Graduate Medical Education
MSC11 6093
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-5156

Phone: (505) 272-6225
Fax: (505) 272-5184

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Graduate Medical Education

 

Resident Handbook

Introduction
GME Educational Programs
Insurance
Leave
Misc. Benefits
Procedures
Requirements
Standards, Responsibilities & Work Environment
Moonlighting

Resident Handbook

University of New Mexico Graduate Medical Education

Introduction

Graduate medical education at the University of New Mexico is conducted by the Health Sciences Center to ensure that this institution:

  • Provides a critical part of the continuum of educational experiences for students engaged in medical education;
  • Assists the State of New Mexico in meeting the statewide need for skilled and competent practicing physicians, as well as attempting to help meet work force needs regionally and nationally;
  • Meet the demands for graduate medical education placed for the graduates of UNM SOM;
  • Provides interdisciplinary graduate training experiences to those specialties that require them, e.g. Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics;
  • Assures resident education does not adversely affect patient care.
  • Encourage the continual review of current strategies in education and patient care through research endeavors that include residents in GME programs.
  • Assures compliance with all regulation requirements for reimbursement by federal and state programs of educational expenses and other specific requirements are also met.
  • Assures training programs provide educational experiences are sensitive to the unique multicultural environment of New Mexico while meeting or exceeding the standards of professionalism.

Houseofficers and the University

The University of New Mexico, through the Office of the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, contracts with the Houseofficers of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine training programs. All Houseofficers are required to have a current signed agreement on file in the Office of Graduate Medical Education before entering the University of New Mexico training program. Salary and fringe benefit coverage cannot be extended until a signed agreement is on file and appointment criteria have been met.

Houseofficers scheduled for duty at the VA Medical Center who are unable to report will be responsible for informing the appropriate individual in the department at the VAMC and for signing in at VA Human Resources. If this is not carried out, it may be necessary to charge this time to Leave Without Pay or a Departmental Account. Houseofficers failing to comply with the terms of their contracts may be suspended without pay until such time as compliance is achieved or the contractual agreement with the University is terminated.