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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 physicians 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. The ACGME currently oversees the post-graduate education and training for all MD and the majority of DO physicians in the United States. Plans call for the ACGME to oversee the Unified Accreditation System for all MDs and DOs in 2015.

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.

On October 24, 2012, the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) announced an agreement to pursue a single, unified accreditation system for graduate medical education programs in the United States beginning in July 2015. Plans call for the ACGME to accredit all osteopathic graduate medical education programs currently accredited by AOA. AOA and AACOM would then become organizational members of ACGME.

Awards

Awards handed out by the ACGME include the David C Leach award and Palmer award. Many of the awardees have notably earned multiple national level awards including both ACGME and American Medical Association award recognition.

ACGME Proposal for Common Program Requirements

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-accredited residency programs located in Canada.

NOTE: For purposes of the Common Program Requirements, as of July 2015, all osteopathic training programs will automatically be deemed accredited by ACGME per the agreement announced on October 24, 2012.

See also

• Comparison of MD and DO Residencies in the United States
• International Association of Medical Colleges

References

1. "ACGME". Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
2. 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.
3. M.D.s and D.O.s Moving toward a Single, Unified Accreditation System for Graduate Medical Education By Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
4. M.D.s and D.O.s Moving toward a Single, Unified Accreditation System for Graduate Medical Education By Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
5. http://www.acgme.org/acwebsite/home/ACGMEAwardRecipients.pdf
6. http://news.health.ufl.edu/2010/11168/colleges/college-of-medicine/christopher-young-receives-davis-c-leach-award/
7. http://www.insidedukemedicine.org/announcements/turner-gets-acgme-award/
8. http://www.acgme.org/acWebsite/dcl_award/winningprojects/Andrew_Miller_and_Rashid.pdf
9. "ACGME: The Common Program Requirements" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-19.
10. FAQs - ACGME Unified Accreditation System

External links

• ACGME home page
• ACGME Recommended Educational Resources for Residents

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