COURSE DESCRIPTION:
With the launch of new Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs at MCI, MNI, and MCVI, Baptist Hospital is entering a significant phase in its academic and teaching mission. Program Directors (PDs) and Associate Program Directors (APDs) in these programs are in the early stages of their leadership roles. As a result, there is a critical opportunity to provide targeted training in advanced GME competencies, particularly in the organizational, operational, and strategic skills required to lead newly established, accredited programs. This initiative aims to bridge the gap between clinical expertise and educational leadership by equipping new leaders with the foundational knowledge and management frameworks necessary to effectively oversee complex administrative and academic responsibilities.

TARGET AUDIENCE:
This activity is designed for program directors and associate program directors of Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs at FIU-Baptist Health GME, as well as physicians and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients in academic and clinical settings.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Apply principles of systems thinking to analyze and optimize the structure, processes, and interdependencies within a Graduate Medical Education program, with the goal of improving program effectiveness and learner outcomes.
• Develop and implement strategic plans using established organizational and management frameworks to support the successful launch and sustainability of newly accredited residency programs within Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requirements.
• Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and integrate responsibilities by effectively managing competing clinical, administrative, and educational demands during the initial phases of residency program development, using structured decision-making and time management strategies.

FACULTY AND DISCLOSURES:

Sudhagar Thangarasu, M.D.
Associate Professor
Designated Institutional Official
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine
Florida International University – Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine 
Miami, Florida   

Sudhagar Thangarasu, M.D., director and faculty of this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation(s) or discussion(s) will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies*

*Ineligible companies - Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS AND CREDITS

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.

Baptist Health South Florida designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.   

This activity has been approved for 1 credit hour, CE Broker Course #20-1369683, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and Physician Assistants.  

American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Your participation information will be shared with specialty boards through the ACCME's PARS reporting system. Submissions are recorded in approximately 48 hours. You will receive an email when your credits have been processed.