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Program Director Guide to the Common Program Requirements

Introduction (PDF updated 1/15/09)
Disclaimer (PDF)
I. Institution
Sponsoring Institution Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Participating Sites Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF updated 1/15/09)
II. Program Personnel and Resources
Program Director Explanation (PDF updated 3/13/08)
Documentation (PDF 1/15/09 )
Faculty and Other Program Personnel Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF 1/15/09 )
Resources and Medical Information Access Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
III. Resident Appointments
Resident Appointments Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF updated 1/15/09)
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 1/15/09 )
Documentation (PDF)
Interpersonal and Communication Skills Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Professionalism Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF 1/15/09)
Systems-based Practice Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Residents' Scholarly Activity Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF 1/15/09 )
V. Evaluation
Resident Formative Evaluation Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF updated 9/11/08)
Resident Summative Evaluation Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Faculty Evaluation Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Program Evaluation and Improvement Explanation (PDF updated 3/13/08)
Documentation (PDF)
VI. Duty Hours
Duty Hours Principles (PDF updated 3/13/08)
Supervision and Fatigue Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Duty Hours Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF updated 1/15/09)
On-call Activities Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF 1/15/09)
Moonlighting and Duty Hours Exceptions Explanation (PDF updated 3/13/08)
Documentation (PDF 1/15/09 )
VII. Experimentation and Innovation
Experimentation and Innovation (PDF updated 7/7/08)
Useful Resources
ACGME Glossary of Terms and Common Acronyms in GME (PDF updated 1/20/09)
Policies and Procedures (PDF updated 6/9/08)
Institutional Requirements (PDF)
Downloadable - complete version Program Director Guide to the Common Program Requirements (PDF updated 1/15/09)


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