Outstanding Program Administrator Award

Program administrators play a critical role in the functioning of GME programs, including maintaining effective communication with residents, proactively identifying problems, planning and implementing improvements, conducting a variety of administrative activities, and serving as part of the program leadership team. Many program administrators serve on departmental, institutional and/or national committees.

Eligibility: Current Program Administrator or Coordinator at Partners HealthCare, who has been in the role for at least three years

Criteria include:

• Effective teamwork
• Superb communication skills
• Excellent organizational abilities
• Deep understanding of GME
• Commitment to the educational mission and to optimizing the resident/fellow training experience

Nominations should illustrate how the Program Coordinator has had a significant positive impact and what characteristics make her/him unusually effective.

Nominations should include the following:

• at least one and no more than three letters (no more than 500 words each) from trainees (letters may be co-authored)
• letter (no more than 500 words) from the Program Director
• optional: letter from the Department Chair or Division Chief
• optional: up to two letters (no more than 500 words each) from others (e.g. Program Administrator/Coordinator colleague from another specialty or institution, Associate Program Director, faculty) [Note: letters should not be solicited from the GME Office, which is sponsoring the award and will be represented on the selection committee]

Nominations should illustrate how the program administrator has had a significant positive impact and what characteristics make her/him unusually effective.

This page was last reviewed on 12/2717.