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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

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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
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Education and Resources

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Guide to the Common Program Requirements

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Journal of Graduate Medical Education

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Specialties

The documents and resources in this section are provided by the Review Committee for Orthopaedic Surgery for ACGME-accredited programs and those applying for accreditation.

Orthopaedic Surgery Subspecialties

Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery
Foot and Ankle Orthopaedic Surgery
Hand Surgery
Musculoskeletal Oncology

Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
Orthopaedic Trauma
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

Contact and Support

Executive Director

Kristen Ward Hirsch, MBA

kwardhirsch@acgme.org

312.755.7133

Associate Executive Director

Jennifer Luna

jluna@acgme.org

312.755.5036

Senior Accreditation Administrator

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cmeza@acgme.org

312.755.5055

Data Systems Technical Support

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Review Committee Dates

Upcoming Events

Aug 2024

Agenda Closing Date

Sep 2024

Review Committee Meeting

Nov 2024

Agenda Closing Date

10-11

Jan 2025

Review Committee Meeting

Mar 2025

Agenda Closing Date

25-26

Apr 2025

Review Committee Meeting

For the September 2024 RC meetings, interim requests only.

For the January and April 2025 RC meetings, applications with completed site visits and interim requests accepted.

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