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Guidelines for Submitting an Article to the ACGME Bulletin

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education publishes the ACGME Bulletin four times a year. The Bulletin is distributed free of charge to more than 12,000 individuals involved in residency education. The ACGME receives and publishes articles and letters to the editor in the interest of furthering dialogue about accreditation, program quality and matters of general interest in residency education. Inquiries, comments or letters should be addressed to the editor.

Articles for the ACGME Bulletin should be on topics related to resident education, or of general interest to residency program directors, designated institutional officials, academic faculty, residents or residency program coordinators.

Manuscripts should be sent to Ingrid Philibert, Editor, ACGME Bulletin, 515 N State Street, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60654, USA; telephone: (312) 755-5003; fax: (312) 755-7498; e-mail: iphilibert@acgme.org The author’s or authors’ address and telephone and fax numbers should be included.

Three types of submissions are considered for publication.
  1. Full-length articles (between 800 and 2000 words).

  2. Short summaries, case studies or descriptions of innovative approaches to education are also accepted. These can range from 300 to 800 words.

  3. Letters to the Editor, which should not exceed 300 to 400 words.