Graduate Medical Education Committee

The Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC), together with the Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education/Designated Institutional Official (DIO), is responsible for the oversight of all Tulane resident/ fellow programs, and of the quality of the learning and working environment at all participating sites. As part of its mission to monitor all aspects of residency education, the GMEC regularly conducts special reviews of Tulane's residency and fellowship education programs to assess each program's compliance with ACGME requirements.

GMEC members include the program directors of Tulane’s core residency programs (Internal Medicine, Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry), and program directors representing the surgical and medical subspecialty training programs, the internal medicine fellowships, and the hospital-based training programs. The Committee also includes 2-6 members of the Tulane Resident/Fellow Congress, and two program coordinators. A quality improvement/safety officer or his or her designee from clinical partners Tulane Hospital, the VA Hospital, and the University Medical Center/LCMC also serve on the GMEC. The DIO and Assistant DIO preside as Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, of the Committee, which is staffed by the Senior Director of Graduate Medical Education.

The GMEC has four subcommittees that meet at least quarterly to carry out portions of the GMEC’s responsibilities: Accreditation, Professional Identity and Learning Environment, and Faculty Development. A fifth subcommittee focused on non-ACGME accredited programs is on hold. An ad hoc subcommittee to address potential issues regarding the transition to the School of Medicine’s new primary clinical site meets bi-monthly.