Graduate Medical Education

The University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center's programs in Graduate Medical Education are fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, which represents the American Hospital Association, the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians and the American Dental Association, and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and Approved by the Council of Teaching Hospitals of the Association of American Medical Colleges. For details, click on the link at the right.


A Teaching Hospital


Jackson Memorial Hospital is the third-largest teaching hospital in the United States with an average of 1,068 residents trained a year. Approximately two-thirds of the patients admitted to Jackson Memorial Hospital are funded, and the remainder are staff patients. All patients are cared for under the supervision of Jackson's medical staff, most of whom also hold appointments at the UM Miller School of Medicine or at the VA Medical Center. The service responsibilities and the teaching programs are described by the various departments and divisions on the following pages. It should be noted that the Chiefs of Service and Division Chiefs hold faculty appointments at the school by virtue of an affiliation agreement. The hospital and the school also have affiliation agreements with the Veterans Administration Medical Center and several private hospitals and clinics for the purpose of broadening the range of experiences available to resident physicians. Rotations are done jointly at the VA Medical Center.