News in brief How you can help shape the future of graduate medical education ACGME is looking for residents and nonresident physicians to serve on its review committees. July 23, 2019Tuesday The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email 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: onmm@acgme.org Deadline: August 16, 2019 Osteopathic principles (recognition) Details: Read the full solicitation Contact: opc@acgme.org 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: irc@acgme.org Deadline: September 13, 2019 Osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine Details: Read the full solicitation Contact: onmm@acgme.org Deadline: August 16, 2019 Osteopathic principles (recognition) Details: Read the full solicitation Contact: opc@acgme.org Deadline: August 16, 2019 Related reading: What residents are getting paid in 2019 Osteopathic training, certification recognized in new ACGME common program requirements More in Newsbriefs TouroCOM opens new school in Great Falls, Montana The new campus is Touro University’s third college of osteopathic medicine and the first nonprofit medical school in Montana. “Operation Nightingale” fraud scheme alert: Bogus nursing credentials sold to thousands of aspiring nurses It was recently discovered that a scheme, nicknamed “Operation Nightingale,” offered aspiring nurses the opportunity to purchase fake nursing degree diplomas and transcripts. Previous articlePrimary care doctors can help in early detection of melanoma, study finds Next articlePennsylvania hospital bankruptcy displaces about 570 residents
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