Build Fair, Defensible, and Effective Resident Remediation Plans
The ELEVATE framework provides a step-by-step approach for residency programs to design, implement, and document remediation.
The ELEVATE Remediation Certification (C-RGME) introduces this framework and the tools used to support consistent and defensible remediation decisions.
Reduce risk. Improve outcomes. Protect your program.
Strengthen
Your Resident Remediation Team
Elevate
Your Resident Remediation Process
Increase
Resident Remediation Success
What if you could protect your program and help residents grow?
Most remediation processes are reactive, inconsistent, and difficult to defend. That puts faculty under pressure and programs at risk.
The ELEVATE Framework provides a clear structure to:
- Identify performance gaps early
- Build remediation plans that stand up to scrutiny
- Support resident growth through consistent expectations and documentation
The framework is introduced in the ELEVATE Remediation Certification (C-RGME).
So remediation becomes fair, defensible, and effective.
Everything you need
to run remediation with confidence
The ELEVATE Remediation Certification (C-RGME)
The ELEVATE Remediation Certification (C-RGME) introduces a structured, 7-step approach to resident remediation.
Many remediation plans look fine on paper but fall apart under scrutiny. The ELEVATE framework provides a clear process for documenting concerns, setting expectations, and guiding residents forward while protecting your program from unnecessary risk.
Through the certification, you gain access to the framework, tools, and guidance used to build remediation plans that are fair, defensible, and effective.
Start building fair, defensible remediation plans today.
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ELEVATE REMEDIATION CERTIFICATION
(C-RGME)
Now Enrolling
Competency-based Certification in Resident Remediation
Live, cohort-based certification for education professionals who want to demonstrate proficiency in implementing the ELEVATE Framework and guiding residency programs through the full remediation process.
Participants must demonstrate competency in:
- Assessing resident performance gaps using multiple data sources
- Designing structured remediation plans aligned to identified deficiencies
- Leading residents and programs through each phase of the remediation process
- Developing defensible documentation that supports decision-making
- Establishing, monitoring, and adjusting measurable performance expectations
Graduates develop specialized expertise in resident remediation that strengthens their professional value, expands career opportunities, and positions them as remediation specialists in GME.
Next Cohort Begins April 12
REMEDIATION PLAN AUDIT
Rapid Review of Existing Plans
A focused, written audit of your existing remediation plan to identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement before implementation or when a current plan is not producing the desired progress.
This service provides a second set of expert eyes to strengthen clarity, structure, alignment with core competencies, and overall effectiveness—without requiring a full consulting engagement.
You will receive:
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Written feedback with practical recommendations
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Identification of missing or weak components
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Alignment check with core competencies
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Guidance for improving underperforming plans
GME REMEDIATION SUPPORT
Two Service Options
Hands-on, expert-led remediation support for programs managing residents with performance concerns.
Choose between two levels of support:
Remediation Plan Accelerator
Done-for-you design of a fully structured, case-specific remediation plan.
Remediation Implementation Retainer
Ongoing oversight and leadership of remediation implementation, including multidisciplinary review, meeting support, and documentation monitoring.
Programs retain final decision-making authority while gaining external structure, clarity, and expertise.
All services focus on:
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A fully structured, case-specific remediation plan
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Objective criteria for progression and completion
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A structured monitoring and documentation system
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Custom meeting preparation
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Decision support at key points
Programs stay involved and retain final decision-making authority while gaining expert support to reduce risk and faculty burden.
RESIDENT REMEDIATION SUPPORT
1:1 Guidance for Residents Navigating Remediation
Individual support to help residents understand expectations, apply feedback, and demonstrate measurable improvement while on remediation.
Residents benefit from a neutral, third-party perspective that provides clarity, strategy, and honest guidance outside of the program’s evaluation structure.
This service focuses on:
- Clear interpretation of program expectations
- A personalized improvement plan tied to deficiencies
- Weekly accountability and progress check-ins
- Targeted strategies for professionalism and communication concerns
- Structured preparation for remediation and review meetings
This service may be purchased by the resident or by the residency program as an added layer of support. Programs often use this service to give residents access to an outside expert while reducing the coaching and mentoring burden on faculty.
Concerned about gaps in your resident remediation process?
Take this Remediation Quiz to identify potential gaps in your remediation approach and gain clarity on how to better protect your program while supporting your residents.
