1. Coordinator Advocacy Committee (CAC) Update GME Coordinator Meeting January 14, 2014

2. CAC Members Sharee Bracken – GME Renn Butterfield – GME Lori Bybee – Coordinator Surgery Adriana Garcia – Coordinator PM&R Melissa Grow – Coordinator Cardiology Amy Kern – Coordinator Internal Medicine Amy Motta – Coordinator Pathology Julie Service – Coordinator Neurosurgery Shannon Sparrow – Coordinator Neurology Chris Springman – GME

3. Timeline for PC Job Description February – Finish job descriptions, work on guidelines for salary and max # of programs and max # of residents per FTE of PC March – Finish guidelines April – Send both job descriptions and guidelines to Chairs, PDs and Department Administrators Fall, 2014 – Present at GMEC and PD Retreat

4. Job Descriptons? Pleural? Yes Academic Coordinator (junior level) Academic Program Manager (senior level) Why two? First level is entry level and oversees the program Second level has more experience and has more responsibilities, like writing policies and residency handbooks, etc

5. Mentorship Mentors are available to any coordinator who wants one There are currently 5 coordinators who requested and were were given a mentor Currently very informal Let one of Sharee know if you would like to be a mentee or mentor!

6. New Coordinator Orientation The CAC is working on supplementing the orientation the GME office gives to new coordinators Fill in the cracks Recruiting for example New tools like PC handbook and timeline More to come!

7. AHME Teleconferece Tuesday, March 4; 11:00-12:00, GME conference room in SOM (free – thanks GME!) “A National Conversation – Engaging and Empowering Program Administrators and Coordinators” Contact Sharee if you are interested in attending

8. E*Value MyForum This is the chat board on E*Value just for program coordinators My Account > Change Programs –Choose Program Coordinators Choose My Profile Tile > MyForums Current Topic: Annual Program Evaluations