Since its report to the Board in July 2002, the GME Committee has focused on: (1) installing a new Committee Chair; (2) administering the In-service Exam; (3) planning the Residency Directors’ Workshop; and (4) finalizing the assessment tool for residency programs. Current activities are outlined below.

Judy Rubin has assumed the role of GME Committee Chair, previously held by Gary Goldbaum, and Ginger Anderson has assumed the role of staff for the Committee.

ACPM has contracted with the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) to conduct the Preventive Medicine In-service Examination once each year, in August. Under the agreement, ACPM manages the administrative tasks of order processing and distribution of results, and assists with exam question development. UCSD writes exam questions, processes the completed exams, and performs analysis of the results.

This August, 331 residents from 57 preventive medicine residency programs took the exam. Results will be distributed to the programs this month. The next exam will be offered in August 2003.

A planning committee is currently being formed for the 10^th Annual Residency Directors’ Workshop, which will take place February 18–19, 2003 in San Diego. The Workshop will feature a presentation by the American Cancer Society, an update by HRSA, opportunities for residency directors to share resources, and more.

The assessment tool for residency programs will be finalized and distributed to the residency programs in November. The tool will be used to gather a standard set of up-to-date descriptive information from each residency program and to identify specific activities to enhance training opportunities for residents and funding for residency programs. The assessment is expected to be completed in early 2003.