Year: 2006
Resolution Number: 98
Action Taken: Approved
Status:
Author(s): Peter W. Watson, MD and Peter G. Coggan, MD
Sponsor: Peter W. Watson, MD, Wayne County
On behalf of:
Committee: E (Science & Education Affairs)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS publicly advocate and provide professional support for residents/fellows in the event of training program closure; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS hold training programs and sponsoring institutions publicly accountable when they fail to immediately notify residents of pending closures and promptly transfer residents to alternate accredited programs as soon as feasible with the least disruption to training; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That the Michigan Delegation to the AMA ask the AMA to work with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, and other appropriate organizations to advocate for the development and implementation of effective policies to permit graduate medical education funding to follow the displaced resident physician from a closing to a receiving residency program, in the event of temporary or permanent residency program closure.
RESOLVED: That MSMS publicly advocate and provide professional support for residents/fellows in the event of training program closure; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS hold training programs and sponsoring institutions publicly accountable when they fail to immediately notify residents of pending closures and promptly transfer residents to alternate accredited programs as soon as feasible with the least disruption to training; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That the Michigan Delegation to the AMA ask the AMA to work with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, and other appropriate organizations to advocate for the development and implementation of effective policies to permit graduate medical education funding to follow the displaced resident physician from a closing to a receiving residency program, in the event of temporary or permanent residency program closure.
Fiscal Note: NULL
Resolution: View PDF for Support of Resident and Fellow Education in Michigan