Resident Promotion Policy
Scope
The policy applies to all ACGME-accredited residency and fellowship programs at DHMC.
Purpose
The ACGME Institutional Requirements stipulate that the sponsoring institution establish policy on the promotion of residents.
Policy Guidelines
General
- Each program must have a policy regarding the promotion of residents to a higher level of training.
- As the position of resident involves a combination of supervised, progressively more complex and increasing responsibility in the evaluation and management functions of patient care, reappointment and promotion will be dependent upon meeting the academic standards and curricular requirements of the program.
Non-renewal of appointment or non-promotion
- In instances where a resident's agreement will not be renewed, or when a resident will not be promoted to the next level of training, the program must provide the resident with written notice of intent no less than one hundred twenty (120) prior to the expiration of the resident's current agreement. If the primary reason(s) for the non-renewal or non-promotion occur(s) within the four months prior to the end of the agreement, the program must provide the resident with as much written notice as circumstances will reasonably allow, prior to the end of the agreement.
- Residen's are allowed to implement the grievance process if they receive a written notice either of intent not to renew their agreement, or of intent to renew their agreement but not to promote them to the next level of training. Programs must provide residents with a copy of the institutional grievance policy at the time of initial notification.
Related Policies and Reference Material
- ACGME Institutional Requirements at:
http://www.acgme.org/acWebsite/irc/irc_IRCpr07012007.pdf
Specific section(s) applicable to this policy:
II.D.4 - GME Grievance policy and procedures
