GME Competency Education Platform (GCEP)
The American Medical Association has created a series of GME competency modules for residents and fellows to complete. These modules are an integral part of the educational component of your residency/fellowship with LSU School of Medicine and are to be completed during your first, second, and third year of training. Completion of these modules is MANDATORY for promotion to the next house officer level and graduation. For more information, visit the American Medical Association's GME Competency Education Program website.
The GME Competency Education Platform gives residents tools to develop and measure their knowledge and skills to help meet ACGME competency education requirements. The short courses reduce the time needed for education, thus reducing the stress on residents. Residents can keep track of completed courses and obtain their own printable certificates verifying they passed the post-assessments. Each course contains interactive elements so residents can apply their learning to real-time situations, and automated email due-date reminders keep residents on track. With 24-hour access and content optimized for mobile, residents can complete courses and assessments at their convenience. Residents can review their current testing status or see detailed reports on completed assignments in their progress file.
GCEP Admin Resources
for Residency Coordinators and Program Directors
Click Here to access GCEP's admin resources
If you are a program director or coordinator and do not have access to GCEP, please contact Savannah Thibodeaux.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do my residents log on to GCEP?
If they received a welcome email, they can click that link and follow the instructions there. If they did not receive that email or the link in their email has expired, please follow the instructions HERE. If they have any issues logging into the platform, please have themcontact AMA Member Relations at (800) 262-3211 or email GCEPhelp@ama-assn.org Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm CT.
Who has to complete GCEP modules?
Residents - All LSUSHC residents have to complete at least three years of GCEP courses. After three years, they have completed this requirement. If you have a resident that has completed these requirements but is still enrolled in GCEP courses after their third year, please contact Savannah Thibodeaux to correct this.
Fellows - If your fellow completed their residency at LSUHSC and completed their required GCEP modules during training, they do not have to complete any GCEP modules during fellowship. If your fellow completed residency at a different institution, they will have to complete up to 2 years of GCEP courses. If you are a one-year or two-year fellowship, your fellows will complete GCEP courses each year of their training. If you are a three-year fellowship, your fellows only need to complete GCEP courses in their first two years. If you have a fellow that has completed these requirements but is still enrolled in GCEP courses after their second year, please contact Savannah Thibodeaux to correct this.
Incoming House Officers - All incoming house officers are required to complete a series of five GCEP courses prior to their start date. More information about this can be found HERE.
When are GCEP modules due?
All assigned GCEP modules must be completed by June 30. This is a requirement for promotion and graduation.
Our program is unaccredited. Do we still have to complete GCEP courses.
Yes. GCEP courses are required for ALL programs, regardless of accreditation status.
One of my trainees failed a course. What do we do?
Email Savannah Thibodeaux to re-enroll the trainee in the course.
How do I run reports?
HERE is a step-by-step guide on what we've found is the most efficient way to run reports on GCEP. The AMA-GCEP Admin Resources also has several how-to guides about reports. You can view those HERE.
Can our program assign additional courses to our trainees? What about faculty?
Yes! AMA-GCEP has a full course catalog that you can view HERE. There are additional courses and curricula available, and there is a series of faculty development courses, If you would like to enroll any of your residents or faculty in additional courses, please contact Savannah Thibodeaux.
I need more help!
Contact Savannah Thibodeaux
Helpful Tips
Below are some tips from fellow program coordinators and directors on managing the AMA-GCEP requirement:
- Monitor progress regularly - Setting up automatic monthly reports makes it easy to see the progress of each resident. You can even share a monthly report with your residents to remind them that this is a requirement and you are monitoring this. It's also helpful to include this in your CCC meetings and semi-annual evaluations. Remind them that GCEP is part of their professionalism duties.
- Set quarterly deadlines - If you set a deadline each quarter for 25%, then your residents are making steady progress during the year instead of feeling the push in June.
- Set an earlier completion deadline - Some programs have decided that their residents must complete their GCEP modules by December 31. This way, it frees up both the residents' and the coordinators' time in the Spring when everyone is busy with onboarding and graduation.
- Set consequences - Some program directors/coordinators will not approve leave requests or travel priors if the resident hasn't met certain benchmarks on the GCEP courses.
If you want to add any tips that work with your program, email Savannah to add them here!
LSU GME Core Curriculum
Below are the curricula that are assigned each year.
| RESIDENT YEAR 1 | |||||||||
| Run Time 00:19:00 | Privacy and Confidentiality | ||||||||
| Run Time 00:20:00 | Creating an Effective and Respectful Learning Environment | ||||||||
| Run Time 00:20:00 | Racism in Medicine: Distrust and Mistrust | ||||||||
| Run Time 00:14:00 | Building the Patient-Physician Relationship | ||||||||
| Run Time 00:20:00 | Racism in Medicine: Race and Pain | ||||||||
| Run Time 00:14:00 | Patient Handoffs | ||||||||
| Run Time 00:23:00 | Safer Prescribing and Managing of Opioids | ||||||||
| Run Time 00:14:00 | Resident Intimidation | ||||||||
| Run Time 00:12:00 | Residents as Teachers | ||||||||
| Run Time 00:14:00 | Sleep Deprivation: Your Life and Your Work | ||||||||
| Run Time 00:20:00 | Racism in Medicine: An Introduction | ||||||||
| Run Time 00:25:00 | Basics of Health Equity for GME | ||||||||
| Run Time 00:20:00 | Working Effectively Within an Inter-professional Team | ||||||||
| RESIDENT YEAR 2 | |||||||||
| Run Time 00:14:00 | Building the Patient-Physician Relationship | ||||||||
| Run Time 00:19:00 | Coding and Documentation for Resident Physicians | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:18:00 | Accepting Gifts from Industry | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:25:00 | Basics of Patient Safety | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:19:00 | Physician Health: Physicians Caring for Ourselves | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:10:00 | Sleep Deprivation: Effects on Patient Care | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:11:00 | Sleep Deprivation: Fatigue Mitigation Strategies | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:16:00 | Thriving Through Residency: the Resilient Resident | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:20:00 | Social Determinants of Health | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:08:00 | Using Tools to Form an Action Plan for Wellness | ||||||||
| RESIDENT YEAR 3 & ABOVE | |||||||||
| Run Time 00:19:00 | Anatomy of a Lawsuit | ||||||||
| Run Time 00:18:00 | Choosing the Practice That's Right for You | ||||||||
| Run Time 00:13:00 | Conflicts of Interest | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:19:00 | Introduction to Health Insurance | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:18:00 | Accepting Gifts from Industry | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:13:00 | Health Care Quality: Measuring Physician Performance | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:19:00 | Physician Employment Contracts | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:19:00 | Promoting Medication Adherence | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:23:00 | Basics of Quality Improvement | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:20:00 | Racism in Medicine: Distrust and Mistrust | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:23:00 | Safer Prescribing and Managing of Opioids | ||||||||
| FELLOW YEAR 1 | |||||||||
| Run Time 00:14:00 | Building the Patient-Physician Relationship | ||||||||
| Run Time 00:19:00 | Coding and Documentation for Resident Physicians | ||||||||
| Run Time 00:19:00 | Privacy and Confidentiality | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:20:00 | Racism in Medicine: Distrust and Mistrust | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:13:00 | Managing Unconscious Bias | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:14:00 | Patient Handoffs | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:25:00 | Basics of Patient Safety | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:19:00 | Physician Health: Physicians Caring for Ourselves | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:14:00 | Resident Intimidation | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:12:00 | Residents as Teachers | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:14:00 | Sleep Deprivation: Your Life and Your Work | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:16:00 | Thriving Through Residency: the Resilient Resident | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:08:00 | Using Tools to Form an Action Plan for Wellness | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:25:00 | Basics of Health Equity for GME | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:20:00 | Racism in Medicine: An Introduction | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:20:00 | Working Effectively Within an Inter-professional Team | ||||||||
| FELLOW YEAR 2 & ABOVE | |||||||||
| Run Time 00:10:00 | Anatomy of a Lawsuit | ||||||||
| Run Time 00:13:00 | Conflicts of Interest | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:19:00 | Introduction to Health Insurance | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:18:00 | Accepting Gifts from Industry | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:13:00 | Health Care Quality: Measuring Physician Performance | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:19:00 | Physician Employment Contracts | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:19:00 | Promoting Medication Adherence | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:22:00 | Quality Improvement Practices | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:20:00 | Social Determinants of Health | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:20:00 | Racism in Medicine: Distrust and Mistrust | ||||||||
| Run Time 0:23:00 | Safer Prescribing and Managing of Opioids | ||||||||
The GME Competency Education Platform gives residents tools to develop and measure their knowledge and skills to help meet ACGME competency education requirements. The short courses reduce the time needed for education, thus reducing the stress on residents. Residents can keep track of completed courses and obtain their own printable certificates verifying they passed the post-assessments. Each course contains interactive elements so residents can apply their learning to real-time situations, and automated email due-date reminders keep residents on track. With 24-hour access and content optimized for mobile, residents can complete courses and assessments at their convenience. Residents can review their current testing status or see detailed reports on completed assignments in their progress file.
| Onboarding Curriculum | |
|---|---|
| Quality Improvement | 23 minutes |
| Patient Safety | 25 minutes |
| Improving Population Health | 21 minutes |
| Systems Thinking | 15 minutes |
| Health Care Quality: Measuring Physician Performance | 13 minutes |
Refer to the AMA GCEP Course Catalog for more info on the courses
Activate AMA-GCEP Account
Incoming residents and fellows should receive an email from the AMA GME Competency Education Program prompting you to activate your new AMA-GCEP account. Click the link in your email or follow these instructions in order to activate your account.
Completing GCEP Courses
Once you login, you will be taken to your learner dashboard. From there, please start the "24-25 Onboarding Curriculum.
After Completing Assigned Courses
After completing all courses in the curriculum, return to your GCEP Learner Dashboard. Click "Transcript". From there, click "Print Transcript" in the top right corner. Either save your transcript as a pdf or take a screenshot showing your completion of the required courses. Then, email this to equip@lsuhsc.edu so that you will get credit for completing the modules.
