Institutional Sponsorship
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Intent:
The Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education Institutional Requirement (I.A.) require that a residency program must operate under the authority and control of a single sponsoring institution. There must be a written statement of institutional commitment to graduate medical education that is supported by the governing authority, the administration, and the teaching staff. Sponsoring institutions must be in substantial compliance with the Institutional Requirements and must ensure that their ACGME-accredited programs are in substantial compliance with the Program Requirements and applicable Institutional Requirements. An institutionšs failure to comply substantially with the Institutional Requirements may jeopardize the accreditation of all its sponsored residency programs.
Policy Statement:
The University of Florida College of Medicine is the sponsoring institution for programs in Graduate Medical Education.
Description:
The University of Florida College of Medicine is an institution committed to the education of individuals involved in health care and biomedical research. The College of Medicine does this by sponsoring programs in undergraduate medical education, graduate medical education and in biomedical research. The college is authorized to offer programs that lead to the MD degree and to Masters and PhD degrees in various biological sciences. Under the rules of the Accreditation Council for Graduate medical Education, the College of Medicine also assumes final responsibility for programs in graduate medical education leading to Board Certification and is committed to providing the best possible environment for training of the future medical work force. The College of Medicine is supported in this endeavor and authorized to conduct programs of graduate medical education under the rules of the University of Florida Board of Trustees with full support of the President of the University of Florida, the Vice President for Health Affairs, and the Dean of the College of Medicine. Programs are organized and administered by employees of the College of Medicine. The teaching staff for the various graduate medical education programs is comprised of individuals with appointments within the College of Medicine.
Last Review: Institutional Committee for Graduate Medical Education June 12, 2003
