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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">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<VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR> the ACGME to be very touchy feely on these things.</SPAN></div>
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<div class=yiv1117335471MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Hi Fellows: News from AOA and AACOM:</SPAN></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 13.2pt" class=yiv1117335471MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #215584; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">AOA, ACGME Move Toward Unified Accreditation for Graduate Medical Education Programs </SPAN></B></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16.8pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.25in" class=yiv1117335471MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #3f3f3f; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Posted Oct. 24, 2012</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: #3f3f3f; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"></SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16.8pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.25in" class=yiv1117335471MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #3f3f3f; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">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 a <B>single, unified accreditation system for graduate medical education programs</B> 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.</SPAN></div>
<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 13.2pt" class=yiv1117335471MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">By the Numbers</SPAN></B></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16.8pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.25in" class=yiv1117335471MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #3f3f3f; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">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. </SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16.8pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.25in" class=yiv1117335471MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #3f3f3f; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">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. </SPAN></div>
<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 13.2pt" class=yiv1117335471MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Looking Ahead</SPAN></B></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16.8pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.25in" class=yiv1117335471MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #3f3f3f; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Among the topics of discussion for the three organizations will be:</SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16.8pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.25in; MARGIN-LEFT: 51pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in" class=yiv1117335471MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #576170; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #576170; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Modification of ACGME accreditation standards </SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: #576170; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">to accept AOA specialty board certification as meeting ACGME eligibility requirements for program directors and faculty;</SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16.8pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.25in; MARGIN-LEFT: 51pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in" class=yiv1117335471MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #576170; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #576170; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Programs in graduate medical education currently accredited solely by AOA will be recognized by ACGME as <B>accredited by ACGME</B>; and</SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16.8pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.25in; MARGIN-LEFT: 51pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in" class=yiv1117335471MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #576170; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #576170; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Participation by AOA and AACOM </SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: #576170; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">in accreditation of programs in graduate medical education accreditation to be solely through their membership and participation in ACGME. </SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16.8pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.25in" class=yiv1117335471MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #576170; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">"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 <B>universal standards for demonstrating competency </B>with a focus on positive outcomes and the ability to share information on best practices."</SPAN></div>
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<div class=yiv1117335471MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Nancy Cooper, Coordinator</SPAN></div>
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