NEW! Requirement Revisions Approved
At its September meeting, the ACGME Board of Directors approved the following: New Program Requirements for Combined Programs, effective September 30, 2024. The Requirements and FAQs are available under the “Combined Program Requirements Documents” link on the new Combined Programs page of the ACGME website.
Designated institutional officials (DIOs) will be able to initiate a new application for an existing combined program format inthe Accreditation Data System (ADS) effective October 8, 2024. DIOs and program directors of combined programs currently listed in ADS received a communication in ADS on October 1, 2024 describing the opt-in process.
Email questions to accreditation@acgme.org.
New Program Requirements for Correctional (Carceral) Medicine, effective September 30, 2024. The Requirements are available under the “Currently in Effect” link on the new Correctional (Carceral) Medicine page of the ACGME website.
Major revision to Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Obstetric Anesthesiology, and Pediatric Anesthesiology, effective July 1, 2025. The Requirements are available under the “Program Requirements Effective 7/1/2025” link on the Program Requirements and FAQs and Applications page of the Anesthesiology section of the ACGME website.
Major revision to Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Clinical Neurophysiology, Epilepsy, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, andVascular Neurology, effective July 1, 2025. The Requirements are available under the “Program Requirements Effective 7/1/2025” link on the Neurology Program Requirements and FAQs and Applications page of the Neurology section of the ACGME website.
Major revision to Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in General Surgery, effective July 1, 2025. The Requirements are available under the “Program Requirements Effective 7/1/2025” link on the Program Requirements and FAQs and Applications page of the Surgery section of the ACGME website.
Interim revision to Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Addiction Medicine effective July 1, 2025. The Requirements are available under the “Program Requirements Effective 7/1/2025” link on the Program Requirements and FAQs and Applications page of the Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine, and Psychiatry sections of the ACGME website.
Major revision to Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Clinical Informatics effective July 1, 2025. The Requirements are available under the “Program Requirements Effective 7/1/2025” link on the Program Requirements and FAQs and Applications page of the Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Medical Genetics and Genomics, Pathology, Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine, and Radiology sections of the ACGME website.
Major revision to Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Geriatric Medicine effective July 1, 2025. The Requirements are available under the “Program Requirements Effective 7/1/2025” link on the Program Requirements and FAQs and Applications page of the Family Medicine and Internal Medicine sections of the ACGME website.
Interim revision to Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Neurocritical Care effective July 1, 2025. The Requirements are available under the “Program Requirements Effective 7/1/2025” link on the Program Requirements and FAQs and Applications page of the Neurological Surgery and Neurology sections of the ACGME website.
Major revision to Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Neuromuscular Medicine effective July 1, 2025. The Requirements are available under the “Program Requirements Effective 7/1/2025” link on the Program Requirements and FAQs and Applicationspage of the Neurology and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation sections of the ACGME website.
Modification to Common Program Requirements (Residency) and Common Program Requirements (Post-Doctoral Education Program) effective July 1, 2025. The Requirements are available under the “Program Requirements Effective 7/1/2025” link on the Common Program Requirements page of the ACGME website.
NEW! Comment on Draft Preliminary Recommendations from the Advisory Commission on Additional Licensing Models
The Advisory Commission on Additional Licensing Models, co-chaired by the ACGME, Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), and Intealth, has released draft preliminary recommendations for public comment, aimed at guiding state medical boards and policymakers in developing new licensing pathways for internationally trained physicians. The recommendations, which focus on eligibility requirements, are available for feedback until December 6, 2024, with final guidance expected in early 2025.
Learn more and share comments by visiting the FSMB website.
NEW! #ACGME2025 Featured Plenaries Announced
Sessions include content surrounding crisis management, women in graduate medical education (GME), remediation, inequalities and much more! Learn more about the sessions and speakers on the Featured Plenaries page of the conference website.
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OPEN TO ALL! Annual Educational Conference Job Board
Recruiters, institutions, and programs have the opportunity to post open positions and reach thousands of GME community job seekers before and throughout the conference. Additionally, the conference will host in-person recruiters and offer career resources for attendees in a dedicated area of the Exhibit Hall.
View Current Job Listings
Learn About the Annual Educational Conference Job Board
Email questions to exhibitor@acgme.org.
NEW! Subspecialty Proposal
As part of the ongoing effort to encourage participation of the GME community and the public in the process of reviewing potential new specialties or subspecialties for accreditation, the ACGME offers a 45-day comment period to the community of interest regarding proposed new specialties and subspecialties. The subspecialty below is currently under consideration. Review the proposal and access the public comment form.
Comment Deadline: November 22, 2024
Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
NEW AND WEDNESDAY! Proposed Requirements Revisions
The following Requirements and accompanying Impact Statements are posted for review and comment here:
Comment Deadline: November 20, 2024
Ophthalmology
Comment Deadline: October 9, 2024
Institutional Requirements
NEW! Permanent Complement Request Guidelines
The Review Committee for Surgery now requires all programs to complete the Institutional Operative Experience form with an application for a permanent complement increase. Programs interested in having a permanent complement request reviewed at the January 2025 Review Committee meeting should send the completed form via email to Associate Executive Director Kelsey Sill, MHA by Monday, December 16.
Additional information about requests for changes in complement are available on the Documents and Resources tab of the Surgery section of the ACGME website.
WEDNESDAY! Review and Comment on the Proposed Institutional Requirements
The proposedInstitutional Requirements represent the continuing evolution of the Sponsoring Institution, its programs, and its relationship to clinical learning environments for resident and fellow education. To provide enhanced opportunities for feedback and engagement among GME stakeholders, the Institutional Review Committee (IRC) plans to offer two 45-day review and comment periods.
Review and Comment Period I
Deadline: October 9
Access the Requirements, Impact Statement, and Comment Form
Review and Comment Period II
Dates To Be Announced
A two-part webinar series on the major revision is available in Learn at ACGME. No login or registration is necessary to access the videos or download the corresponding slides.
Non-Standard Training (NST) Programs Office Hours
Director, Sponsoring Institutions Projects Katharina Wang and Vice President, Sponsoring Institutions Paul Foster Johnson will host office hours to answer questions about recognition of Sponsoring Institutions with NST programs for physicians with J-1 visas.
No registration is required. Office hours will take place October 30 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central.
Email questions to Director, Sponsoring Institutions Projects Katharina Wang.
NST Programs Site Visit Date Re-Assignments
The IRC has approved a plan to reassign approximate site visit dates for Initial Recognition of Sponsoring Institutions with NST programs beginining in October 2025. The reassignment of dates will provide additional time for Sponsoring Institutions to develop NST programs while the IRC prepares further guidance in advance of implementing the site visit process. Each Sponsoring Institution with an Initial Recognition status will soon receive notification of its reassigned site visit date in ADS.
Email questions to Director,Sponsoring Institutions Projects Katharina Wang.
ACGME Seeks Appeals Panel Members
The ACGME is seeking physicians to serve on standing Appeals Panels for the following specialties:
- Dermatology
- Neurological Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Preventive Medicine
- Vascular Surgery
Applicant Criteria
- Must be certified by the relevant American Board of Medical Specialties member board or American Osteopathic Association certifying board.
- Must be able to devote sufficient time to the Appeals Panel work.
- Should have at least three years' experience as a program director, department chair, associate/assistant program director, and/or core faculty member.
- Applicants not currently serving in one of these roles may be considered if they held one of these positions within the last three years.
- Applicants’ programs must have a status of Continued Accreditation.
Apply by October 31, 2024. Email Senior Administrator, Governance, Appeals, Policies and Procedures Lisa Davis for more information.
Review Committee for Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Office Hours
Program leaders can meet with the ACGME Review Committee executive director and chair during the 2024 combined meeting of the Society of University Otolaryngologists and Head & Neck Surgeons, Association of Academic Departments of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, and Otolaryngology Program Directors Organization.
Appointments will be held on a first-come, first-served basis atthe Hyatt Regency Phoenix on November 22, 2024.
Email Accreditation Administrator Deanna Eallonardo with questions or to schedule an appointment.
NEW! Self-Empowerment Workshop for Coordinators
This online workshop will help both seasoned and new coordinators grow their skills to empower themselves in GME, including detailed, practical strategies for:
- acting as a leader in the coordinator role
- successful networking
- overcoming challenges to professionalism
- promoting achievements
- effectively navigating complex interpersonal situations
The workshop will run October 28-November 5, 2024, with a live virtual session on October 31 from 12:00-1:30 p.m. Central. Space is limited.
Email questions to virtualevents@acgme.org.
NEW! Direct Observation Toolkit Workshop
Explore the ACGME’s Improving Assessment Using Direct Observation Toolkit with ACGME experts and toolkit authors. The toolkit, available at no cost through Learn at ACGME, offers faculty development curricula for institutions that can be adapted to local needs and provides individual faculty members with techniques that will help them become better educators.
Register now for a free workshop and improve the frequency and quality of your direct observation of learners with patients. Participants can earnup to 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.
Workshop Session Dates and Times
- Monday, November 4: 12:30-2:00 p.m. Central
NEW! Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment
This course is designed to help participants build effective assessment programs for their residency or fellowship and will provide a roadmap for developing an assessment system to assist participants in implementing changes within their own institution. Sessions are highly interactive and use multiple learning approaches, including simulation practice, peer consultations, and application exercises to provide participants with methods and tools for effective programs of assessment. Topics include assessment methods, feedback, direct observation, clinical competency committees, and more.
The spring 2025 course will be offered in Chicago, Illinois, in a six-day session. Registration will close March 3, 2025.
Email questions tofacultydevelopment@acgme.org.
Faculty Development Hub Courses
In addition to offering the Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment course in Chicago, the ACGME collaborates with institutions and organizations in the US and abroad to offer scaled, tailored versions of the course. See below for open courses and visit the ACGME Faculty Development web page for more information.
- Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (in person; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
- Karolinska Institute Stockholm (in person; Stockholm, Sweden)
- Oman Medical Specialty Board (in person; Muscat; Oman - email at link for details)
NEW! 2023-2024 ACGME Data Resource Book
The ACGME recently published the 2023-2024 ACGME Data Resource Book, the most comprehensive and reliable resource of its kind, including data on the size, scope, and distribution of GME in the US. This edition covers the time period of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, and can be found on the ACGME website.
The tables and figures in this year's edition include these sections: Program Accreditation; Program Characteristics; Resident Characteristics; Graduating Residents and Residents Leaving Prior to Completion; Sponsoring Institutions; Participating Sites; Program Directors and Faculty; and Program Activities.
Note: In theData Resource Book, the term “residents" refers to both residents and fellows for data reporting purposes.
NEW! 2023-2024 Annual Report
The 2023-2024 ACGME Annual Report is now available on the ACGME website. Themed Agents of Positive Change, the report highlights the dedication and commitment of the ACGME’s employees and volunteers during the last academic year and focuses on opportunities to collaborate and improve operations, requirements, and resources to enhance and ensure the future of GME.
NEW! Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) Blackout Dates Due by October 26
The window for submitting CLER visit blackout weeks is now open through October 26, 2024, for blocking off dates in the period highlighted below. Sponsoring Institutions can submit up to four blackout weeks during this period.
Upcoming Windows for Entering Blackout Weeks
- October 1-26: Submit requests for January-March 2025
- January 1-26: Submit requests for April-June 2025
- April 1-26: Submit requests for July-September 2025
- July 1-26: Submit requests for October-December 2025
To enter blackout dates in ADS, click here. Review more information and common questions/answers regarding CLER blackout weeks here.
Email questions to CLER@acgme.org.
NEXT WEEK! Medically Underserved Areas and Populations (MUA/P) Interest Group
The ACGME hosts a monthly virtual interest group session for GME community members involved in addressing the needs of MUA/Ps, which are places or communities with groups of people who have unmet health or health care needs.
Next Session: Tuesday, October 15 at 1:00 p.m. Central
Topic: Starting a GME Program in Rural and/or Underserved Areas
These one-hour Zoom calls will take place on the third Tuesday of each month at 1:00 p.m. Central and are open to the entire GME community.
NEXT WEEK! Clinician Educator Journal Club
The ACGME's Clinician Educator Journal Club is a monthly online meeting on the third Thursday of each month gathering together current and future clinician educators, authors, and ACGME staff members to discuss the latest journal articles and timely topics in medical education. Participants should read the article ahead of time and come with questions.
Next Session: Thursday, October 17, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central
Article: Gender Differences in Work-Based Assessment Scores and Narrative Comments After Direct Observation
Speakers: Janae K. Heath, MD, MS; Jessica Dine, MD, MS; Jennifer Kogan, MD
NEXT WEEK! Apply for the CLE Quadruple Aim Initiative Pilot
The CLER Program is seeking up to 10 teams from clinical learning environments (CLEs) of ACGME-accredited Sponsoring Institutions to participate in the pilot cycle of a new improvement network, the CLE Quadruple Aim Initiative. This initiative aims to enhance GME integration into CLE efforts to optimize patient care and advance the Quadruple Aim of simultaneously improving patient outcomes, enhancing patient experience, improving health care practitioner well-being, and reducing cost of care.
Selected teams will learn from one another by participating in joint learning sessions while engaging in a 15-month clinical quality improvement project of strategic priority to their clinical site.The application deadline is October 18, 2024.
Learn More About the Pilot (PDF)
Learn About the CLER Program, Read the Full Announcement, and Apply
Milestones Reporting Window
Milestones assessments can be submitted via the ADS at any point during the reporting window, which will be open October 28, 2024-January 10, 2025.FAQscan be found on the ACGME website.
Email technical questions toADS@acgme.org.
Email content questions tomilestones@acgme.org.
ACGME Seeks Public Members
The following Committees seek their next public member for a six-year term beginning July 1, 2025. Public members share the perspective of the public, foster public accountability, enrich the work of the Committee through outside expertise, and create transparency. While nominees cannot be physicians, other health care practitioners are permitted if they are not employed by an organization with ACGME-accredited or -recognized residency or fellowship programs.
TWO WEEKS! Institutional
Details: Additional information is available on the Institutional Review Committee page of the ACGME website.
Contact: Elisa Crouse
Deadline: October 20, 2024
ACGME Seeks Resident/Fellow Members
The following Review Committees seek nominations for their next resident member position. Nominees must be enrolled in an ACGME-accredited residency or fellowship program at the time of the appointment and may not serve more than one year beyond completion of that residency or fellowship. The Review Committees will forward their selections to the ACGME Board of Directors for approval. Terms begin July 1, 2025, and end June 30, 2027.
Institutional
Details: Additional information is available on the Institutional Review Committee page of the ACGME website.
Contact: Elisa Crouse
Deadline: October 20, 2024
Emergency Medicine
Details: Additional information is available under Documents and Resources in the Emergency Medicine section of the ACGME website.
Contact: Bianca Andino
Deadline: November 1, 2024
Transitional Year
Details: Additional information, including the nomination form, is available upon request.
Contact: Deneen McCall
Deadline: November 15, 2024
TWO WEEKS! ACGME Seeks IRC Members
The IRC seeks four new members. Candidates must be current or previous DIOs who may be nominated by individuals, organizations, or themselves. The new members' term will begin July 1, 2025, and end June 30, 2031.Nominations must be received by October 20, 2024.
Additional information, including the nomination form, is available on the Institutional Review Committee page of the ACGME website.
Email questions to Executive Director Elisa Crouse.
NEW! Journal of Graduate Medical Education Articles of the Week
Perspectives of US Medical Residency and Fellowship Applicants on No-Stakes Campus Visits
Hillary W. Garner, MD, et al.
While virtual interviews have become the norm in the residency and fellowship selection processes, some programs are using no-stakes campus visits to offer applicants the ability to ascertain the culture of a program in person. The authors found that these visits were perceived positively by most GME applicants and either improved or did not change their program ranking.
Why Did All the Residents Resign? Key Takeaways From the Junior Physicians’ Mass Walkout in South Korea
Jinwook Park, MD; Chang Ho Shin, MD; Joo-Young Lee, MD, MS
In February 2024, more than 90 percent of resident physicians in South Korea resigned, and more than 70 percent of medical students took a leave of absence following the government’s announcement of new health care policies, including an increase in medical student quotas. The authors discuss key factors leading to the walkout and emphasize the importance of addressing systemic issues in residency programs to improve retention and overall satisfaction.
Career Opportunities
The ACGME is always interested in finding talented, dedicated individuals to join the organization and support its mission to improve health care and population health by assessing and enhancing the quality of resident and fellow physicians' education through advancements in accreditation and education.