Graduate Medical Education

1. Program Liaison submits the information about these candidates and continuing residents and fellows on the  Resident/Fellow Data File  using these Instructions.
   
   The completed Resident/Fellow Data File is forwarded to the Compliance Coordinator of Graduate Medical Education electronically to Maureen Hyson mhyson@umm.edu and the Medical Staff Services Representative listed on Attachment E of the Instructions or found at http://www.umm.edu/gme/staff_contacts.htm
   
   
2. Program Liaison  provides only the  "New" or "New Mercy" (Column V) residents and fellows listed with the Medical Staff Services http://www.umm.edu/medstaff/index.htm . New is defined as those residents/fellows who were not employed by UMMC during the prior academic period or who have a break in their credentialing period preceding this appointment period. New Mercy is defined as those residents/fellows who are enrolled in the Internal Medicine program, but who will be employed by Mercy. "New" and "New Mercy"  residents and fellows are required to complete the credentialing application, employee health assessment form, and other documents contained on the Medical Staff Services website. They must complete the forms and return them to Medical Staff Services, EXCEPT FOR THE EMPLOYEE HEALTH ASSESSMENT FORM- which the New resident or fellows should keep.
   
   
Terminating and Graduating Resident Communication Process:
3. A separate payroll file will be provided to each department/program requesting they identify those Current residents and fellows who will be terminating or graduating from the program and the dates of the action. This file should be returned to the  Compliance Coordinator of Graduate Medical Education electronically to Maureen Hyson mhyson@umm.edu.

"New" and "New Mercy" Residents and Fellows without Internet Access

Program Liaison provides Medical Staff Services representative identified at http://www.umm.edu/medstaff/index.htm with  the name and address for any  resident or fellow who is listed as "New" or "New Mercy" in Column V of the Resident/Fellow Data File , but who does not have access to the internet and thus the Medical Staff Services website.  Medical Staff Services will mail applications to those identified residents and fellows.

New and "New Mercy"  Residents and Fellows Return of Medical Staff Documents

"New" residents and fellows  are required to complete the credentialing application, employee health assessment form, and other documents contained on the Medical Staff Services website. "New Mercy" residents and fellows are required to complete the credentialing applicaton, but not the employee health assessment form. Completed forms should be returned  to Medical Staff Services liaison identified at  http://www.umm.edu/medstaff/index.htm EXCEPT FOR THE EMPLOYEE HEALTH ASSESSMENT FORM- which the resident or fellows should keep and which the "New Mercy" are not expected to complete.

Medical Staff provides information to the programs about any delinquent credentialing applications and forms that have not yet been returned.

Returning Residents and Fellows

Returning Residents  are defined as any current UMMC resident/fellow who is remaining in the program or transferring to another UMMC program with less than two weeks break in  credentialing coverage.

Program Liaison submits the following information on its Returning residents and fellows (as per Column V):

• Unlicensed Medical Practitioner Registration, or copy of the independent Maryland license (Note:  independent licensure in Maryland may be able to be verified at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/bpqapp/pps_Main.asp )
•  2009-2010 Resident/Fellow contract that has been signed by the resident or fellow (See Contract Process for additional detail).

The contract for each Returning resident and fellows should be attached to their licensing documentation and forwarded to:

Office of Graduate Medical Education
110 S. Paca Street, Room 08-N-121

The licensing  and contract information will be forwarded to the Medical Staff Services Office by the Graduate Medical Education Department for further processing. An executed copy of the contract will be returned to the Program Liaison and the Resident/Fellow.

New Residents and Fellows

Program Liaison submits the following information on its New residents and fellows (as per Column V):

• Unlicensed Medical Practitioner Registration, or copy of the independent Maryland license,
•  2009-2010 Resident/Fellow contract  that has been signed by the resident or fellow (See Contract Process for additional detail).

The contract for each  New and New Mercy  resident and fellows should be attached to their licensing documentation and forwarded to:

Office of Graduate Medical Education
110 S. Paca Street, Room 08-N-121

The licensing documents will be forwarded to the Medical Staff Services Office by the Graduate Medical Education Department for further processing. The contract will be held before returning to make sure no further changes are made to the salary, the appointment timeframe, etc.  Once it is confirmed that no further changes will be occurring, an executed copy of the contract will be returned to the Program Liaison and the Resident/Fellow.

Feedback on Contract and Licensing Statuses

Graduate Medical Education will notify Program Liaison of any outstanding contracts, licensing paperwork, and any other data needs that are outstanding.