According to the Graduate Medical Education Directory, published by the American Medical Association, “the mission of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education is to improve health care in the United States by ensuring and improving the quality of graduate medical education experience for physicians in training. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education establishes national standards for graduate medical education by which it approves and continually assesses educational programs.”1
The Directory also states that “the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education is a separately incorporated organization, responsible for the accreditation of approximately 8,000 allopathic graduate medical education programs. It has five member organizations: the American Board of Medical Specialties, American Hospital Association, American Medical Association, Association of American Medical Colleges, and Council of Medical Specialty Societies. Each member organization nominates four individuals to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's Board of Directors. In addition, the Board of Directors includes three public representatives, a resident representative, and the chair of the Residency Review Committee Council. A representative for the federal government and the chair of the Residency Review Committee Resident Council also serve on the Board in a non-voting capacity.”1
The accreditation of graduate medical education programs is carried out by 27 residency review committees. The orthopaedic surgery Residency Review Committee has 10 members; 9 are appointed for 6-year terms each from 3 organizations (the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, the American Medical Association, and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons), and one resident is selected for a 2-year term.
Through the accreditation process, the objective of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is to assure the public of the high-quality education and training of physicians for improving health care in the United States. It would be implicit in its mandate that, if physician education …
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According to the Graduate Medical Education Directory, published by the American Medical Association, “the mission of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education is to improve health care in the United States by ensuring and improving the quality of graduate medical education experience for physicians in training. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education establishes national standards for graduate medical education by which it approves and continually assesses educational programs.”1
The Directory also states that “the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education is a separately incorporated organization, responsible for the accreditation of approximately 8,000 allopathic graduate medical education programs. It has five member organizations: the American Board of Medical Specialties, American Hospital Association, American Medical Association, Association of American Medical Colleges, and Council of Medical Specialty Societies. Each member organization nominates four individuals to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's Board of Directors. In addition, the Board of Directors includes three public representatives, a resident representative, and the chair of the Residency Review Committee Council. A representative for the federal government and the chair of the Residency Review Committee Resident Council also serve on the Board in a non-voting capacity.”1
The accreditation of graduate medical education programs is carried out by 27 residency review committees. The orthopaedic surgery Residency Review Committee has 10 members; 9 are appointed for 6-year terms each from 3 organizations (the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, the American Medical Association, and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons), and one resident is selected for a 2-year term.
Through the accreditation process, the objective of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is to assure the public of the high-quality education and training of physicians for improving health care in the United States. It would be implicit in its mandate that, if physician education …
Copyright remains with the authors and publisher.