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Program Director Guide to the Common Program Requirements

Introduction (PDF updated 8/18/08)
Disclaimer (PDF)
I. Institution
Sponsoring Institution Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Participating Sites Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF updated 8/14/08)
II. Program Personnel and Resources
Program Director Explanation (PDF updated 3/13/08)
Documentation (PDF)
Faculty and Other Program Personnel Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Resources and Medical Information Access Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
III. Resident Appointments
Resident Appointments Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF updated 4/11/08)
IV. Educational Program
ACGME Competencies Introduction (PDF)
Curriculum Components Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Patient Care Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Medical Knowledge Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Practice-based Learning and Improvement Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Interpersonal and Communication Skills Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Professionalism Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Systems-based Practice Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Residents' Scholarly Activity Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
V. Evaluation
Resident Formative Evaluation Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Resident Summative Evaluation Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Faculty Evaluation Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Program Evaluation and Improvement Explanation (PDF updated 3/13/08)
Documentation (PDF)
VI. Duty Hours
Duty Hours Principles (PDF updated 3/13/08)
Supervision and Fatigue Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Duty Hours Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF updated 8/14/08)
On-call Activities Explanation (PDF)
Documentation (PDF)
Moonlighting and Duty Hours Exceptions Explanation (PDF updated 3/13/08)
Documentation (PDF)
VII. Experimentation and Innovation
Experimentation and Innovation (PDF updated 7/7/08)
Useful Resources
ACGME Glossary of Terms and Common Acronyms in GME (PDF updated 8/7/08)
Policies and Procedures (PDF updated 6/9/08)
Institutional Requirements (PDF)
Downloadable - complete version Program Director Guide to the Common Program Requirements (PDF updated 8/18/08)


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