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Program Directors’ Committee / Institutional Review Committee
Purpose
The Program Directors’ Committee / Institutional Review Committee provides overall oversight of the UHIMRP. This committee sets broad program policies. This committee sets broad program policies. This committee provides long range planning and sets the direction for the program. The IRC meets quarterly, alternating with the PD Committee. In addition, the IRC reviews and approves Medical Team Care privileges.
Membership
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The Chair is Dr. Erlaine F. Bello, Program Director. |
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Other members are the deputy program director, associate program directors, chiefs of medicine from the participating hospitals, a chief medical resident and a Level 3 resident representative, and other faculty/members as selected by the program director. |
Function
The committee, under the leadership of the program director, has oversight and sets program policies.
Curriculum Committee
Purpose
The Curriculum Committee is responsible for defining the curriculum of the program. The curriculum includes clinical and other educational experiences, which comprise the activities of each resident during his/her time in the program. The characterization of each experience includes the type of experience, the length of the experience, the goals and objectives of the experience, the evaluation methods of the experience and a resource list for the experience. The curriculum defines the learning experience for the residents in the UHIMRP.
Membership
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The Chair is Dr. Cynthia Hew, Deputy Program Director. |
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Other members are the associate program directors, firm directors, chief residents, and other faculty and residents selected by the chair of the committee and the program director. The program director is an ex-officio member. |
Function
The committee is advisory to the Program Director.
Resident Evaluation Review Committee (RERC)
Purpose
The Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has identified six (6) Internal Medicine Competencies in which serve as the foundation for our Curriculum and in which all residents must demonstrate competency in before completing residency training. These areas are:
1. Patient Care
2. Medical Knowledge
3. Interpersonal and Communication skills
4. Professionalism
5. Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
6. Systems-Based Practice
Residents must understand the importance of these six general competencies in the assessment of their performance.
The evaluation of residents is an ongoing process, which is felt to be one of the most important responsibilities of the residency program. The evaluation process has many objectives: (1) ensuring that all residents perform at a satisfactory level or greater in carrying out their patient care responsibilities and teaching activities; (2) identifying areas of weakness or deficiency as well as strength, early in a resident's career, so that weak areas may be strengthened, deficiencies may be corrected, strong points may be recognized, and residents may be counseled appropriately regarding career goals; (3) ensuring that residents meet the minimum clinical competence requirements of the American Board of Internal Medicine to be admitted to the Board Examination; for those residents not meeting these requirements be so advised as early in their careers as possible so that changes can be accomplished; and (4) providing one component of continuous quality improvement for the UHIMRP.
Membership
The resident evaluation review committee of the UHIMRP will consist of the following members:
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The Chair is Dr. Reid Ikeda. |
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Other members are the UHIMRP associate program directors, firm directors, chief medical residents, and other core clinical faculty members. |
Function
The resident evaluation review committee is advisory to the program director and provides information to the curriculum committee on resident performance.
Resident Activities and Support Group (RASG)
Purpose
This group is responsible for the planning and coordination of various resident-oriented social and other activities throughout the year.
Membership
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The chair(s) is/are usually a Chief Medical Resident and a Level 3 Resident elected by each outgoing committee. |
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Other members include resident representatives from each resident level in an ad hoc fashion.
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Function – organize and coordinate the following activities:
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End-of-the-Year Banquet |
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Sounding board for various resident concerns not easily brought to the attention of the program |
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Various other social functions throughout the year
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Recruitment & Selection Committee
Purpose
The Recruitment & Selection Committee handles the recruitment of new residents each year for the UHIMRP.
Membership
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The Chair is appointed by Dr. Emilio Ganitano, Jr. |
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Members include the associate program directors, firm directors, chief medical resident, chief medical resident-elects, other core members of the faculty, and a Level 3 resident approved by the Chair and Program Director. |
Function
* Recruitment activities (JABSOM, US and IMG)
* Applicant interviewing
* Applicant profile reviews and rank list generation for the NRMP
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