[Hlthpol] AOA, ACGME Move Toward Unified Accreditation for Graduate Medical Education Programs
Martin S. Levine, DO, MPH, FACOFP dist.
mlevinedo at aol.com
Sun Oct 28 17:41:36 EDT 2012
I'm happy to see the measured and "deeply thought through" thought
processes that went into some of these responses.
Martin S. Levine, D.O., MPH, FACOFP dist.
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From: George Mychaskiw <gmychaskiw at yahoo.com>
To: Mark Notman <Mark.Notman at hc.msu.edu>
Cc: hlthpol <hlthpol at listserv.ohio.edu>
Sent: Sun, Oct 28, 2012 3:55 am
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Graduate Medical Education Programs
Responsible growth and funding set asides for GME in both primary and
specialty areas would have been a good start. Modernization of
anachronistic AOA GME (and CME, for that matter) policies would have
been another. The pre-clinical money machine is an unsustainable
business model and it was only a matter of time before the system
broke. Of course, since this initiative pretty much will destroy the US
market for Caribbean schools, expect a "Caribbean gold rush" of hastily
assembled DO schools owned by the Carib's trying to protect their
investment.
Bottom line, my hazy crystal ball sees amalgamation of AOA residency
programs and schools into MD if they can pass the ACGME/LCME muster,
respectively. Those that don't, get relegated to being non-physician
manipulators. It's California 1962 all over again, but a nationwide
fatal injury this time.
G
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On Oct 28, 2012, at 1:32, Mark Notman <Mark.Notman at hc.msu.edu>
wrote:
What choice did the profession have?
Mark notman
MSUCOM
HPF 2009
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Thank you!! I, for one, cannot imagine why we would want to do this;
seems like the beginning of the end for DOs.
Gail Dudley, DO,MHA, FACOFP
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Hi:
It would be interesting for one of the fellows to do a policy brief on
this. On casual look, it seems to be a good idea, but the potential
for unintended consequences is high. I have never known the ACGME to
be very touchy feely on these things.
G
From: "Cooper, Nancy" <coopern at ohio.edu>
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Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 11:17 AM
Subject: [Hlthpol] AOA, ACGME Move Toward Unified Accreditation for
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Hi Fellows: News from AOA and AACOM:
AOA, ACGME Move Toward Unified Accreditation for Graduate Medical
Education Programs
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Posted Oct. 24, 2012
The AOA, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
(ACGME) and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic
Medicine (AACOM) have entered into an agreement to pursue asingle,
unified accreditation system for graduate medical education programs in
the United States beginning in July 2015. During the coming months, the
three organizations will work toward defining a process, format and
timetable for ACGME to accredit all osteopathic graduate medical
education programs currently accredited by the AOA. The AOA and AACOM
would then become organizational members of ACGME.
By the Numbers
Currently, ACGME accredits over 9,000 programs in graduate medical
education with about 116,000 resident physicians, including over 8,900
osteopathic physicians. The AOA accredits more than 1,000 osteopathic
graduate medical education programs with about 6,900 resident
physicians, all DOs.
The transition to a unified system would be seamless so that residents
in or entering current AOA accredited residency programs will be
eligible to complete residency and/or fellowship training in ACGME
accredited residency and fellowship programs.
Looking Ahead
Among the topics of discussion for the three organizations will be:
· Modification of ACGME accreditation standardsto accept AOA
specialty board certification as meeting ACGME eligibility requirements
for program directors and faculty;
· Programs in graduate medical education currently accredited
solely by AOA will be recognized by ACGME asaccredited by ACGME; and
· Participation by AOA and AACOMin accreditation of programs in
graduate medical education accreditation to be solely through their
membership and participation in ACGME.
"Americans deserve a health care system where continuously improving
the quality of care and the health of our patients is the driving
force," stresses AOA President Ray E. Stowers, DO. "A unified
accreditation system creates an opportunity to set universal standards
for demonstrating competencywith a focus on positive outcomes and the
ability to share information on best practices."
Nancy Cooper, Coordinator
Health Policy Fellowship
307 Grosvenor Hall
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Athens, Ohio 45701
Office (740) 593-2017
Cell (740) 707-8425
Fax (740) 593-1730
coopern at ohio.edu
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