New ACGME programs require the approval of the Designated Institutional Official (DIO) and the Graduate Medical Education (GME) department.

ACGME programs incorporate specialty-specific ACGME program requirements based on the core residency program or subspecialty fellowship program.

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The following documents are required as PDF uploads when completing an application:

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• Specialty-specific Application – A Word document template for the specialty on the ACGME

• Block Diagram – a block diagram for each year of education in the program, aligning the rotation months with your list of provided participating sites

• Program Letters of Agreement – all Program Letters of Agreement for sites with required external affiliated rotations
 

• Policy for Clinical and Educational Work Hours – program policies and procedures for resident/fellow  clinical and educational work hours, including policies on moonlighting

• Policy for Supervision of Residents/Fellows – policy for supervision of residents/fellows (addresses responsibilities for patient care and progressive responsibility for patient management, and faculty member responsibilities for supervision)
 

• Policy for Resident/Fellow and Faculty Member Well-Being – policies that encourage optimal resident/fellow and faculty member well-being
 

• Goals and Objectives – a sample of the competency-based goals and objectives for one educational experience at each educational level
 

• Forms Used for Resident/Fellow Evaluation of Program – a sample of the form that residents/fellows will use to evaluate the program
 

• Forms used for Faculty Member Evaluation of Program – a sample of the form that a faculty member will use to evaluate the program
 

• Forms used for Evaluation of Faculty Members – a sample of the form that residents/fellows will use to evaluate an individual faculty member
 

• Evaluation of Resident/Fellow by Faculty Member – a sample of the form used for evaluation of a resident/fellow by a faculty member
 

• Multi-Source Evaluation of Resident/Fellow – a sample of the form used for evaluation of a resident/fellow by evaluators other than faculty members (e.g., peers, patients, self, other professional staff members)
 

• Semiannual and Final Evaluations – a blank copy of the form that will be used to document the semiannual evaluation of a resident/fellow with feedback, and a blank copy of the final evaluation of a resident/fellow upon completion of the program verifying that he or she has demonstrated the knowledge, skills, and behaviors to enter autonomous  unsupervised practice

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In addition to the attachments, ACGME requires additional information such as: Program director, faculty information, including degrees, curriculum vitae, and contact details; Participating sites, including rotation months, site director names, and Program Letters of Agreement and dates; program personnel, including program coordinators; clinical and educational work; overall evaluation methods used; and other items related to the Program Requirements (Common). 

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And finally there there is a section through the Accreditation Data System (ADS) where relevant sections must be complete for the application to be acceptable for review. 

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With our services, we include at no extra cost the creation and development of your new Graduate Medical Education Residency Policy And Procedure Manual to go along with your residency/fellowship program.

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