Graduate Medical Education
Institutional Committees
University of Maryland Medical Center offers opportunities for residents and
fellows to serve on institutional committees. If you are interested
in participating in any of these committees, please contact the Office of Graduate Medical Education.
The committees and their descriptions are listed below:
CPMOE Workgroups
- This group is working on the development of design decisions and order
sets, etc. as we roll out Computerized Physician Medication Order Entry
through the University of Maryland Medical Center
Diversity Council
- The
Diversity Council develops plans to achieve diversity management goals;
model norms of inclusion; commitment to individual learning; deploys the EOS
core team to support managers in producing results; develops new council
leadership.
Ethical Advisory Subcommittee
- Discusses ethical topics, policy development and ethics consults and reports into the
Performance Improvement Steering Committee.
Graduate Medical Education Committee
- Monitors and advises on all aspects of residency education. The Committee
serves in the capacity of developing/revising graduate medical education
policies and overseeing the compliance of the institution and its accredited
programs in meeting Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's
institutional and Residency Review Committee requirements. The
Committee is compromised of residents, faculty, program directors, and
administrative staff.
Information Management Subcommittee
-
Reviews,
discusses, and advises on decisions and processes related to medical records
and imaging. Reports into the Performance Improvement Steering
Committee.
Pain Management Subcommittee
- Monitors
pain management procedures within the Medical Center and patient
satisfaction in treating pain. Reports into the Performance
Improvement Steering Committee.
Patient Handoff Workgroup
-
This group is working to standardize the format and protocol for information
exchange during the patient hand-off process
Performance Improvement Steering Committee
- Develops and oversees implementation for the plan for improving performance; assesses
and monitors organization's performance; responds to external reviews of the
organization's performance, receives reports and monitors outcomes from the
medical staff subcommittees and clinical departments, develops a quality
training strategy.
Resuscitation Committee
- The
Resuscitation Committee provides quality management of the resuscitation
process, ensures that hospital staff are taught the latest resuscitation
standards, modifies the hospital resuscitation equipment as required,
provides recommendations to the medical center concerning resuscitation
policies and procedures, and communicates changes to medical center
employees. It is composed of both patient care providers and support
personnel.
Therapeutics Subcommittee
Transfusion Practices Subcommittees
- Review,
discuss, and advise on policies and processes related to blood and blood
products. Reports into the Performance Improvement Steering Committee.
This page was last updated on: November 1, 2007.
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