GME P&P Annual Report

	GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION POLICIES & PROCEDURES Policy and Procedure for Nonrenewal of Agreement with Trainees in Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Graduate Medical Education Training Programs	Policy Number: 24
		Date Issued: 05/2007
		Prior Revision Date:
		Date Revised:

PURPOSE

To define the policy and procedure by which a resident or fellow ("Trainee") employed in a graduate medical education ("GME") program sponsored by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas would be notified in the event the Trainee's agreement with Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas would not renewed or trainee will not be promoted.

SCOPE

This policy applies to all Trainees who are employeed in approved graudate medical education training programs sponsored by Texas Health Presbyerian Hospital Dallas.

PROVISIONS

In an instance that it is decided that a Trainee's agreement will not be renewed or the trainee will not be promoted, the GME office will see that the respective program provides the Trainee with a written notice of intent not to renew the agreement or not to promote the trainee no later than four (4) months prior to the end of the Trainee's current agreement.

LESLIE H. SECREST, MD
Medical Director, Graduate Medical Education

BRUCE BOUGENO
Vice President, Medical Staff Affairs