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The Office of Graduate Medical Education performs a variety of administrative functions in support of the residency and fellowship training programs sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital and serves as a resource for program directors, program support staff and trainees.

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 (includes interviewing program trainees).
Sponsoring a variety of educational programs such as the Partners Housestaff Core Curriculum Retreat, Partners Chief Resident Course, Partners Fellows' Retreat and a series of workshops for program directors.
Development of policies relating to graduate medical education and trainees for committee approval.
Updating contracts and benefits packages for graduate medical education trainees in conjunction with other Partners departments.
Planning for House Officer and Clinical Fellow orientation and other special programs.
Convening periodic "Town Meetings" for residents and clinical fellows, to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas between trainees and administration.
Serving an ombuds function for clinical trainees, supplementing support available through the Harvard Medical School Ombuds Office and the Partners Employee Assistance Program.
Advocating for issues important to trainees.

To reach the GME office for administrative issues, please contact:

Brigham and Women's Hospital (617) 732-8540
Massachusetts General Hospital (617) 643-6376

For all other inquires, please contact the respective program directors identified in the list of residencies for Brigham and Women's Hospital or Massachusetts General Hospital.