Effects of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Work Hour Restrictions on Medical Student Experience

Surgical residents' perceptions of 2011 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education duty hour regulations.

IMPORTANCE In 2010, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) proposed increased regulation of work hours and supervision for residents. New Common Program requirements that took effect in July 2011 dramatically changed the customary 24-hour in-house call schedule. Surgical residents are more likely to be affected by these duty hour restrictions. OBJECTIVE To examine su...

Have Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education initiatives improved the education of cardiology fellows? Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Initiatives Improve the Education of Cardiology Fellows

Training cardiovascular specialists in the present era is highly complex. The list of topics and procedures continues to grow; the required knowledge base for providing cutting-edge clinical care and passing examinations is increasing; and technologies and research are advancing rapidly. Cardiology fellows face a changing template of demands from training programs, governing bodies, professiona...

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Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education accreditation and influence on perceptions of pediatric otolaryngology fellowship training experience.

IMPORTANCE The American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO) has set a goal of universal accreditation of fellowship programs by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) by 2014. This study offers data comparing trainee experience at accredited vs nonaccredited programs. OBJECTIVE To evaluate perceptions of pediatric otolaryngology fellowship training experience ...

Surgical training, duty-hour restrictions, and implications for meeting the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education core competencies: views of surgical interns compared with program directors.

OBJECTIVE To describe the perspectives of surgical interns regarding the implications of the new Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) duty-hour regulations for their training. DESIGN We compared responses of interns and surgery program directors on a survey about the proposed ACGME mandates. SETTING Eleven general surgery residency programs. PARTICIPANTS Two hundre...