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Education Committee

The Departments Education Committee is chaired by the Vice Chair for
Education. The Committee presently consists of the Program Director,
Associate Program Director, selected teaching faculty, chief resident, one
additional resident, and one fellow. It also includes participants from each site where residency training occurs. The Committee meets monthly.

The purpose of the Committee is to:

• Work closely with Departmental administration on all educational
  concerns
• Make recommendations to the full faculty concerning educational
  issues, policies and procedures
• Plan and conduct faculty educational planning retreats
• Investigate new educational methods for potential application
  within the Departments programs
• Regularly review all accreditation requirements for residency
  training and ensure compliance with those requirements
• Regularly review the educational progress of all students involved
  in various training experiences, with special attention to remediation as
  needed
• Consider and approve resident elective experiences
• Provide a forum for resident physician issues and concerns

The Committee also considers issues pertaining to the educational mission of the health system as requested, and consults with other participating institutions on projects of mutual concern.