Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education Grow in Number at Downstate
By Office of The President | Feb 21, 2023
Congratulations to the newly-minted Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education (TAGME). The Residency Program Coordinator Forum (RPCF) announced that eight Downstate coordinators recently became TAGME certified. In 2022, six coordinators successfully passed the initial or maintenance of certification versions of the TAGME certification exam with a 100 percent pass rate; in all, SUNY Downstate now boasts and celebrates the certification of these individuals.
Pictured above from left to right (front row): Chantal Littrean, Yvonne Henry, Juliet Arthur, Teresa Y. Smith, MD, MSEd, Mariaverna Sevilla, Natasha Henry, Devareco Wilkie. Back row: Kino Williams.
Pictured separately: Debra Owens
Kudos to Juliet Arthur, MHA, C-TAGME (GME, formerly Psychiatry), Natasha Henry, C-TAGME (Pathology), Yvonne Henry, C-TAGME (GME), Chantal Littrean, MPH, C-TAGME (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation), Debra Owens, MEd, C-TAGME (Sports Medicine), Mariaverna Sevilla, C-TAGME (Family Medicine), Devareco Wilkie, MSc, C-TAGME (Obstetrics and Gynecology), and Kino Williams, MS, PHR, CPHQ, C-TAGME (Radiation Oncology).
The National Board for Certification of Training Administrators for GME was established in 2009 to ensure a comprehensive level of services, training, knowledge, and leadership through certification for the administration of GME programs for physicians-in-training.
The success of the pass rate on the exam resulted from creating a TAGME study portal that houses resources available to any Downstate coordinator wanting to take the 2023 certification examination. This learning portal and self-initiated study preparation are essential to this year’s upcoming candidates.
TAGME coordinators are instrumental in leading our Graduate Medical Education (GME) residency and fellowship training programs. They have demonstrated commendable leadership achievements, including becoming nationally recognized ACGME Awardees, organizing a Healthy Living Fair for the community, and directing a regional program coordinator’s annual educational symposium. The program coordinators’ professional development and accomplishments continue to acknowledge them as outstanding leaders on our Downstate campus.
Congratulations and thanks to the RPCF, the College of Medicine, and the Office of Graduate Medical Education, and especially to Ross Clinchy, Ph.D., vice dean for Faculty Affairs, and Teresa Y. Smith, M.D., MSEd, FACEP, associate dean of Graduate Medical Education and Affiliations both of whom have supported this initiative to certification from the beginning.