Introduction

The following policies and guidelines have been developed to ensure and enhance the quality of graduate medical education at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (MSU/CHM). These policies and guidelines are intended to provide an overall framework for the graduate medical education programs sponsored by MSU/CHM. The policies have been developed with the intention of meeting accreditation requirements, but more importantly to improve the overall quality and effectiveness of graduate medical education for the participants, the administrators of the programs, the participating institutions, and the patients who are served by the programs.

No policy or guideline can be developed to cover every situation. The unique nature of the programs in Graduate Medical Education require each Program to consider carefully the requirements of the discipline and specialty in order to ensure a clinically and academically sound course of study. Therefore, it is recognized that these policies provide a general, broad set of criteria for graduate medical education programs sponsored by MSU/CHM.

Programs with more stringent requirements such as accreditation program requirements, utilization of unique evaluation forms for the advancement of residents, designation of teaching and non-teaching members of the department, etc. must provide the resident with these standards and/or policies in writing. It is recommended that all residents receive a copy of the ACGME Program Requirements and the Institutional Requirements for their particular discipline/program.