The Associate Manager to the Director of Medical Education/DIO in the Office of Medical Education reports to the Designated Institutional Official/Director of Medical Education. Responsible for overseeing all managerial duties related to maintaining accreditation for: a) the three ACGME residency programs at BMC, b) accreditation for the MMS-delegated CME activities at BMC, and c) the effective liaison work with the three medical schools who delegate medical student education to BMC. The Associate Manager's work allows the Director of Medical Education/DIO to function at the top of his/her medical license, so that he/she can maintain a clinical practice in specialty and engage in obtaining research grants and teach faculty, residents and medical students. By carefully planning and guiding the oversight of accreditation on the yearly academic cycle and over the five-year accreditation horizons, the associate manager ensures that all programs are in good standing for continued accreditation. The Associate Manager knows the BMC Strategic Plan and how the Strategic Plan includes GME, CME and Medical Student Education. The Associate Manager knows and ensures that core requirements for GME and CME are met, and then helps guide, in coordination with the ACGME programs, an ongoing improvement plan for each program to be the best it can be. The Associate Manager oversees the annual orientation plan for new residents. The purpose of the role of Associate Manager is to accomplish these accreditation, improvement and operational functions in a way that makes the programs a success and makes the work of the Director of Medical Education/DIO most efficient. in accordance with departmental requirements the Associate Manager deals directly and indirectly with administrative leadership, Department Chairs, Program Directors, Program Coordinators, the Coordinator for medical students, the Executive Secretary to the Chair of Medicine and Director of Medical Education, the house staff, attending physicians at Berkshire Medical Center, UMASS Medical School, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and other health care facilities. In addition, the Associate Manager deals with accrediting bodies of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), and the Committee on Medical Education of the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS); ERAS and the NRMP. The Associate Manager deals directly with the CME Coordinator for planning, implementation and evaluation of CME activities which include assessment, faculty liaison, monitoring compliance, evaluation of activities and overall program and administrative management of CME program as indicated by the Committee on Medical Education of the Massachusetts Medical Society for internal and Joint Sponsored activities. Oversees, one-step removed, training, planning and implementation of the EEDS CME system for BMC.
