The Graduate Medical Education Department has established the following policies and procedures.

For more information, please contact the GME Office.

General Policies

• Alertness Management Fatigue Mitigation
• CAP Policy
• Clinical Training Visas
• Document Standardization and Retention
• Disasters
• Educational Resources Policy
• Educational Resources Policy – Critical Care Programs
• Educational Resources Policy – Pain Medicine Programs
• Extreme Emergent Situation
• General Requirements for UTSW Graduate Medical Education Programs
• GME Program Coordinators
• GME Program Directors
• Prohibition of Restrictive Covenants in Trainee Agreements
• Reduction in Program Size or Program Closure
• Relationships with Vendors
• Resident Recruitment
• Responsibilities of the GMEC

Resident Training and Working Environment Policies

• Academic Improvement and Corrective Action Policy
• Duty Hours
• Effects of Leaves of Absence Policy
• Evaluations
• Grievance and Due Process Policy
• Impaired Physician
• Life Support Certification
• Paid Time Off Utilization Policy
• Moonlighting Policy
• Passage of Medical Licensing Examinations
• Promotion of Residents
• Professional Conduct
• Residents as Teachers
• Resident Well-Being
• Social Media
• Special Review Process
• Supervision of Graduate Medical Education Residents
• Transitions of Care Policy