Academic Affairs Department

The Academic Affairs Department is dedicated to carrying out the academic mission of Nassau University Medical Center through administering an outstanding array of graduate and undergraduate medical education programs. The Academic Affairs Department is responsible for all matters concerning residents, students, faculty, and curriculum. We work with the clinical departments to ensure that all standards required for accreditation, federal and state compliance, program licensure, and certification are maintained.

The primary mission of the office is to ensure that all programs maintain a high standard of education and full accreditation by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). Our institutional effectiveness is enhanced in two ways: by exercising administrative responsibility and by coordinating leadership in policy, planning, and implementation strategies as they relate to the academic mission of Nassau University Medical Center.

In order to create a supportive environment in which medical students, residents and fellows develop personally and professionally, faculty, visiting professors and professionals provide lectures to enhance professional development. We also work with residents and students to develop research opportunities as well as other special opportunities. Concerns, including personal issues, are addressed through the Department of Academic Affairs by professional counsel and faculty mentors. All information is held in strict confidence and not released without the student's explicit consent, unless there is a clear danger to the individual or community.

NUMC has established a GMEC Sub-Committee to assure that all GME programs maintain optimum accreditation. The GMEC Sub-Committee is responsible to:

• Review all issues concerning the accreditation of all medical education programs including the institutional accreditation
• Review all correspondence between NUMC and any accreditation agencies
• Assure that all Internal Review will be carried out in a timely manner with at least one member of the sub-committee directly involved in each review
• Assure overall responsibility to the development of multi disciplinary curriculum to insure compliance with ACGME and AOA requirements.

Clinical chairmen, members of the administration and resident representatives participate in the Graduate Medical Education Committee and they meet regularly to review the graduate medical education activities, make decisions and assess programs. The committee regularly reviews the graduate medical education mission of the university, checking the progress of individual programs. This committee is crucial to all decisions regarding graduate medical education in terms of its academic affiliations, developing strategies for education and integrated curricula, as well as responses to resident issues. The Graduate Medical Education Committee is also responsible for monitoring resident duty hours in compliance with both New York State and ACGME regulations.

We try to be consistently available to resident and students in person, by telephone, and by e-mail to answer questions and offer any assistance needed. Thank you for visiting us and best wishes for a productive academic year.