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Special Purpose Trainees

The definition of Special Purpose Trainees (SPTs) is as described in Article IV, Section 4.9 of the University of Michigan Medical Staff Bylaws.

"Special Purpose Trainees consist of Practitioners currently enrolled in a formal education program at an outside institution for whom a temporary educational rotation on a clinical service within UMH of less than one year has been arranged with the institution sponsoring the formal education program. Although not Members, these individuals are involved in the diagnosis of patient illnesses and their treatment under the direction of an Active, Courtesy, and/or Honorary Staff Member. HEB shall have the authority to assign Special Purpose Trainees to a specific Service and grant admitting privileges upon the recommendation of the appropriate Department Chair and with the concurrence of the Credentials Committee and ECCA. Special Purpose Trainees are not eligible for committee membership, may not vote on the Medical Staff and are not, nor are they required to become, members of, or pay dues to, the House Officer Association."

1. Each year the number of SPTs will be prospectively determined for the entire Health System.
2. Applications must be received by a specified annual deadline (to be determined) and any applications received after that deadline will be considered on a first come first served basis. When the complement for the year is met, further SPTs will not be accepted.
3. The Office of Graduate Medical Education will coordinate and manage the number of SPTs. All programs discussing the potential of accepting an SPT must obtain prospective written agreement on the duration of the SPT rotation, their assignments.
4. A formal rotation schedule will be established for each SPT which will be the basis for determining the contribution of each SPT to the cap.

Approved by the GME Review Board on March 23, 1999