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Residency Training

GME Leadership: Program Directors and DIOs

👥 Program directors, DIOs, GME staff ⏱ 50 min

A note on scope: residency programs are accredited by the ACGME, not the LCME. The LCME element tags below mark where this topic touches the MD program (for example, residents teaching and supervising medical students). For ACGME requirements, consult acgme.org.

About this module

Leading residency programs: accreditation readiness, faculty development for teaching, and the UME–GME interface where residents teach medical students.

Related LCME elements

Every module states its LCME elements explicitly. Tags link to the SILME standards reference (March 2026 edition); element numbers and titles below are quoted from that data.

Element 9.1

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Learning objectives

By the end of this module, participants will be able to:

Module outline

  1. The PD role: what ACGME expects
  2. The DIO role: institutional oversight
  3. Developing residents as educators
  4. The UME–GME interface: shared learners, shared responsibility
  5. Accreditation readiness as a routine, not a scramble

Discussion prompts

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