2010-2011
Steering Committee

 

President

Sandy K. DelCoglin, BS, C-TAGME

Christiana Care Health System

Newark, Delaware

302-733-4503

sdelcoglin@Christianacare.org

 

President – Elect

Donna Guinto, AS, C-TAGME

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

215-955-6864

Donna.guinto@jefferson.edu

 

Secretary

Lillian Figueroa, C-TAGME

Hospital of Saint Raphael

New Haven, Connecticut

203-789-3443

lfigueroa@srhs.org

 

Professional Development

News Letter Chair

Linda Shaffer, C-TAGME

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

304-293-1254

lshaffer@hsc.wvu.edu

 

Membership Chair & Certificates

Mary Burda

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio

419-383-6462

Mary.burda@utoledo.edu

 

Mentor Program

Tracy VanDeWeg, BS, C-TAGME

Michigan State University

Lansing, Michigan

517-267-2036

Tracy.VanDeWeg@hc.msu.edu

 

Past-President

June Cameron, BA, C-TAGME

Maine Medical Center

Portland, Maine

207-662-4078

camerj@mmc.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

03 Aug 2010

Certification for Residency Coordinators in Surgery

 

The management of graduate medical education training programs has evolved into a complex process that involves not only the understanding of accreditation and board requirements but also the ability to apply that understanding successfully. The National Board of Certification for Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education Programs (TAGME) has been created to establish standards for the profession, to acknowledge the expertise needed to successfully manage graduate medical education programs and to recognize those training program administrators who have achieved competence in all fields related to their profession. Certification is voluntary.

 

The certification process begins with a complete application including the $250 application fee. Certification is awarded upon the successful completion of both a work effort product and a monitored assessment.

 

To apply for certification, the following criteria must be met:

     ●   Three continuous years of experience in the same clinical specialty

     ●   Attendance at 1 national meeting in the past 3 years whose focus must be graduate medical education

     ●   Participation in a site visit or internal review in the past 3 years

     ●   Two personal professional development experiences in the past 3 years

              ▪    Oral/poster presentations

              ▪    Abstracts and/or publications

              ▪    Participation/leadership in national organizations within the profession

              ▪    Participation/leadership in sponsoring institutional/GME committees

              ▪    Department presentations such as orientation and in-service training sessions on program procedures for attendings and/or residents

 

Once the application has been approved, the candidate will receive the work effort product and have between 3 to 6 months to complete it. The candidate must also register for a monitored assessment site. On that date, the candidate will bring their completed work effort with them. At the end of the 5 hour monitored assessment, the candidate will submit both the monitored assessment and the work effort product.

 

A review board (STAC – Surgical Training Administrator Certification) is convened for the purpose of reviewing the candidate’s assessments. They will submit their recommendations to the National Board (TAGME) for conferral of certification.

 

The complete assessment tool includes knowledge of

     ●   ACGME – Common Program Requirements

     ●   ACGME – Institutional Requirements

●   ACGME – Policies & Procedures

●   Clinical Specialty Program Requirements

     ●   ECFMG – Basic Overview (Spring 2006)

    

Re-Certification

 

Certification is maintained through a re-certification process. As of January 1, 2008, it will be required every 5 years. The application for this includes:

     ●   Continuation of the initial criteria

     ●   Attainment of CEU’s from a pre-established software package that focuses on managerial skills.

     ●   If there is a national initiative in graduate medical education, a measurement tool will be designed and required to document understanding and expertise of this initiative for continuing certification.

 

 

To obtain your application for certification, please contact:

 

Judith Olenwine, MS, C-TAGME

Lehigh Valley Hospital

Cedarcrest and I-78

PO Box 689

Allentown, PA 18105-1556

610-402-8966

judith.olenwine@lvh.com
 

Additional Information:

STAC Board of Directors