The following definitions apply to terms used in the policies. GME focuses on the development of clinical skills and professional competencies and on the acquisition of detailed, factual knowledge in a medical specialty. This learning process prepares the physician for the independent practice of medicine in that specialty. GME programs, including transitional year programs, are called residency programs and the physicians being educated in them are called residents. This council develops requirements for and oversees the accreditation of residency programs.
Accreditation represents a professional judgment about the quality of an educational program.
The sponsoring institution of all programs at UAMS is the University of Arkansas College of Medicine. St. Vincent's Infirmary Medical Center and Baptist Medical Center. Participants in accredited subspecialty programs are specifically included. For the purposes of the policies of the Graduate Medical Education Committee of the University of Arkansas College of Medicine, the term resident refers to any one in a training program sponsored by the University of Arkansas College of Medicine, at levels PGY-1 and above. This includes all other terms such as intern, fellow or housestaff member or house officer.