Des Moines Area Medical Education Consortium Inc

SUPPORT AND PROMOTE HIGH QUALITY GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION.

MEDICAL EDUCATIONTHE DES MOINES AREA MEDICAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM, INC. PROVIDES MEDICAL TRAINING TO UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CARVER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE (UICCOM) MEDICAL STUDENTS AND COORDINATES MEDICAL TRAINING FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS (UIHC) RESIDENT PHYSICIANS. THE DES MOINES HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS WHICH ARE MEMBERS OF THE CONSORTIUM AND TRAIN THESE RESIDENTS AND STUDENTS ARE BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER AND THE CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION. THESE DES MOINES HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS SPONSOR NINE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS THAT TRAIN APPROXIMATELY 153 RESIDENT PHYSICIANS IN EIGHT SPECIALTY AREAS AND PROVIDE TRAINING FOR UIHC RESIDENTS IN ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY, AND PEDIATRICS. THESE INSTITUTIONS ALSO PROVIDE CLINICAL TRAINING TO SECOND-YEAR, THIRD-YEAR, AND FOURTH-YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS IN DES MOINES. MEDICAL STUDENTS COMPLETE CORE CLERKSHIP TRAINING DURING THE SECOND-HALF OF THEIR SECOND YEAR AND IN THE FIRST HALF OF THEIR THIRD-YEAR. THIRD-YEAR STUDENTS, IN THE SECOND-HALF OF THEIR THIRD YEAR, AND FOURTH-YEAR STUDENTS MAY COMPLETE THEIR ADVANCED PATHWAY TRAINING IN DES MOINES. IN 2022-2023, 65 MEDICAL STUDENTS COMPLETED 179 CORE CLERKSHIP ROTATIONS WHILE AN ADDITIONAL 39 MEDICAL STUDENTS COMPLETED A TOTAL OF 52 ADVANCED PATHWAY TRAINING ROTATIONS.IN ADDITION TO THESE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, THE CONSORTIUM PROVIDES OTHER EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS TO MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. THE CONSORTIUM SPONSORS A JOINT ORIENTATION PROGRAM FOR ALL NEW RESIDENTS EACH YEAR IN JUNE, ALONG WITH A SERIES OF EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.THE CONSORTIUM COORDINATES THE SCHEDULING OF A CERTIFICATION COURSES IN ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS.THE CONSORTIUM COORDINATES THE UICCOM FACULTY APPOINTMENT AND REAPPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR DES MOINES FACULTY INVOLVED IN THE TEACHING OF MEDICAL STUDENTS AND UIHC RESIDENT PHYSICIANS. FINALLY, THE CONSORTIUM CONDUCTS FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS FOR ALL FACULTY TEACHING MEDICAL STUDENTS AND RESIDENT PHYSICIANS AT THE DES MOINES MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE CONDUCTED IN COOPERATION WITH THE OFFICE OF CONSULTATION AND RESEARCH IN MEDICAL EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (OCRME). OFFICE FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION AT NO CHARGE BY THE CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION. THE VALUE OF THE DONATED SPACE INCLUDED AS CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE CORRESPONDING PROGRAM EXPENSES FOR BOTH YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022 WAS $9,229. THE CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION HAS THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE LEASE UPON NINETY DAYS NOTICE. UPON TERMINATION, THE ORGANIZATION SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RELOCATION.