Complement Increase

How do I submit a complement increase?

• If you are requesting a permanent complement increase, you will also need to submit a “Complement Increase Request Form” to ms.gme@uth.tmc.edu. This form must be completed for both ACGME and TMB programs.
• The permanent complement request form can be found on New Innovations Intranet under Resources > _REQUEST FORMS

Are there other actions to accompany a complement request?

• Yes. For ACGME Programs, a submission must be made into ADS by the program director or program coordinator. Log into ADS, from the “Program” tab, click “Complement Change”, enter the required information, and click “Submit Request to DIO”.

12/11/2023 – ACGME Changes to Temporary Complement Increase Requests for Less than 90 Days

To reduce burden for the GME community and better align with the Institutional Requirements related to leaves of absence, Review Committees will allow extensions of education up to 90 days without requiring formal submission of a temporary complement increase request. This change applies to all specialty/subspecialty programs except one-year programs, and is effective, December 11, 2023. Requests for temporary changes in complement longer than 90 days are still required and must be approved by the designated institutional official prior to being submitted in ADS for Review Committee consideration.

Instructions have been updated in ADS in the “Complement Change Request” section to alert users of the change; guidance in the Guide to the Common Program Requirements (Residency) (III.B. Resident Complement) also reflects the change. Review Committees are updating guidance on this process in specialty-specific documents, which will be available on the Documents and Resources tab of the respective specialty section of the website. Email questions to accreditation@acgme.org.