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Common Program Requirements

Recently the ACGME Board of Directors approved major revisions to Common Program Requirements Sections I-V. Do you have any questions or concerns about the revisions? How is your program going to address these new requirements? Let me know at shoang@hcpro.com.

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Son Hoang, editor, Residency Program Insider

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Review your program's overall educational goals

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The Graduate Medical Education Program Management Workbook

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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