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2023 Orientation

Before working/training at Cleveland Clinic, all clinical trainees and research fellows must first process-in with the Graduate Medical Education Department.

Note: Until you have had your institutional/GME orientation, you cannot attend department orientation, lectures or meetings, or perform any training responsibilities at Cleveland Clinic.

Orientation - clinical trainees (start date of July 1)

July 1 start date (your orientation has been pre-scheduled):

PGY 1 residents: Orientation - Monday, June 19, InterContinental Hotel Cleveland

PGY 2 and above (upper level residents/fellows): Orientation - Monday, July 3, InterContinental Hotel Cleveland

You are required to attend this session and need to reserve the entire day.

Orientation - surgical fellows (start date of Aug. 1)

Aug. 1 start date (your orientation has been pre-scheduled):

Surgical fellows: Orientation - Monday, July 30, InterContinental Hotel Cleveland

You are required to attend this session and need to reserve the entire day.

Orientation - clinical trainees (start date other than July 1)

To schedule your orientation, contact the GME office at 216.444.5690 or email GMEonboarding@ccf.org. (Orientation is NOT prescheduled for you.) Orientation is conducted on Wednesdays by appointment only, beginning promptly at 8:30 a.m.

Please report to the GME Department, which is located on the second floor of the JJ South Building (JJS2). Please reserve the entire day.

Orientation - research trainees

To schedule your orientation, contact the GME office at 216.444.5690 or email GMEonboarding@ccf.org.

Orientation is conducted on Wednesdays by appointment only, beginning promptly at 8:30 am. Please report to the GME office, which is located on the second floor of the JJ South Building (JJS2). Please reserve the entire day.

Directions and parking

For orientation, please park in Visitor Parking Garage #1, which is located on East 93rd Street between Chester and Euclid avenues, or in Visitor Parking Garage #2, which is located on East 100th Street between Cedar and Carnegie avenues.

The GME Office is located on the second floor of the JJ South Building (JJS2).

Cleveland Clinic’s Parking Department can validate your parking ticket for you.