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Building workforce through MD / NP / PA training hubs and connections back to unique, locally-relevant medical training across the Pacific.

Full Y3 Core Clerkship Block Available

🩺Internal Medicine
👶Pediatrics
🤱Obstetrics & Gynecology
🔪General Surgery
🚨Emergency Medicine
🧠Psychiatry

Psychiatry delivered in partnership with Guam Behavioral Health & Wellness Center

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The Marianas Difference

Guam isn't a consolation destination — it's one of the most clinically rich environments in the US. Here's what you can't get in suburban Cincinnati.

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Typhoon & Disaster Response

Guam sits squarely in Typhoon Alley. Train in real mass-casualty preparedness and disaster medicine under physicians who live and practice it — not just simulate it.

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Dive & Hyperbaric Medicine

The Pacific is one of the world's most active diving environments. Manage decompression illness, arterial gas embolism, and barotrauma in a genuine clinical setting, not a textbook.

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Tropical & Infectious Disease

Encounter dengue, leptospirosis, strongyloides, melioidosis, and rare parasitic conditions that mainland residencies rarely see outside of a case report.

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Remote Island Medicine

GMH and GRMC serve as referral centers for patients transported from islands with no running water and no specialist within 1,000 miles. Resource-adaptive decision-making is standard practice.

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COFA Compact-State Populations

Care for one of the most culturally and genetically diverse Pacific Islander communities in the US — patients from FSM, RMI, Palau, CNMI, the Philippines, and the Chamorro homeland.

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Aeromedical & Inter-Island Transfer

Participate in the triage, stabilization, and receiving care for patients aeromedically transferred from outer islands — a rare, high-acuity exposure at any stage of training.

Founding Partners

The Marianas Compact

Two of Guam's leading hospitals have joined forces to create a formal Department of Medical Education — bringing structured, accreditation-ready training to the Pacific.

GMH
Department of Medical Education

Guam Memorial Hospital Authority

Guam · 850 Gov. Carlos G. Camacho Rd

Guam's public safety-net hospital and primary COFA compact-state referral center. Home to the new Department of Medical Education — the administrative hub of the Marianas training network.

Core Clerkships

Internal MedicinePediatricsOB/GYNGeneral SurgeryEmergency MedicinePsychiatry

Subspecialty Electives

CardiologyGastroenterologyPulmonology / CCUNeurosurgeryOrthopedicsENTPodiatry
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GRMC
Marianas Network Partner

Guam Regional Medical City

Guam · 133 Route 3

Joint Commission-accredited private medical center offering structured residency and clerkship rotations. GRMC brings modern facilities and subspecialty access to the network.

Core Clerkships

Internal MedicineGeneral SurgeryOB/GYNEmergency MedicineFamily Medicine
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Built for three sides of the network

Whether you're training, sending trainees, or placing students — MedEd Connect handles the workflow.

For Trainees

Train somewhere that changes how you think about medicine.

  • Browse open Y3 clerkships, PA, NP, and residency slots
  • Submit all credentialing documents in one place
  • Track your application and approval status in real time
  • Build a verified evaluation record across every rotation
  • Access unique Pacific exposures unavailable in mainland programs
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For COFA & Pacific Partners

Send your trainees to a structured, accredited US territory hub.

  • FSM, RMI, Palau, CNMI hospitals — formal GMH affiliation agreements
  • US compact-state status means streamlined credentialing and no visa barriers
  • Centralized documentation and evaluation — no paperwork silos
  • ACGME-aligned competency tracking returned to your program
  • Strengthen the Pacific healthcare workforce pipeline from within
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For Mainland USA & Hawaii

Give your students a rotation they'll talk about for years.

  • MD, DO, PA, NP, and residency programs across all 50 states
  • Guam is a US territory — no passport, no visa, domestic billing
  • Full documentation trail for LCME, ARC-PA, CCNE, and ACGME compliance
  • Structured evaluations returned to your institution on completion
  • Flexible 4–8 week block scheduling to fit your academic calendar
Explore Affiliation

From application to evaluation

One platform. The entire workflow.

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Hospital lists rotations

GMH/GRMC or partner hospitals publish open slots with specialty, dates, capacity, and preceptor info.

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Trainee applies

Students submit all required credentialing documents — CV, immunizations, insurance, background check — in a single workflow.

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Admin approves

Coordinators review applications, track document status, and issue approvals through a structured review pipeline.

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Everyone evaluates

Preceptors evaluate trainees on ACGME competencies. Trainees evaluate the site. Records stay in the system.

Affiliation Inquiries

Become part of the
Pacific training network.

We partner with hospitals, medical schools, and health systems across the Pacific and the US mainland. If you're interested in placing trainees, establishing an affiliation agreement, or exploring co-training arrangements — we want to hear from you.

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COFA Partner Hospitals

FSM, RMI, Palau, CNMI hospitals sending trainees to GMH for structured supervised rotations.

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COFA Compact States

FSM, RMI, Palau, and CNMI hospitals sending trainees to GMH — US compact-state status means no visa barriers and streamlined credentialing.

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Hawaii Programs

University of Hawaii and Hawaii-based MD, DO, PA, and NP programs establishing Pacific corridor rotations for their students.

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Mainland USA Programs

MD, DO, PA, NP, and residency programs across all 50 states — Guam is a US territory, domestic tuition and billing apply.

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Regional Health Systems

Any hospital or health authority looking to build a formal affiliation agreement with GMH / GRMC.

Send us an inquiry

GMH Department of Medical Education responds within 2–3 business days.

Or email us directly: education@gmha.org

Ready to build the Pacific's medical pipeline?

GMH's Department of Medical Education is open and accepting trainees. Start building your rotation — or your career — here.