GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONALS: ACGME Accreditation, Residency and Fellowship Program Management, Coordinator Workflows, ADS, GMEC, Compliance, Leadership

Graduate medical education runs on deadlines, accreditation standards, committee decisions, resident needs, data systems, and regulations that rarely arrive one at a time. When the stakes are high, knowing the rule is only the beginning. You also need to know how to apply it. Graduate Medical Education Administration for Professionals is a practical guide for coordinators, program administrators, GME managers, directors, and physician leaders who need to understand how the entire system fits together. It bridges the gap between primary-source requirements and the day-to-day work of running residency and fellowship programs. Inside, you will learn how to: - Navigate ACGME Institutional, Common, and specialty-specific requirements - Manage ADS updates, accreditation cycles, citations, and Review Committee expectations - Build compliant GMEC, PEC, and CCC processes with defensible documentation - Coordinate recruitment, Match, onboarding, licensure, leave, promotion, remediation, and training verification - Handle Milestones, evaluations, work hours, supervision, surveys, CLER, and wellbeing requirements - Understand GME finance, FTE counting, records, audit readiness, and key regulatory interfaces - Create reliable calendars, SOPs, dashboards, and workflows that reduce preventable errors - Grow from task execution into program stewardship, influence, leadership, and career advancement Each chapter combines clear explanations with competency checkpoints and applied exercises designed to uncover real operational gaps before they become accreditation problems. Whether you are new to GME, preparing for professional certification, managing multiple programs, or strengthening an established office, this book gives you a structured way to work with greater accuracy, confidence, and foresight. Build systems that hold up under scrutiny. Understand the rules behind the work. Lead your program with purpose.