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Chris Tutsch, C-TAGME
Title: Program Coordinator
Program Name: GRMERC/MSU Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program
Program Address: 300 Lafayette, SE #3400, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Program Phone: (616) 752-6615 Fax: (616) 732-3033
E-mail Address: tutschc@trinity-health.org
Program Director: David Rispler, MD
Sponsoring Institution: Grand Rapids Medical Education & Research Center (GRMERC)
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT:
11/1993 – present Coordinator; GRMERC/MSU Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Program
PROGRAM REVIEW EXPERIENCE:
Jan 2008 RRC Site Visit – GRMERC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program, Full accreditation, next review Oct 2012
May 2006 Internal Review – GRMERC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Progam
Oct 2003 RRC Site Visit – GRMERC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program –Full accreditation
MEETING ATTENDANCE:
Mar 2008 Assn of Residency Coordinators in Orthopaedic Surgery, San Francisco, CA
June 2007 American Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Quebec
Mar 2007 Assn of Residency Coordinators in Orthopaedic Surgery, San Diego, CA
June 2006 American Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX
Mar 2006 Assn of Residency Coordinators in Orthopaedic Surgery, Chicago, IL
Mar 2006 Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL
Feb 2005 Assn of Residency Coordinators in Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington, DC
Mar 2004 Assn of Residency Coordinators in Orthopaedic Surgery, San Francisco, CA
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH EXPERIENCE: (Publications: Referred: Peer-Reviewed: Invited)
June 2007 ANational Board Certification – Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education
(C-TAGME)
PRESENTATIONS AND/OR POSTERS:
Feb 2007 Moderator – Program Directors Panel – Assn of Residency Coordinators in
Orthopaedic Surgery Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP; LEADERSHIP ROLES;
2007 – present: President – Association of Residency Coordinators in Orthopaedic Surgery
2005 – 2007: President Elect – Association of Residency Coordinators in Orthopaedic Surgery
2003 – 2005: Secretary – Association of Residency Coordinators in Orthopaedic Surgery
2001 – present: Steering Committee Member – Association of Residency Coordinators in
Orthopaedic Surgery
1996-2003: Parent Advisory for Special Education, Kent Intermediate School District
1998-2001 Co-Chair
2001-2003 Chair
Education Committee member – GRMERC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Orientation of Residents – GRMERC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Committee Member – GRMERC Coordinators