Editor's Picks The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has officially informed the University of Southern California that its cardiovascular fellowship program, which is run jointly with L.A. County, will lose its accreditation next year. In an unusual move, the ACGME also placed USC and the L.A. County-USC Medical Center on immediate probation for failing to “demonstrated substantial compliance” with unspecified requirements.  Program coordinators should look at the minimum number of cases that residents need in each category, and they should monitor residents’ caseloads to determine where residents complete those index cases and how many cases they accrue. If residents accumulate more than required, the program may choose to eliminate duplicate rotations. The self-study is a new accreditation activity program directors and coordinators must complete as part of the ACGME’s Next Accreditation System (NAS). Completing the self-study is a daunting task for many program directors and coordinators, who often do not know where to begin. Not to mention, the self-study carries high stakes. The ACGME reviews program strengths and improvements made as a result of the self-study during the 10-year site visit.
Marketing Spotlight The Graduate Medical Education Program Management Workbook is an educational tool for coordinators and GME professionals responsible for managing a GME training program.
This workbook includes knowledge application questions grouped by topic areas, listings of commonly used acronyms, and helpful GME resources. Program coordinators can use this workbook to create a self-learning plan, to aid in the creation of a procedural manual for their offices, to identify areas for personal and program improvement, and to prepare for ACGME continuous accreditation through education. Although created for the individual coordinator, this tool can also be purchased and distributed by GME offices as a way to support the education of their program managers and staff.
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