Organization Guide
Understanding the “who’s who” of organizations involved in U.S. graduate medical education (GME) can be difficult, but knowing who to contact about what and how is an essential part of your successful integration into the U.S. health care system. To help you navigate this system, we have compiled a list of the organizations you will likely come in contact with during the residency application process and throughout your first year of residency. To view an organization’s mission, website, and information about what you would contact them for and what resources they can offer to assist you, click on the appropriate tab below.
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Also known as...
The ACGME
Their Mission is...
To improve health care and population health by assessing and advancing the quality of resident and fellow physicians’ education through advancements in accreditation and education.
You might contact them to...
- Research accredited GME programs
- Report a concern or formal complaint about GME and/or the learning environment in an ACGME-accredited program/institution
- Learn about ACGME standards governing resident/fellow education and work hours, procedures, logs, etc.
- Take the Resident/Fellow Survey
- Register for the ACGME Leadership Skills Training Program for Chief Residents or other ACGME courses, workshops, and conferences
Some resources you might find helpful...
- List of ACGME-accredited Sponsoring Institutions and programs
- ACGME Common Program Requirements, including requirements regarding clinical education and work hours
- ACGME Glossary of Terms
- Journal of Graduate Medical Education
- Resident/Fellow Survey
- ACGME Newsroom
- ACGME Blog
- ACGME Twitter and LinkedIn accounts
