As of April 17, 2024
Requirements for consideration for any System-wide Committee include:
Current CV
Letter of Interest in the Position
Letter of Support from Your Program Director
Description: The MedStar Health System GMEC provides an opportunity for resident or fellow physician members to serve as a voting member of the oversight body for GME activities across the MedStar system. Membership is based on peer selection through a nomination and voting process, with consideration given to hospitals that presently have no resident membership on the System GMEC.
Participants Needed: As the ACGME accreditation committee of record for the MedStar Health GME Consortium, at least two resident/fellow positions are required on the System GMEC. The committee currently includes 5 resident/fellow members. For FY25, the System GMEC will be recruiting 3 new members.
Commitment: Meetings occur monthly on the first Thursday (afternoon). The term of appointment is 2 years thus applicants must have at least 2 years of residency/fellowship remaining.
Description: The MedStar Health PLC, formerly known as the Vice Presidents for Medical Affairs or VPMA Council, provides a unique opportunity for resident or fellow physician members to engage in high-level clinical and administrative decision and policy making that set the direction and standards for clinical care delivery throughout the MedStar Health system.
Participants Needed: There are two resident positions on the PLC. A call for nominations occurs as vacant positions become available.
Commitment: Meetings occur monthly on the first Thursday (morning). The term of appointment is 2 years thus applicants must have at least 2 years of residency/fellowship remaining.
Description: The MedStar Health System P&T provides an opportunity for resident or fellow physician members to serve as a member of the committee that provides oversight and guidance to MedStar practitioners related to medication management. The Committee’s mission is to optimize care in the of use medications as it relates to clinical efficacy, safety, operational efficiency, legal and regulatory mandates, financial performance, and technology.
The P&T Subcommittees include:
Medication Safety Subcommittee
Antimicrobial Stewardship Subcommittee
Pharmacogenomics Subcommittee
Opioid Stewardship Subcommittee
Nutrition Subcommittee
Clinical Oncology Subcommittee
Anticoagulation Stewardship Subcommittee
Contact Bonnie Levin, PharmD, VP Pharmacy at bonnie.levin@medstar.net for more information about this opportunity.
Participants Needed: One resident/fellow member for the System committee + one resident/fellow member for each of the seven Subcommittees.
Commitment: Monthly meetings for System committee + quarterly meetings for Subcommittees; plus ad hoc time for a Committee or Subcommittee related project for all members.
Description: MedStar Institutional Review Board (IRB) Description: The MedStar Health Research Institute IRB has developed openings for two MedStar resident/fellow members with an “Educational Appointment” to the IRB. This is a great opportunity to demystify the human subjects protection process, particularly for those interested in an academic career.
Responsibilities include:
Being familiar with the basic principles and mission of the IRB
Review and determine appropriateness of new research protocols and continuations
Serve as a resource to fellow house staff for all matters related to the IRB
Complete the CITI “IRB Members, Ethicists, and Ethics/IRB Administrators” Modules
Participants Needed: 2 resident/fellow members. The term of appointment is for one academic-year appointment with the ability to apply for a 2nd year. Preference will be given to applicants with at least 2 years of residency/fellowship remaining. There are currently no openings for FY25.
Commitment:
Attend one meeting/month on the 1st or 3rd Tuesday from 3:30 – 5:30pm
Present at the IRB meeting quarterly with the mentorship of a full board member
The MedStar Health Wellness/Wellbeing Committees provide an opportunity for resident or fellow physician members to serve as members of various system or local committees that provide guidance and coordinate wellness and wellbeing initiatives.
Description: A subcommittee of the core wellbeing team dedicated to GME wellbeing. This committee helps plan GME-specific wellbeing initiatives.
Participants Needed: 2 residents and 1 fellow (additional members welcome)
Commitment: Bimonthly (every other month) 1-hour meeting.
This committee is currently on an extended hiatus.
Description: The MedStar Health PLC, formerly known as the Vice Presidents for Medical Affairs or VPMA Council, provides a unique opportunity for resident or fellow physician members to engage in high-level clinical and administrative decision and policy making that set the direction and standards for clinical care delivery throughout the MedStar Health system.
Participants Needed: There are two resident positions on the PLC. A call for nominations occurs as vacant positions become available.
Commitment: Meetings occur monthly on the first Thursday (morning). The term of appointment is 2 years thus applicants must have at least 2 years of residency/fellowship remaining.
Description: The local (Hospital-based) GMECs provide an opportunity for resident or fellow physician members to serve as a member of the oversight body for GME activities at each of our primary GME sites:
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH) Local GMEC
MedStar Washington Hospital Center (MWHC) & MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital (MNRH) Local GMEC
MedStar Baltimore Hospitals Local GMEC
Participants Needed:
MGUH Local GMEC: 3-4 peer-selected resident/fellow members
MWHC & MNRH Local GMEC: 4-5 peer-selected resident/fellow members
MedStar Baltimore Local GMEC: 3-4 resident/fellow members
Commitment:
MGUH Local GMEC: Meets quarterly + monthly meetings with Chief Residents/ADIO
MWHC & MNRH Local GMEC: 1 hour monthly + ad hoc time for any projects
MedStar Baltimore Local GMEC: Quarterly meetings
(more information to follow)
MedStar Health Quality and Safety Steering Committee
MedStar Health Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Control (HEIC)
MedStar Health Ambulatory Quality, Safety, and Risk Oversight Committee (AQSROC)
MedStar Health Health Equity Action Teams
Healthcare Disparity Reduction Action Team
Demographic and Language Data Action Team
Cultural Humility in Data Collection Action Team
Embedding Equity in Safety Action Team
Institutional Bias Reduction Action Team
There are numerous additional opportunities for resident and fellow involvement in committees or other key initiatives at the system, hospital, departmental, and program levels. If you are interested in learning more, reach out to your Program Director or entity Associate Designated Institutional Official (ADIO).
Description: The MedStar Health System GMEC provides an opportunity for resident or fellow physician members to serve as a voting member of the oversight body for GME activities across the MedStar system. Membership is based on peer selection through a nomination and voting process, with consideration given to hospitals that presently have no resident membership on the System GMEC.
Participants Needed: As the ACGME accreditation committee of record for the MedStar Health GME Consortium, at least two resident/fellow positions are required on the System GMEC. The committee currently includes 5 resident/fellow members. For FY25, the System GMEC will be recruiting 3 new members.
Commitment: Meetings occur monthly on the first Thursday (afternoon). The term of appointment is 2 years thus applicants must have at least 2 years of residency/fellowship remaining.
Description: The MedStar Health PLC, formerly known as the Vice Presidents for Medical Affairs or VPMA Council, provides a unique opportunity for resident or fellow physician members to engage in high-level clinical and administrative decision and policy making that set the direction and standards for clinical care delivery throughout the MedStar Health system.
Participants Needed: There are two resident positions on the PLC. A call for nominations occurs as vacant positions become available.
Commitment: Meetings occur monthly on the first Thursday (morning). The term of appointment is 2 years thus applicants must have at least 2 years of residency/fellowship remaining.
Description: The MedStar Health System P&T provides an opportunity for resident or fellow physician members to serve as a member of the committee that provides oversight and guidance to MedStar practitioners related to medication management. The Committee’s mission is to optimize care in the of use medications as it relates to clinical efficacy, safety, operational efficiency, legal and regulatory mandates, financial performance, and technology.
The P&T Subcommittees include:
Contact Bonnie Levin, PharmD, VP Pharmacy at bonnie.levin@medstar.net for more information about this opportunity.
Participants Needed: One resident/fellow member for the System committee + one resident/fellow member for each of the seven Subcommittees.
Commitment: Monthly meetings for System committee + quarterly meetings for Subcommittees; plus ad hoc time for a Committee or Subcommittee related project for all members.
Description: MedStar Institutional Review Board (IRB) Description: The MedStar Health Research Institute IRB has developed openings for two MedStar resident/fellow members with an “Educational Appointment” to the IRB. This is a great opportunity to demystify the human subjects protection process, particularly for those interested in an academic career.
Responsibilities include:
Participants Needed: 2 resident/fellow members. The term of appointment is for one academic-year appointment with the ability to apply for a 2nd year. Preference will be given to applicants with at least 2 years of residency/fellowship remaining. There are currently no openings for FY25.
Commitment:
Description: A subcommittee of the core wellbeing team dedicated to GME wellbeing. This committee helps plan GME-specific wellbeing initiatives.
Participants Needed: 2 residents and 1 fellow (additional members welcome)
Commitment: Bimonthly (every other month) 1-hour meeting.
This committee is currently on an extended hiatus.
Description: The MedStar Health PLC, formerly known as the Vice Presidents for Medical Affairs or VPMA Council, provides a unique opportunity for resident or fellow physician members to engage in high-level clinical and administrative decision and policy making that set the direction and standards for clinical care delivery throughout the MedStar Health system.
Participants Needed: There are two resident positions on the PLC. A call for nominations occurs as vacant positions become available.
Commitment: Meetings occur monthly on the first Thursday (morning). The term of appointment is 2 years thus applicants must have at least 2 years of residency/fellowship remaining.
Description: The local (Hospital-based) GMECs provide an opportunity for resident or fellow physician members to serve as a member of the oversight body for GME activities at each of our primary GME sites:
Participants Needed:
Commitment:
Description: In partnership with Georgetown University Medical Center, the MedStar Health Academic Affairs WGRJ was created to address the negative impact of systemic racism in our MedStar Health academic community. The focus audience of this working group is MedStar Health residents, fellows, and teaching faculty. This effort consists of a Steering Committee and six Subcommittees, or working groups, focused on the development and implementation of sustainable positive change in our clinical learning environments.
The six working groups (subcommittees) include:
Housestaff Diversity Council
Participants Needed: 1 upper-level residents to serve on the Steering Committee; multiple participants for each of the six subcommittees.
Commitment: monthly meetings for the six subcommittees; biweekly meetings for participants of the steering committee
