POLICY ON GME AGREEMENT OF APPOINTMENT.Agreement of Appointment • April 21st, 2023
Contract Type FiledApril 21st, 2023Residency/fellowship training programs at the University of Tennessee are under the aegis 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 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 Manager/Coordinator of the residency/fellowship training program have administrative oversight responsibility of all the activities of the resident/fellow physician in the program.