Accreditation

Education Outcomes in a Duty-Hour Flexibility Trial in Internal Medicine

This article in the New England Journal of Medicine reviews 63 internal medicine programs governed by the 2011 standard duty-hour policies or by more flexible policies.

March 2018

Relationships Between the ACGME Resident and Faculty Surveys and Program Pass Rates on the ABIM Internal Medicine Certification Examination

This study, published in Academic Medicine, assesses the association of the ACGME's Resident/Fellow and Faculty Surveys with program-specific performance on the American Board of Internal Medicine certification exam.

March 2018

ACGME Releases 2016-2017 Statistics on Graduate Medical Education Programs and Resident Physicians

The ACGME released its 2016-2017 Data Resource Book, which includes data on the size, scope, and distribution of graduate medical education in the US. Data shows residents in ACGME pipeline programs increased 20 percent over the last 10 years.

September 2017

Surgical Residents’ Work Hours and Well-Being in Year 2 of the FIRST Trial 

This article reports on the second year of the FIRST Trial that compares effects of standard clinical work and education hours or more flexible work hour policies on residents.

July 2017

Dr. Rowen Zetterman Featured on CBS Morning Show about Common Program Requirement Revisions

ACGME Board Chair Dr. Rowen Zetterman discussed the Common Program Requirement revisions on CBS This Morning.

June 2017

Should Young Doctors be Allowed to Work 24-Hour Shifts?

This Healthline article discusses the Common Program Requirements and changes made to the requirements around clinical work and education hours.

March 2017

New Rule Would Allow First-Year Residents to Work 24-Hour Shifts

This Good Morning America segment is about the recent revisions made to the ACGME's Common Program Requirements.

March 2017

New Guideline Will Allow First-Year Doctors to Work 24-Hour Shifts

The New York Times writes about the recent revisions made to the ACGME's Common Program Requirements.

March 2017

Medical Residents Can Work 24 Hours Straight, Accreditor Says 

Forbes magazine wrote about the recent changes to the ACGME Common Program Requirements.

March 2017

First-Year Doctors Will be Allowed to Work 24-Hour Shifts Starting in July

This Washington Post article discusses the recent updates made to the ACGME's Common Program Requirements.

March 2017