The program director must have responsibility authority and accountability for: administration and operations; teaching and scholarly activity; Resident recruitment and selection, evaluation, and promotion of residents, and disciplinary actions; supervision of residents; and resident education in the context of patient care.
The program director must:
- Be a role model of professionalism;
- Design and conduct the program in a fashion consistent with the needs of the community, the mission(s) of the Sponsoring Institution and the mission(s) of the program;
- Administer and maintain a learning environment conducive to educating the residents in each of the ACGME competency domains;
- Have the authority to approve or remove physicians and non-physicians as faculty members at all participating sites, including the designation of core faculty members, and must develop an overseer process to evaluate candidates prior to approval;
- Have the authority to remove residents from supervising interactions and/or learning environments that do not meet the standards of the program;
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Submit accurate and complete information required and requested by the DIO, GMEC, and ACGME;
- Provide a learning and working environment in which residents have the opportunity to raise concerns, report mistreatment, and provide feedback in a confidential manner as appropriate, without fear of intimidation or retaliation;
- Ensure the program's compliance with the sponsoring institutions policy and procedures related to grievances and due process, including when action is taken to suspend or dismiss, or not to promote or renew the appointment of a resident;
- Ensure the program's compliance with sponsoring institutions policies and procedures on employment and non-discrimination;
a. Residents must not be required to sign a non-competition guarantee or restrictive covenant.
- Document verification of education for all residents within 30 days of completion of or departure from the program;
- Provide verification of an individual residence education upon the resident’s request, within 30 days;
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- Provide applicants who are offered an interview with information related to their eligibility for the relevant specialty board examinations.