Training Verifications

As per NAMASS, AHA, ACGME, and OPDA, we implemented the standard Verification of Graduate Medical Education and Training (VGMET) form to provide a uniform process for verifying residency/fellowship training. The Verification Policy applies to all graduate medical education training programs in the Department of Neurology, which include:

• Neurology
• Clinical Neurophysiology
• Epilepsy
• Headache Medicine
• Movement Disorders
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Neurocritical Care
• Neuromuscular Medicine
• Neuro-Oncology
• Sleep Medicine
• Vascular Neurology

The Verification of Graduate Medical Education and Training (VGMET) forms are provided free of charge. However, if a hospital or credentialing agency will NOT accept the VGMET and requires completion of their institution-specific form, the administrative service charge is $100.00; expedited processing is available for an additional $25.00 fee. Residency and fellowship verifications are charged separately.

All requests should come directly from the entity requesting the verification, with the exception of state licensing forms. All requests MUST be accompanied by the resident's signed authorization to release information. Under no circumstances will training verifications be verbally confirmed over the telephone.

Verifications will not be released until payment has been received. Please allow up to three weeks to process the verification.

Verification fees are waived for the following:

• Current residents/fellows
• Recently graduated residents (fellows not included). Within the first year of completion of their residency, verifications will be provided free of charge.
• Governmental agencies. These agencies include Veterans Administration Medical Centers, state or local health departments, and residents entering the military.
• Verifications received directly from state licensing boards are exempt from the administrative service charge.

Peer references: The Program Director can serve as a peer reference for alumni up to three years from graduation.

For additional information, please contact Jennie Miller at jmiller3@med.miami.edu / 305-243-5927 or Andy Ruiz umneurofellowships@med.miami.edu / 305-243-2742.