Program Directors for: Anesthesiology; Emergency Medicine ; Family Medicine ;
Internal Medicine ; Neurology ; Obstetrics and Gynecology ; Pediatrics;
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Psychiatry; Radiation Oncology; and, Surgery

Designated Institutional Officials

Review Committee Chairs

James D. Bentley, PhD, Senior Vice President Policy Development
American Hospital Association

Darrell G. Kirch, MD, President
Association of American Medical Colleges

Michael Maves, MD, MBA, Executive Vice President & CEO
American Medical Association

Walter J. McDonald, MD, Executive Vice President
Council of Medical Specialty Societies

Stephen H. Miller, MD, MPH, President
American Board of Medical Specialties

Francis P. Hughes, PhD
American Board of Anesthesiology

Mrs. Dee Jones
American Society of Anesthesiologists

Mary Ann Reinhart, PhD
American Board of Emergency Medicine

Dean Wilkerson MBA, JD, CAE
American College of Emergency Physicians

Perry A. Pugno, MD
American Academy of Family Physicians

James Puffer, MD
American Board of Family Medicine

Christine K. Cassel, MD
American Board of Internal Medicine

Catherine Rydell, MD
American Academy of Neurology

Norman F. Gant, MD
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ralph W. Hale, MD
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Erroll R Alden, MD
American Academy of Pediatrics

James A. Stockman, III , MD
American Board of Pediatrics

Thomas Stautzenbach, CAE
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Anthony M. Tarvestad, JD
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Larry Faulkner, MD
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology

James H. Scully, MD
American Psychiatric Association

Frank Lewis, MD
American Board of Surgery

Patrice Blair, MPH
American College of Surgeons

Gary J. Becker, MD
American Board of Radiation Oncology

Jerry Vasilias, PhD, Executive Director
Residency Review Committees for Family Medicine and Pediatrics

In accordance with ACGME policy, the proposed Program Requirements for Fellowship Education in the new subspecialty of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Impact Statement are now available for review and comment.

The documents can be found on the ACGME website at www.acgme.org. Please reference "Review and Comment."

The proposed Program Requirements contain a reference to a “Companion Document” that will provide Program Directors clarifying information regarding the core competencies in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Please do not provide comments on this document, it is included here for informational purposes only.

If you encounter difficulties with the website or e-mail systems, please contact the ACGME Help Desk at 312-755-7464.

To streamline the response and review process, all responses should be submitted via e-mail, fax, or regular mail by December 3, 2007 to:

Jerry Vasilias, PhD
Executive Director
Residency Review Committees for Family Medicine and Pediatrics
515 N. State Street, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60610
HPMComments@acgme.org
Fax: 312-755-7498

The Residency Review Committee will review all written responses and determine whether additional changes to the program requirements are needed before the final draft revision is submitted to the ACGME for approval. If a response is not received by the above date, the ACGME will assume that the addressee has no objection to the proposed revisions.