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From: ACGME Communications Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 12:33 PM Subject: Update from the RRC for Family Medicine
As many of you completing the new Program Information Form (PIF) for your upcoming site visit know, the competencies are featured prominently in the new PIF. So, although the CAF was required initially because the PIF contained few, if any, questions dealing with the competencies, this is no longer the case with the new PIF. Requiring the completion of the CAF would be redundant and unnecessary. So, effective immediately, core Family Medicine Program Directors do not need to complete the CAF when they prepare their PIF for an upcoming site visit. One additional update. As you may know, the ACGME is currently revising the Common Requirements. The revisions are expected to be approved at the February ACGME meeting and implementation date for the new Common Requirements will probably be July 2007. ACGME anticipates having a Common PIF that will contain all items in the Common Requirements available in July as well. More information about the updated Common Requirements and the new Common PIF will be coming very shortly. This correspondence will be posted on the Family Medicine page on the ACGME website, under the heading "RRC Updates." Past email communications and updates can be found there as well. Happy Holidays! Sincerely yours, Jerry Vasilias, PhD |
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