How you can help shape the future of graduate medical education

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is looking for residents and nonresident physicians to serve on its review and recognition committees.

Opportunities for residents

ACGME provided the following details about review and recognition committees currently seeking resident members for two-year terms starting July 1, 2020. Two osteopathic committees are currently seeking resident members.

Allergy and immunology
Details: Read the full solicitation
Contact: Tiffany Hewitt
Deadline: August 1, 2019

Colon and rectal surgery
Details: Read the full solicitation
Contact: Susan Mansker
Deadline: July 31, 2019

Family medicine
Details: Read the full solicitation
Contact: Sandra Benitez
Deadline: August 16, 2019

Medical genetics and genomics 
Details: The resident member must be enrolled in a medical genetics or genomics residency program at the time of appointment, and may not serve more than one year beyond completion of residency or fellowship.
Contact: Kate Hatlak
Deadline: July 31, 2019

Obstetrics and gynecology
Details: The resident member must be in an obstetrics and gynecology residency program or related fellowship program (addiction medicine is not eligible). Learn more here.
Contact: Jenny Campbell
Deadline: August 1, 2019

Ophthalmology 
Details: The resident member must be a resident or fellow in an ACGME-accredited ophthalmology program or related fellowship program. Learn more here.
Contact: Jenny Campbell
Deadline: August 1, 2019

Osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine
Details: Read the full solicitation
Contact: [email protected]
Deadline: August 16, 2019

Osteopathic principles (recognition)
Details: Read the full solicitation
Contact: [email protected]
Deadline: August 16, 2019

Otolaryngology
Details: Read the full solicitation
Contact: Susan Mansker
Deadline: July 31, 2019

Plastic surgery
Details: Residents enrolled in an integrated (six-year) program must be in the second year of the residency (or higher) at the time of the nomination. Residents in an independent (three-year) program must be in the first year of plastic surgery education at the time of nomination.
Contact: Cathy Ruiz
Deadline: August 1, 2019

Opportunities for nonresident physicians

ACGME provided the following details about review and recognition committees currently seeking nonresident physician members for six-year terms starting July 1, 2020. Two osteopathic committees are currently seeking physician members.

Institutional
Details: Read the full solicitation
Contact: [email protected]
Deadline: September 13, 2019

Osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine
Details: Read the full solicitation
Contact: [email protected]
Deadline: August 16, 2019

Osteopathic principles (recognition)
Details: Read the full solicitation
Contact: [email protected]
Deadline: August 16, 2019

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