GME update Residency programs in 4 specialties achieve 100% transition to ACGME accreditation ACGME review committees accredit 10 additional orthopedic surgery programs and two more ob-gyn programs during recent meetings. Sept. 25, 2019Wednesday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics single GME accreditation In the final year of the transition to a single graduate medical education accreditation system, 87% of all AOA-accredited positions in 2015 have achieved ACGME accreditation. AOA programs that apply for ACGME accreditation are granted pre-accreditation status until they are approved by the review committee overseeing the specialty. Recent ACGME review committee meetings resulted in favorable decisions for 10 additional orthopedic surgery programs, four general surgery programs and two ob-gyn programs. Additional review committee meetings are scheduled in the coming weeks. The four specialties in which 100% of programs achieved ACGME accreditation are: Neurology Neuromusculoskeletal medicine (three-year programs) Physical medicine and rehabilitation Urological surgery Four additional specialties—anesthesiology, ob-gyn, diagnostic radiology and pediatrics—are fully transitioned in that all formerly AOA programs have either achieved ACGME accreditation, are closing or have closed. Approximately 87% of the AOA programs in the two largest osteopathic specialties, family medicine and internal medicine, have achieved ACGME accreditation. The formerly AOA-accredited programs have also added more than 1,500 training positions. Osteopathic recognition More than 215 programs have been granted osteopathic recognition by ACGME. Osteopathic recognition is a distinction that recognizes high-quality GME in osteopathic principles and practices. The AOA is focusing its energies on assisting programs that are not yet ACGME-accredited, encouraging other programs to apply for osteopathic recognition and beginning a dialogue about “teach out” or transfer plans with programs that don’t become accredited, said Jim Swartwout, AOA senior vice president of education and accreditation. “The AOA, AACOM and ACGME are ensuring that no residents are left behind when the transition is complete,” Swartwout said. “AOA has the authority to extend programs’ AOA accreditation until every single resident completes his or her training if their program is unable to achieve ACGME accreditation.” Related reading: Single GME update: Over 1,600 new positions added to formerly AOA-only programs DO representation on ACGME board expands in final year of transition More in Training 6 states in 12 months: A guide to life on the road during fourth year Fourth year is what you make it. Rachel Pray, OMS IV, shares how she embraced travel and adventure as much as possible during her fourth year. Being a DO in a heavily MD residency program: What surprised me I was incredibly nervous to join a large MD-dominant internal medicine residency, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much my osteopathic training helped me excel. Previous articleHaving a baby in residency? A call for standardized parental leave Next articleHow my time teaching transformed my outlook on patient care
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Being a DO in a heavily MD residency program: What surprised me I was incredibly nervous to join a large MD-dominant internal medicine residency, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much my osteopathic training helped me excel.