The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is an independent, not-for-profit, physician-led organization that sets and monitors the professional educational standards essential in preparing physicians to deliver safe, high-quality medical care to all Americans.
The mission of the ACGME is to improve health care and population health by assessing and advancing the quality of resident physicians' education through accreditation.
ACGME MISSION, VISION, and VALUES
In Academic Year 2018-2019, there were approximately 11,700 ACGME-accredited residency and fellowship programs in 181 specialties and subspecialties at approximately 850 Sponsoring Institutions.
There were approximately 140,500 active full- and part-time residents and fellows.
1 out of 7 active physicians in the US is a resident or fellow.
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