GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION

POLICIES & PROCEDURES

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Commitment to Graduate Medical Education
Policy Number: 19
Date Issued: 11/2002
Prior Revision Date:
  Date Revised:

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas is committed to excellence in graduate medical education.
 
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas desires to:

  • maintain full accreditation status with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education for each of its sponsored training programs
  • provide financial support and personnel staffing to support graduate medical education training programs
  • fulfill its obligation to train physicians to become able and proficient practitioners

The Board of Trustees and the administration of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas realize graduate medical education programs:

  • strengthen the Hospital’s specialized services and reputation,
  • stimulate the professional environment for continual improvement in medical care,
  • help attract and retain excellent medical staff members who desire to be associated with teaching,
  • provide future medical staff members at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas

The Board of Trustees and the Administration of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas pledge to continue financial support for existing training programs in order to provide a high quality teaching program that is rewarding to all participants and is recognized as being beneficial to the hospital’s mission, vision, and goals.


Leslie H. Secrest, MD
Chairman, Medical Education Committee
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas                              


Mark Feldman, MD 
Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine 
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas