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Resident/Fellow Survey 2012


(for residents only)

The ACGME’s Resident/Fellow survey is an additional method to monitor graduate medical clinical education and to provide early warning of potential noncompliance with ACGME accreditation standards. All specialty and subspecialty programs (regardless of size) will be surveyed every year between January and June. Aggregate reports are made available to programs with 4 or more residents if a 70% response rate is reached.

A Sample General Survey (PDF) is not available because unlike previous years, there is not a single, unique survey being administered. We are using a bank of questions from which the resident survey is comprised, and depending on their responses, and level of training (click here to view PDF) residents and fellows may not all see the same questions. We continue to focus on general content areas (duty hours, faculty, evaluation, education content, resources, patient safety and teamwork) rather than individual questions.

What do programs need to do?    (for program directors / program coordinators)

Frequently Asked Questions

Sample General Survey Report (Not Currently Available)

Sample Specialty Specific Surveys

Duty Hour Question Guide For Residents (PDF)

General Resident Survey before 2012



For questions about the Survey, please contact us at ResSurvey@acgme.org.