Accreditation

Dr. Kevin Weiss Leaving the ACGME

ACGME Chief Sponsoring Institutions and Clinical Learning Environment Officer Kevin B. Weiss, MD, MPH announced that he will be leaving the ACGME to devote his efforts to graduate education in patient safety and quality.

October 2024

Resources to Support GME: Coordinators

This post in our Resources to Support GME series focuses on ACGME tools, educational opportunities, and resources for institutional and program coordinators.

October 2024

October 7, 2024

View ACGME Board of Director actions taken at its September 2024 meeting; comment on the Advisory Commission on Additional Licensing Models' draft preliminary recommendations aimed at guiding state medical boards and policymakers in developing new licensing pathways for internationally trained physicians; and participate in Review and Comment of proposed Program Requirements and a proposed subspecialty.

October 2024

ACGME Releases 2023-2024 Statistics on Graduate Medical Education Programs and Resident Physicians

The ACGME is proud to announce the release of the latest edition of its annual Data Resource Book. This comprehensive resource provides the graduate medical education (GME) community and the public with the latest GME data covering the period from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.

October 2024

ACGME Answers: A Look at Case Log Minimums

A post in the ACGME Answers series to share information about the ACGME Case Log System, how Case Logs are used, and how minimum requirements are set.

September 2024

A Transformative Collaboration: ACGME Shares its Experience with Indonesia on Building a Well-Prepared Specialist Physician Workforce

A two-day visit to Jakarta by ACGME leaders reinforced the growing relationship as ACGME Global Services works with Indonesia’s Ministry of Health to improve the scale and quality of GME and training in the fourth-most-populous country in the world.

September 2024

ACGME Names Mary E. Klingensmith, MD Next Chief Accreditation Officer

The ACGME is pleased to announce that Mary E. Klingensmith, MD will assume the role of Chief Accreditation Officer effective August 31. In her new role, Dr. Klingensmith will lead activities related to the Review and Recognition Committees for graduate medical education.

August 2024

ACGME Answers: ACGME Accreditation for Programs and Institutions, Not Individual Physicians

A post in the ACGME Answers series to help clarify the ACGME's role as an accreditor and where it fits into the broader medical education continuum.

July 2024

Nikhil Goyal, MBBS, Named New Senior Vice President, Accreditation

The ACGME is pleased to announce that Nikhil Goyal, MBBS will join the organization as its next Senior Vice President, Accreditation. Dr. Goyal will oversee the activities of the accreditation staff members responsible for 17 medical and hospital-based specialty Review Committees and those supporting the programmatic accreditation of graduate medical education (GME) programs.

July 2024

Advisory Commission on Alternate Licensing Models Hosts Symposium to Discuss Pathways to Licensure for Fully-Trained International Physicians

On June 18, more than 175 individuals representing state medical licensing boards and organizations involved with medical education, accreditation, and certification joined members of the public in Washington, D.C. for a one-day symposium hosted by the Advisory Commission on Alternate Licensing Models.

June 2024