The AHME Council on Medical Education Consortia is for AHME members who are involved with consortia of their hospitals and institutions. We plan the didactic sessions at the Annual Meeting and discuss changes in consortia at the national level. Ours is a growing contingency of engaging professionals looking to network, share knowledge and help each other navigate the challenges that consortia can bring.

The purposes of the Council on Medical Education Consortia are set forth as follows:

• To support the mission of the Association for Hospital Medical Education and provide expertise to the Association in matters pertaining to medical education consortia.
  
  
• To serve as an information resource to AHME members and their institutions regarding the development and operation of consortia and the enhancement of medical education quality.
  
  
• To serve as a forum for the development of new methods and the exchange of ideas regarding the scope (UGME, GME, CME), governance, organization, operation, and financing of consortia and other consortium matters of interest to Association and Council members.
  
  
• To advance AHME's interests regarding consortia in matters of state and national health policy and regulation and of medical education accreditation.

David Pieper, PhD
Chair, COMEC
Assistant Dean
Wayne State University School of Medicine
dpieper@med.wayne.edu