The Council of Teaching Hospitals (COTH) is
a council of the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine
(AACPM). Membership
in COTH is by institution, not individual. The COTH
Administrative
Board is comprised of representatives of institutions that conduct a
podiatric residency program approved by the
Council on Podiatric Medical
Education (CPME) of the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA).
Institutions with provisional approval by CPME are eligible for COTH
membership. Membership is renewed annually and runs from July 1st
through June 30th.
The Council of Teaching Hospitals is governed by an Administrative Board
composed of representatives from COTH member institutions. One
representative is elected from each of eight (8) designated geographical
regions, one representative from the
Department of Veterans Affairs and one representative of the American
Podiatric Medical Students Association (APMSA). The Board also nominates
a representative to the CPME Joint Residency Review Committee (JRRC) and
maintains liaison relationships with other constituent organizations.
Organized in 1975, the mission of the Council of Teaching Hospitals is
to strengthen and support the education and training of residents and
faculty through the development and implementation of programs and
services designed to meet the needs of educators and residents in
postdoctoral podiatric medical education.
Benefits of Membership include: |
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Centralized Residency Interview
Program (CRIP)
Established in 1986, CRIP is an interview system under which residency
programs join together at one location to conduct final interviews with
their applicants. Its purpose is to simplify and reduce the cost of the
residency selection process. |
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Member Only information on the COTHweb.org site. |
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Continuing Medical Education/Faculty
Development Opportunities
(CME) |
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Reduced pricing to CME Conferences and Workshops. A wealth of information is available to members on this site including
Medicare Reimbursement Information, a Conversion Manual and a User
Friendly Guide for establishing and maintaining a well run podiatric
training program. Please contact AACPM’s Office of Graduate Service for
log-in information |
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Discussion Forums |
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Membership in COTH provides a forum for residency program directors and
their faculty to discuss contemporary residency education issues and
concerns. Council meetings, workshops and conferences enable members to
keep abreast of innovations in graduate podiatric education and exchange
ideas and program developments with other members. |
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COTH E-News – a quarterly on-line newsletter
emailed to members |
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Resident
Rescue Fund |
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Certificate of Membership – issued annually
to acknowledge the institution’s commitment to quality podiatric
residency training. |
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COTH GOVERNING DOCUMENTS:
Mission
Rules and
Regulations
Complaint
Policy
Standards
and Practices |
