The Council on Medical Education reviews and recommends policies to the AMA House of Delegates for medical and allied health education.
This grouping of reports focuses on the subject of graduate medical education (GME).
Council on Medical Education reports may not be reproduced without express written permission.
2014
- AMA Duty Hours Policy (PDF) CME report 5-A-14
2013
- The Changing Training Environment: Access to Procedural Training for Residents and Fellows (PDF) CME report 8-A-13 (Resolution 328-A-12)
2011
- Resident/Fellow Duty Hours, Quality of Physician Training, and Patient Safety (PDF) CME report 7-A-11
- Residents and Fellows’ Bill of Rights (PDF) CME report 8-A-11 (Resolution 901-I-09)
2010
- Employment Benefits for Residents and Fellows (PDF) CME report 5-A-10
- Securing Funding for Graduate Medical Education (PDF) CME report 15-A-10
2009
- Protecting Residents During Residency Program Closure (PDF) CME report 4-A-09
- Fellowship Application Reform (PDF) CME report 5-A-09
- Resident and Fellow Benefit Equity During Research Assignments (PDF) CME report 14-A-09 (Resolution 314-A-08)
- Resident/Fellow Duty Hours, Quality of Physician Training, and Patient Safety (PDF) CME Report 2-I-09 (Resolutions 327-A-09/330-A-09)
- Securing Funding for Graduate Medical Education (PDF) CME report 3-I-09 (Resolution 318-A-09)
2008
- Enforcement of Duty Hours Standards and Improving Resident, Fellow And Patient Safety (PDF) CME report 5-A-08 (Resolution 305-A-07)
- Family and Medical Leave Act Policies for Residents and Fellows (PDF) CME report 11-A-08 (Resolution 303-A-07)
- Employment Benefits for Residents and Fellows (PDF) CME report 14-A-08 (Resolution 309-A-07)
- Securing Medicare GME Funding for Research and Ambulatory Non-hospital–Based Outside Rotations During Residency (PDF) CME report 4-I-08 (Resolution 711-I-07)
- Use of At-Home Call by Residency Programs (PDF) CME report 5-I-08 (Resolutions 821/825-I-07)
2007
- Fellowship Application Reform (PDF) CME report 3-A-07
- Intern and Resident Burnout (PDF) CME report 8-A-07 (Resolution 307-A-06)
Additional information
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