Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
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Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is the body responsible for accrediting the majority of graduate medical training programs (i.e., internships, residencies, and fellowships, aka subspecialty residencies) for medical doctors in the United States. It is a non-profit private council that evaluates and accredits medical residency and internship programs. The ACGME was founded in 1981 and was preceded by the Liaison Committee for Graduate Medical Education, which was established in 1972.[1] The ACGME oversees the post-graduate education and training for all MD and the majority of DO physicians in the United States.[2]
The ACGME's member organizations are the American Board of Medical Specialties, American Hospital Association, American Medical Association, Association of American Medical Colleges, and the Council of Medical Specialty Societies each of whom appoints four members to the ACGME's board of directors.
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Awards
Awards handed out by the ACGME include the David C Leach award and Palmer award.[3][4][5] Many of the awardees have notably earned multiple national level awards including both ACGME and American Medical Association award recognition.[6]
ACGME Proposal to Limit DO Students' Access to Medical Training Programs [7] [8] [9]
The following proposed changes in the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) common program requirements (CPR) will have a significant impact on physicians who graduate from a US osteopathic medical school (DO) and who wish to enter into ACGME residencies or fellowships after July 2014 and July 2015, respectively.
Effective July 2014:
- III.A.2. Prerequisite clinical education for entry into ACGME-accredited residency programs must be accomplished in ACGME-accredited residency programs or Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)-accredited residency programs located in Canada.
Effective July 2015:
- II.A.3. Prerequisite clinical education for entry into ACGME-accredited fellowship programs must meet the following qualifications:
- III.A.3.a) for fellowship programs that require completion of a residency program, the completion of an ACGME-accredited residency program or an RCPSC-accredited residency program located in Canada.
- II.A.3.b) for fellowship programs that require completion of some clinical education, clinical education that is accomplished in ACGME accredited residency programs or RCPSC-accreditted residency programs located in Canada.
Residency programs with dual accreditation from both ACGME and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) would only meet the prerequisite requirement if the applicant "matched" to the program using the ACGME application service. Residency programs that are solely accredited by the AOA and that have previously met the requirements would no longer be recognized.
Comparison of MD and DO Residencies in the United States
References
- ^ "ACGME". Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. http://www.acgme.org/acWebsite/home/home.asp. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ Salsberg, Edward. Testimony to United States House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. Association of American Medical Colleges. accessed Oct 2007.
- ^ http://www.acgme.org/acwebsite/home/ACGMEAwardRecipients.pdf
- ^ http://news.health.ufl.edu/2010/11168/colleges/college-of-medicine/christopher-young-receives-davis-c-leach-award/
- ^ http://www.insidedukemedicine.org/announcements/turner-gets-acgme-award/
- ^ http://www.acgme.org/acWebsite/dcl_award/winningprojects/Andrew_Miller_and_Rashid.pdf
- ^ "ACGME to Limit DO Access to Training Programs". http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/Pages/stop-ACGME-training-limits-for-DOs.aspx. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ "ACGME: The Common Program Requirements". http://www.acgme.org/acWebsite/reviewComment/CommonPRs_R&C.pdf. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ "ACGME: Focused Revision of the Common Program Requirements IMPACT STATEMENT". http://www.acgme.org/acWebsite/reviewComment/Common_Impact.pdf. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
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