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Colon and Rectal Surgery

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Specialties

The Review Committee for Colon and Rectal Surgery provides these resources to accredited programs and those applying for accreditation.

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Contact and Support

For all inquiries, email RCSurgeryRed@acgme.org.

Executive Director
Kristen Ward Hirsch, MBA
kwardhirsch@acgme.org
312.755.7133
Associate Executive Director
Jennifer Luna
jluna@acgme.org
312.755.5036
Associate Executive Director
Citlali Meza, MPA
cmeza@acgme.org
312.755.5055
Accreditation Administrator
Deanna Eallonardo
deallonardo@acgme.org
312.755.7062
Accreditation Administrator
Stephanie Lose
slose@acgme.org
312.755.5023
Data Systems Technical Support
ads@acgme.org
312.755.7474

Review Committee Dates

Upcoming Events

25
Jul 2025
Agenda Closing Date
12
Sep 2025
Review Committee Meeting
31
Oct 2025
Agenda Closing Date
16-17
Jan 2026
Review Committee Meeting

For all RC meetings, applications with completed site visits and interim requests accepted.

Common Resources

This page contains links that are common across all specialty pages.

ACGME Glossary of Terms
ACGME Review Committee Eligibility Decisions (Updated January 2025)
ACGME Review Committee Faculty Scholarly Activity Decisions
Applying for Program Accreditation
Committee and Members Selection Process
Common Program Requirements FAQs
Crosswalk: Faculty Survey-Common Program Requirements (2025)
Crosswalk: Resident/Fellow Survey-Common Program Requirements (2025)
FAQs on Sponsorship Changes
Guide to the Common Program Requirements
Key To Standard Notification Letter
Medically Underserved Areas and Populations (including Rural Track Program designation)
New England Journal of Medicine Report: The Next GME Accreditation System — Rationale and Benefits (3/15/2012)

Other Accreditation Resources

Single GME Accreditation System
Osteopathic Recognition
Review and Comment
Self Study and Site Visit
Common Program Requirements