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Program Director Guide to the Common Program Requirements

Introduction (PDF)
Disclaimer (PDF)
I. Institution
Sponsoring Institution Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Participating Sites Explanation(PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
II. Program Personnel and Resources
Program Director Explanation(PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Faculty and Other Program Personnel Explanation(PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Resources and Medical Information Access Explanation(PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
III. Resident Appointments
Resident Appointments Explanation(PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
IV. Educational Program
ACGME Competencies Introduction (PDF)
Curriculum Components Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Patient Care Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Medical Knowledge Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Practice-based Learning and Improvement Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Interpersonal and Communication Skills Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Professionalism Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Systems-based Practice Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Residents' Scholarly Activity Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
V. Evaluation
Resident Formative Evaluation Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Resident Summative Evaluation Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Faculty Evaluation Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Program Evaluation and Improvement Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
VI. Duty Hours
Duty Hours Principles (PDF)
Supervision and Fatigue Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Duty Hours Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
On-call Activities Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Moonlighting and Duty Hours Exceptions Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
VII. Experimentation and Innovation
Experimentation and Innovation (PDF)
Useful Resources
ACGME Glossary of Terms and Common Acronyms in GME (PDF)
Policies and Procedures (PDF)
Institutional Requirements (PDF)
Downloadable - complete version Program Director Guide to the Common Program Requirements (PDF)


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