Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education established in 1981, is a private, non-profit entity which evaluates and accredits all United States’ medical residency programs.

The ACGME’s goal is to continuously improve the quality of residents and fellows’ education through accreditation.

The ACGME has 26 review committees one for each of the 26 specialties, and two additional review committees for a special one-year transitional-year general clinical program and another for institutional review.


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