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PROPOSED INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT
Department(s): Cook County Medical Examiner
Other Part(ies): McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
Request: The ME office is requesting the Cook County Board of Commissioners to allow the Northwestern McGaw Center for Graduate Medical Education pathology residency program to use the facilities of the ME Office to provide the requisite clinical experience for the Residents' education program.
Good(s) or Service(s): This Agreement shall establish and define a cooperative relationship among the County on behalf of the ME Office and McGaw and Member with respect to clinical experiences and program activities which may be conducted within the ME Office.
Agreement period: This Agreement shall commence on 7/1/2014, and shall continue through 6/30/2019, unless terminated sooner in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. This Agreement may be extended for additional periods upon written agreement of McGaw and the County.
Fiscal Impact: None.
Accounts: None.
Agreement Number(s): None.
Summary/Notes: As the Sponsoring Institution of the GME Programs, McGaw shall be responsible for the overall direction of the GME Programs and for enforcement of the Requirements. McGaw, acting through the Program Director, is responsible for ensuring that Residents' experience at the ME Office shall comply with all applicable Requirements. The ME Office shall provide all accommodations necessary for the clinical training of Residents to satisfy the Requirements and to provide adequate attending physicians to supervise the clinical education of the Residents during such rotation, subject to review and approval as to educational issues by the GMEC.
McGaw shall be responsible for determining the adequacy of the educational experience of Residents in theoretical training, basic skills and professionalism and will assign to the ME Office only those Residents who have satisfactorily completed appropriate prerequisites for each clinical assignment. McGaw also shall be responsible for ensuring that Residents have and maintain a valid State of Illinois medical license and, where relevant, appropriate visa status. In addition, all Residents shall have the life support certification required by the GME Program and the Resident's specific assignment.
All Residents assigned to the ME Office shall comply with all policies, procedures, rules and regulations of the ME Office with respect to all activities conducted at the ME Office. The Cook County Medical Examiner shall have the authority to terminate immediately the assignment of any Resident who fails to comply with these policies, procedures, rules and regulations or who conducts herself or himself in an improper or unprofessional manner or in a manner which, in them judgment of the Cook County Medical Examiner, threatens or potentially threatens the health, safety or welfare of staff, visitors or other Residents. In such event, notice shall be provided to McGaw and Member as soon as is practicable.
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