FOI #26-298 - Subject - ACGME Communications and Policy Revision Records
Name - John Creegan
Affiliation -
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, C.G.S. § 1-200 et seq., I request access to the following public records. This request includes two categories, set forth below.
PART A: ACGME-Related Institutional Communications (July 1, 2017 – September 30, 2021)
I request all records, including but not limited to emails, memoranda, reports, and meeting materials, that:
1. Reference or discuss ACGME resident surveys, evaluations, or accreditation review processes;
2. Discuss guidance, instruction, or communication to residents regarding completion of ACGME surveys or evaluations;
3. Reference accreditation status, citations, warnings, or Areas for Improvement.
This request includes records involving the following individuals in any capacity (sender, recipient, copied, or referenced):
– Dr. Surita Rao
– Dr. Deborah Forrest
– Dr. Jonathan Covault
– Dr. Steven Angus
– Dr. Wendy Miller
– Dr. Jacqueline Nissen
– Dr. David Steffens
– Terri Carrier
– Suzanne Treviso
This request also includes agendas, minutes, summaries, or notes from faculty, leadership, or administrative meetings during this period that reference ACGME surveys, accreditation, or resident feedback.
For purposes of reasonable search, relevant keywords may include: “ACGME,” “resident survey,” “accreditation,” “citation,” “AFI,” “Area for Improvement,” and “site visit.”
PART B: Policy Revision — Discrimination, Harassment, and Related Interpersonal Violence (March 4, 2026)
I request the following records:
4. All drafts, memoranda, meeting minutes, committee notes, and internal correspondence relating to the revision of UConn Health’s Policy Against Discrimination, Harassment, and Related Interpersonal Violence that took effect on or about March 4, 2026, including records reflecting the basis for and timing of the revision;
5. Records identifying the individual(s) and/or office(s) that initiated, requested, reviewed, or approved the revision;
6. Records reflecting whether the revision was undertaken in connection with any complaint, investigation, audit, or external inquiry, including but not limited to matters involving the Graduate Medical Education Office or the Office for Inclusion and Civil Rights;
7. A copy of the policy immediately prior to the March 4, 2026 revision and the revised version, if not already publicly available.