ACGME | Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

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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