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GME Professionals Day

2nd Annual GME Professionals Day (August 19, 2022)

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The University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga is joining Sponsoring Institutions and hospitals across the country today in participating in the 2nd Annual Graduate Medical Education (GME) Professionals Day, Friday, August 19, 2022.  This day will be recognized each year on the 3rd Friday in August.  The concept was begun by the Association for Hospital Medical Education (AHME) and has been embraced by numerous institutions throughout the country – including the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and Training Administrators in Graduate Medical Education (TAGME).  Yesterday, ACGME tweeted (@acgme):  “Tomorrow is #GMEProfessionalsDay recognizing and celebrating the work of professionals at all levels of graduate medical education.  It takes a lot of hardworking people to drive and improve #GME, and this day is for you!”  Check out the AHME webpage announcing this initiative.

 

GME Professionals Day is a day of recognition for the Program Coordinators and Administrators, including those in GME Offices.  These individuals play a pivotal role in ensuring the effective operation of our residency and fellowship training programs.  The ACGME Common Program Requirements state that: 

"The Program Coordinator is a member of the leadership team and is critical to the success of the program."

Our institution and all our ACGME-accredited programs have been awarded Continuing Accreditation – most with commendations for meeting all Institutional, Common, and Specialty Requirements.  Three members of our GME Team have also achieved TAGME Certification and Recognition (C-TAGME) -- one (Ashley Thurston) was awarded her certification last Friday, August 12, 2022!

We encourage our Leadership, Program Directors, Associate Program Directors, Faculty, Residents, and Fellows to take a moment to let the Coordinators and GME Staff know how important they are to the success of your programs and the valuable role that they play behind the scenes in ensuring the success of our GME programs and initiatives:

Program

Coordinator’s Name

Email Address

Cardiovascular Disease and Gastroenterology Fellowships

Samantha Bond

samantha.bond@erlanger.org 

Emergency Medicine Residency
Emergency Medical Services Fellowship
Ultrasound Fellowship

Velvet Green

velvet.green@erlanger.org

Family Medicine Residency

Elissa McCoy, MEd.

elissa.mccoy@erlanger.org

Internal Medicine Residency

Deborah Fuller

deborah.fuller@erlanger.org

Minimally Invasive Gynecology Surgery
Fellowship

Jessica Howell, RN

jessica.howell@erlanger.org

Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency

Annette Wilson

annette.wilson@erlanger.org 

Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery Fellowship

Kimberly Davis, MEd.

kimberly.davis@erlanger.org 

Pediatrics Residency

Ashley Thurston, C-TAGME, CAP

ashley.thurston@erlanger.org

Plastic Surgery Residency

Rosalyn Stewart-Kalaukoa

stewartkalaukoar@refinedlooks.com 

Surgery Residency
Vascular Surgery Fellowship

Cindy Rudolph, MS

cindy.rudolph@universitysurgical.com

Surgery Residency, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, and 
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Maggie Hamblen, CAP

maggie.hamblen@universitysurgical.com

Urology Residency and
Laparoscopic and Robotic Urology Surgery Fellowship

Stacey Blanks, C-TAGME, CAP

stacey.blanks@erlanger.org

 

GME Administrative Staff

Title

Name

Email Address

GME Financial Specialist (and retreat organization)

Jacqueline Hogan, CAP

jacqueline.hogan@erlanger.org

GME Lead Coordinator

(Position being currently recruited)

 

Dr. Robert Fore, Associate Dean and Designated Institutional Official, and Pamela Scott, C-TAGME, Director of Graduate and Medical Student Education, recognize these leaders for their contributions every day.  We thank each one of these extraordinary members of our GME Community.

We will be honoring them at an offsite GME Professionals Retreat on Friday, August 19, 2022.  Again, please send them an email tomorrow or Monday to acknowledge their dedication and exemplary work.

Sep 16, 2022