This month, we’re excited to share our new GME Strategic Plan. Work on this plan has been underway for over a year, and many members of our community have contributed, resulting in what we believe is a robust, trainee-focused, and comprehensive plan.
First, many thanks to our colleagues from across GME, the School of Medicine, and UW Medicine whose feedback and input helped shape this plan. On behalf of the GME Office, we’re excited to introduce our new Strategic Plan, for academic years 2024-29.
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We have been working for over a year collecting input from our community, surveying our local and national landscape, vetting with our team, and requesting feedback from colleagues. This resulting GME Strategic Plan is intended to integrate with forthcoming UW School of Medicine and UW Medicine strategic plans, once finalized. |
| The overarching structure of the Plan is shaped by six Strategic Values: Advocacy, Communication, Expertise, Integration, People, and Quality & Value. These values shaped our AY 2020-23 Strategic Plan, and, because we believe so strongly that our values have not changed, we decided to keep them to guide our work. |  |
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GME has a significant footprint in both the School of Medicine, and UW Medicine given that 1 in 6 physicians at UW Medicine is a resident or fellow. |
For each of the six Strategic Values, our team has identified several Strategic Initiatives, to define the work we will do over the next six years to promote our values and improve the learning environment. It’s an ambitious plan.
GME Leadership and team members are currently working on an implementation plan – to prioritize integration of this work into the enormous portfolio of work that we do every day to support residents, fellows, programs and departments. We invite colleagues from our community to join us in this work. In the next few months, we will share opportunities to participate in specific initiatives, but we also welcome your interest. Please reach out to Cindy Hamra (hamrac@uw.edu) if you’re interested in a specific area!
Finally, if you’re interested in learning more about this new GME Strategic Plan, this video featuring Cindy Hamra and Jennifer Best goes into more depth on each of the values, initiatives, and examples of the work to come.
 Byron Joyner, MD, MPA |
 Jennifer Best, MD |
 Cindy Hamra JD, MA |
Byron Joyner, MD, MPA
Vice Dean for GME and DIO
Jennifer Best, MD
Associate Dean, Accreditation and Education
Cindy Hamra, JD, MA
Associate Dean, Operations and Administration