Profile Definitions and Methodology
Teaching Status
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- Medicare Teaching Status
- A hospital's teaching status is obtained from its most recent Medicare Cost Report (W/S S2, line 25)
- Number of Interns and Residents
- A hospital's number of interns and residents is also obtained from the most recent Medicare Cost Report (W/S S3-1, line 12, col 7).
- ACGME-accredited specialty and subspecialty programs
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Data from the Graduate Medical Education Database, American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois. Data are licensed from the AMA and are updated annually during the first quarter. A hospital's highest level of involvement is reported:
- Sponsor
- Major Participant
- Clinical Site
See FREIDA OnLine, for more information. FREIDA Online is a database with over 7,800 graduate medical education programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, as well as over 200 combined specialty programs.
- Major teaching hospital / member of COTH
- The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH) is composed of approximately 400 major teaching hospitals. See the COTH web page for more information.