GME Office

Welcome to the Graduate Medical Education Office at the University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson!

In 2017, The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson celebrated 50 years of innovation and providing medical education in the state of Arizona, and we continue to build on the solid foundation set for us in 1967.  In addition, our affiliation with our clinical partner, Banner Health, provides an opportunity for our residents and fellows to be part of two great powerhouses in the state of Arizona. Banner Health is an organization nationally recognized for clinical excellence with an unwavering commitment to delivering excellent patient care.

Within both of these institutions, you will find individuals who care about your education and are dedicated to your future success.  Your program director, program administrator and the GME staff will provide you with the resources and support you need to be successful in your training.  Please feel free to contact us at (520) 626-7878 or by email at gme@medicine.arizona.edu.  

Sincerely, 
Conrad Clemens, MD, MPH
Designated Institutional Official
University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson 

Mission Statement

With the full support from the ABOR and the UACOM-T, the GME mission is to support our educational programs that train residents and fellows in the medical specialties and subspecialties. In alignment with the ACGME “Quadruple Aim” we are dedicated to the development of a physician workforce that ultimately serves the public by striving to improve the clinician and patient experience, improve patient outcomes, and minimize health care costs. We uphold a training environment that fosters each resident’s and fellow’s professional and personal goals in clinical care, research, teaching, service, and advocacy. We support our programs’ use of modern educational methodologies that are evidence- and competency-based, using validated methods of assessment to promote the development of physician competencies to deliver compassionate, ethical, safe, and ultimately, independent clinical care. We maintain a clinical learning environment that ensures the physical and psychological safety of our patients and trainees in an environment that promotes educational inquiry. We ensure all members of the health care team can work and raise concerns without fear of retaliation, and an atmosphere that promotes the development and well-being of our trainees in habits of life-long learning and self-care. We value and foster the delivery of safe, high-quality clinical care, and encourage efforts to understand and mitigate health care costs, improve health equity, and decrease health care disparities both broadly and in our community. We are committed to seek, recruit, and train a diverse group of residents and fellows who fulfill our mission, and who will provide compassionate and culturally informed care to our diverse population in Arizona and beyond.

GME Staff