AGREEMENT OF APPOINTMENT UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PROGRAMAppointment Agreement • March 28th, 2024
Contract Type FiledMarch 28th, 2024Residency/fellowship programs at the University of Tennessee are under the oversight of the Department of Graduate Medical Education (GME), College of Medicine. Residents and fellows (residents) are trainee employees of the University of Tennessee, an entity of the State of Tennessee, and are not employees of any affiliated hospital, clinical site or private practice group. The residency and fellowship programs are mostly accredited/approved by any of the following: the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the specialty’s American Board, or Non-Standard programs approved by the Graduate Medical Education Committee. The Program Director and Program Coordinator of the residency/fellowship training program have managerial and administrative oversight responsibility of all the activities of the resident physician in the program. Copies of the policies listed can be found at https://uthsc.edu/graduate-medical- education/.