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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