REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
January 5, 2021
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
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Non-Financial Master Affiliation Agreement for Graduate Medical Education with Children's Hospital Los Angeles
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve a non-financial Master Affiliation Agreement with Children's Hospital Los Angeles, for Arrowhead Regional Medical Center resident physicians to obtain clinical experience, for the period of January 5, 2021 through January 4, 2026.
(Presenter: William L. Gilbert, Director, 580-6150)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of the Non-Financial Master Affiliation Agreement (Agreement) will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as the agreement is non-financial in nature.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) is applying for an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited Neurology residency training program. Upon approval of the residency program by the ACGME, the clinical experience at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) will be necessary, to fulfill the pediatric neurology requirement. It is customary for resident physicians to acquire specialty clinical knowledge at medical facilities other than their primary training facility. CHLA will offer the opportunity for resident physicians to gain experience caring for pediatric patients that are not available at ARMC.
ARMC operates nine ACGME accredited residency and fellowship programs. Each program has specific requirements related to the number and types of patients for whom a resident must provide care. To meet the volume requirements, it is necessary to partner with other facilities, such as CHLA to provide educational opp...
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