WIHI - A Podcast from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Date: September 24, 2014 Featuring: Kevin B. Weiss, MD, MPH, Senior Vice President, Institutional Accreditation, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Robin Wagner, RN, MHSA, Vice President, Clinical Learning Environment Review, ACGME Maren Batalden, MD, Medical Director of Hospital Quality, Associate Director of Graduate Medical Education for Quality and Safety, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) James Moses, MD, MPH, Medical Director of Quality Improvement, Boston Medical Center; Academic Advisor, IHI Open School for Health Professions Whether or not you are directly involved in graduate medical education (GME), its priorities have implications for all of health care. A new Institute of Medicine (IOM) report released over the summer has reignited debate and discussion about the financing and goals of GME in the US. Given that Medicare is the primary funder, to the tune of $15 billion per year, the report’s authors call for greater accountability for all the government support, a