students and incoming trainees' skills Exam PLA Program Letter of Agreement Agreement that each program must execute with training sites at which its residents have a required or an elective rotation PORT Partners Office of Resources for Trainees OGME-based resource for trainees to address "quality of life" issues; sponsors events for trainee (Orientation, Core Curriculum and Clinical Fellow Retreats, Chief Resident Course and Town Meetings http://www.partners.org/graduate-medical- Education/Partners-Office-Of-Resources-For- Trainees/Default.aspx PC Program Coordinator With oversight from the PD, provides operational management of the training program PD Program Director Individual designated with authority and accountability for the operation of the program PDQ Program Director Questionnaire Form completed by the PD prior to and internal review to provide background information and documentation of compliance PEC Partners Education Committee The GMEC for all Partners teaching hospitals; includes resident and PD representatives from BWHEC and ECOTE, as well as SRH (Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital), NWH (Newton- Wellesley Hospital, Salem Hospital/NSMC (North Shore Medical Center), McLean, Faulkner, and DFCI (Dana-Farber Cancer PGY PIF RPD RRC SI Post Graduate Year Program Information Form Resident Rotation Residency Program Director Residency Review Committees Sponsoring Institution Institute) Refers to a resident's current year of accredited GME training, and may/may not correspond to the resident s year in a particular training program (see YIP) The document completed by the PD in preparation for a site visit; organized in two parts, the Common PIF and the Specialty PIF, and requiring compilation of requested information that reflects the current status of the educational program and compliance with the specialty- or subspecialty-specific program requirements A GME trainee pursuing post-ume training in a core specialty; required for board eligibility and full licensure A specific length of time spent training in a designated clinical area Director of a residency program 27 subsets of the ACGME divided by clinical specialty responsible for review of the residency and fellowship programs to ensure compliance with national accreditation standards www.acgme.org An institution accredited by the ACGME to sponsor one or more GME programs; programs must designate a single SI, regardless of the level of involvement by other institutions GME Acronyms, pg 4 of 7 updated 10/12/2011
UME YIP Track) Undergraduate Medical Education Violation Year in Program (also Program Year) Single Sign On A mechanism by which a user s Partners login is used to automatically log them into NI. When a person logs into their Partners account and then selects the NI link on the Partners Applications menu of the Windows Start Menu., PHS IT sends their Partners login name, or "single sign on" to NI to identify them in the NI database.\ SV Site Visit On-site examination by the field staff of the ACGME on behalf of the specialty RRC to assess the quality of the trainees' educational and related experiences and program compliance with the program requirements for that specialty Track (Residency A specific curriculum designed to fulfill subspecialty prerequisites or full training in chosen specialty Medical school; the medical training required before entry into a GME program See Duty Hour Violation A term used by the OGME and in NI to indicate a trainee s training year within his/her current program; (also PY) GME Acronyms, pg 5 of 7 updated 10/12/2011
ACRONYMS FOR AGENCIES ASSOCIATED WITH GME ACRO- NYMS AAMC ABMS ACGME FULL NAME Association of American Medical Colleges American Board of Medical Specialties Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education FUNCTION/DEFINITION Membership includes US and Canadian medical schools, teaching hospitals, health care systems, and academic and scientific societies. Supports the education, research, and patient care activities conducted by its member organizations http://www.aamc.org/ A not-for-profit organization comprised of 24 medical specialty boards that assists in the development and utilization of standards for the certification of physician specialists. http://www.abms.org/ The private, nonprofit council that evaluates and accredits medical residency programs in the US www.acgme.org AOA Alpha Omega Alpha National medical honor society http://www.alphaomegaalpha.org CMS Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services DEA ERAS ECFMG FCVS FREIDA or AMA FREIDA FSMB HIPAA Drug Enforcement Administration Electronic Residency Application Service Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates Federation Credentials Verification Service Federation of State Medical Boards Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 Federal agency overseeing health-related programs including Medicare, Medicaid, and HIPAA compliance. http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/default.asp Governmental agency responsible for the provision of licensure/certification to physicians dispensing controlled substances http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/ On-line service used by medical students/graduates and residency/fellowship training programs in the application process http://www.aamc.org/students/eras/start/htm Organization that evaluates the qualifications of the foreign medical graduates to certify them before they enter US graduate medical education programs. http://www.ecfmg.org/ Organization that collects and verifies records for individuals applying for licenses, hospital appointments, or other privileges. http://www.fsmb.org/fcvs.program/cvrhome.htm Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database Database offering information about residency and training programs. http://www.amaassn.org/ama/pub/category/2997.html. Organization that develops and promotes standards for physician licensure and practice. http://www.fsmb.org Federal act that established standards for health data security and protection of health insurance coverage for workers and families if change occurs in their job status. http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy GME Acronyms, pg 6 of 7 updated 10/12/2011
LCME NBME NRMP TAGME USMLE Liaison Committee on Medical Education National Board of Medical Examiners National Resident Matching Program Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education United States Medical Licensing Examination Nationally recognized accrediting authority for medical education programs leading to the M.D. degree in US and Canadian medical schools. http://www.lcme.org/ Agency that provides examinations to health care professionals for the purpose of medical licensing. http://www.nbme.org/ Provides a structured, unbiased match of applicants to positions in graduate medical training programs. All US medical school graduates must register through NRMP for post graduate training. http://www.nrmp.org/ Certification for GME training administrators. http://www.tagme.org Three step examination required to obtain initial full medical license. Passage of Step 2 required for appointment as resident at PHS. www.usmle.org GME Acronyms, pg 7 of 7 updated 10/12/2011