The Graduate Medical Education (GME) Residents Council was created to provide a forum for representation of ACGME Residency programs at Roger Williams Medical Center. Residents of the ACGME programs and Fellows are invited to be a part of the Resident Council. The Internal Medicine Residents in each year vote for the peer who they feel would best represent the needs, goals and objectives of the program. The PGY-1 year is represented by both Preliminary and Categorical Housestaff. Fellows are encouraged to do the same.
The President of the Residents Council is voted in by his/her peers. The chief resident (4th year) and two PGY-2 + President, three PGY-2, three PGY-1 (1 prelim, 1 categorical) make up the Resident Council.
The Residents Council meets monthly to discuss issues, relaying concerns or suggest ways to improve the way things are currently done.
Following this monthly meeting (which typically occurs just prior to our Monthly Housestaff Meeting with the Program Director) the President of the Resident Council and Chief Resident share their ideas with all of the Residents and ask for others opinions or concerns. Concerns from residents are brought to the attention of the Resident council by electing to be present at a meeting, email or placing a note in our anonymous suggestion box.
The Housestaff and Resident Council then discuss their concerns at the Housestaff Meeting. Concerns which cannot be immediately addressed and require further discussion are brought to the attention of the Graduate Medical Education Committee which is represented by the following:
* Chief Medical Resident (4th Year)
* President of the Resident Council
* Third Year Resident
The monthly Housestaff Meeting and GMEC meetings provide a forum for Resident Council members to act as liaisons or advocates for positive change within the ACGME programs. The Resident Council Meetings are open to all Housestaff and fellows of the ACGME Programs.
Our Mission is to:
Represent the interests of residents and fellows in decisions either GMEC or Hospital Administration make on behalf of the GME Training Programs.
Advocate for Housestaff and fellows on issues which are important to the Housestaff and Fellows as a whole and concerns which affect the care we provide our patients.
Serve as a means of communication between Housestaff, Fellows and GME
Provide proposals and means of communicating the shared ideas in order to enhance the resident/fellows education and life in such a way that there is balance to education and service.
Ways to voice your concerns:
* Come to a Resident Council Meeting
* Send an email to: rwmcresidentcouncil@gmail.com
* Complete and submit a suggestion into the box in the Resident Lounge
* Fill in the Form Below
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