The Financial Regulatory Board (JCF) has described the University of Puerto Rico’s (UPR) Medical Sciences Campus (RCM)’s loss of accreditation for its neurosurgical residency program as unacceptable.
He also called for a reduction in UPR’s administrative costs.
In a series of tweets, JFC stated that a full analysis is needed to determine the factors that led to the announcement that the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accreditation will expire next year.
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“The Financial Control Board provided all funding for the ASEM (Medical Center) in line with government budget requirements and approved all additional funding needed for neurological equipment and other needs, including $ 8 million in fiscal year 2020. ASEM has an additional capital expenditure of $ 50 million by 2020 and In fiscal 2021, it will only spend $ 1 million, ”JCF said in a series of tweets.
Loss of accreditation in the Medic Medical School’s neurosurgery training program is unacceptable. A thorough analysis should be done to determine the factors that led to this despite the many years of eligibility. pic.twitter.com/Cde3xZCdLF
– Financial Supervision and MGMT Board for Puerto Rico (OMFOMBPR) April 20, 2021
Last week, representatives of the teaching department appeared before the University Board of UPR JCF denounced the cuts as the cause Accreditation Issues of Neurosurgical Residence Plan.
In its revelations on Tuesday, the board said UPR’s financial plan did not consider cuts to RCM’s surgical department. “Instead, UPR should reduce the administrative copy in eleven campuses. The budget does not include budget cuts for academic programs and invests more in teachers,” the JCF argued.
