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Information about accreditation and recognition, including for applications, site visits, and review and comment, is organized for easy access by programs and institutions.
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Osteopathic Recognition

New Specialty or Subspecialty Proposals

Review and Comment

Site Visit

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Institutions

Institutional Review Committee

Institutional Application Process

Institutional Application and Requirements

Non-Standard Training (NST) Recognition

Sponsoring Institution-Based Fellowships

Review and Comment

Institutional Self-Study
Specialties
Specialties

Documents, resources, Review and Recognition Committee information, and committee staff contact details are provided within each specialty section for that specialty and its associated subspecialties.

Overview
Allergy and Immunology

Anesthesiology

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Dermatology

Emergency Medicine

Family Medicine

Internal Medicine

Medical Genetics and Genomics

Neurological Surgery

Neurology

Nuclear Medicine

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ophthalmology

Orthopaedic Surgery

Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Pathology

Pediatrics

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Plastic Surgery

Preventive Medicine

Psychiatry

Radiation Oncology

Radiology

Surgery

Thoracic Surgery

Transitional Year

Urology
Specialties Overview
Residents and Fellows
Residents and Fellows

Access information about the Council of Review Committee Residents, the Back to Bedside initiative, how to report concerns to the ACGME, support resources for resident and fellow well-being, and more.

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The ACGME for Residents and Fellows

Back to Bedside

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Residents and Fellows Overview
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Milestones
Milestones

Review the Milestones by specialty or subspecialty, as well as Milestones resources and national reports, and find opportunities to engage with the ACGME on Milestones development and review.

Overview
Resources

Research and Reports

Engagement

Milestones by Specialty
Milestones Overview
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Improvement and Initiatives
Improvement and Initiatives

The ACGME’s commitment to continuous improvement of graduate medical education is demonstrated through initiatives and activities that support its Mission.
AIRE

Awards

CLER

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Global Services

Medically Underserved Areas and Populations

Pursuing Excellence

Sponsoring Institution 2025
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Education and Resources
Education and Resources

Review information about educational offerings, such as the ACGME Annual Educational Conference, courses, workshops, national meetings, and other resources.
Annual Educational Conference

Guide to the Common Program Requirements

Continuing Education

Courses and Workshops

Renewal 2024

Journal of Graduate Medical Education

Opioid Use Disorder

Physician Well-Being

Summit on Medical Education in Nutrition
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Specialties

The Review Committee for Preventive Medicine provides these resources to accredited programs and those applying for accreditation.

Preventive Medicine Specialties and Subspecialties

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE SPECIALTIES

Aerospace Medicine
Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Public Health and General Preventive Medicine

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE SUBSPECIALTIES

Addiction Medicine
Clinical Informatics

Medical Toxicology
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Contact and Support

Executive Director

Cindy Riyad, PhD

criyad@acgme.org

312.755.7416

Associate Executive Director

Rebecca Fessler

rfessler@acgme.org

312.755.7056

Accreditation Administrator

Rebecca Houston

rhouston@acgme.org

312.755.7457

Data Systems Technical Support

ads@acgme.org

312.755.7474

Review Committee Dates

Upcoming Events

Feb 2025

Agenda Closing Date

Mar 2025

Review Committee Meeting

For all new applications, please contact RC staff to confirm application submission timelines.

Common Resources

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

ACGME Glossary of Terms

ACGME Review Committee Eligibility Decisions (Updated January 2023)

ACGME Review Committee 2019 Faculty Scholarly Activity Decisions

Applying for Program Accreditation

Committee and Members Selection Process

Common Program Requirements FAQs

Crosswalk: Faculty Survey-Common Program Requirements (7/1/2023)

Crosswalk: Resident/Fellow Survey-Common Program Requirements (7/1/2023)

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