Official Statement of Responsibility and Commitment to Graduate Medical Education
The Board of Trustees of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Medical Education Program (UPMCMEP), the Chief Executive Officers of the member organizations, and the UPMCMEP Graduate Medical Education Committee are committed to Graduate Medical Education as our primary mission.
We work to provide the highest quality education possible in the art and science of medicine. We direct that our patients receive the highest quality and safest care. We endeavor to select and retain the most qualified applicants. Integral to our efforts in the continuing advancement of the profession of medicine is the mission of scholarship, research, evidence based care and continual clinical innovation. We foster and require an ethical atmosphere, one of collegiality among our faculty, learners and academic leadership. The UPMCMEP insures the highest levels of professional leadership for its Graduate Medical Education Programs. We are committed to insuring that the academic infrastructure, economic supports, educational, organizational and human resources provided to our Graduate Medical Education programs will serve to provide residents with an optimal environment for them to achieve and advance in their learning and profession.
Sincerely yours,
W. Dennis Zerega, EdD
Vice President
Graduate Medical Education
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Rita M. Patel, MD
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
ACGME/NRMP Designated Institutional Official
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Medical Education Program