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OFFICE OF GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION

Vice President: Debra Weinstein, M.D.

BWH
Manager: Shawn Vanner
Phone: (617) 732-6065
Fax: (617) 264-5228
B Building (Exit 7B off the Main Pike) 4th Floor, Rm. 412

MGH
Manager: Georgi Bland
Phone: (617) 724-9084
Fax: (617) 726-2118

The Office of Graduate Medical Education performs a variety of administrative functions in support of the residency and fellowship training programs sponsored by the BWH and MGH and serves as a resource for program directors, program support staff and trainees. A sample of the activities of the Office of Graduate Medical Education include:

• coordination of the education related committees, including the Partners Education Committee, the BWH Education Committee and the MGH Executive Committee on Teaching and Education



• liaison activities with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), a national organization that reviews and accredits many specialty and subspecialty programs



• performance of internal reviews of all ACGME-accredited residency and fellowship programs



• development of policies relating to graduate medical education trainees (such as leave of absence, moonlighting, grievances, etc.) for committee approval



• updating of contracts and benefits packages for graduate medical education trainees in conjunction with other Partners departments, and of this House Officers' Manual



• planning for House Officer and clinical fellow orientation programs



• coordinating the annual Partners Intern Core Curriculum Retreat



• convening periodic "Town Meetings" for resident and clinical fellows, to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas between trainees and administration



• serving an "ombudsperson" function for clinical trainees, supplementing support available through the Harvard Medical School Ombudsperson Office and the Partners Employee Assistance Program.