Committee Nicknames
A committee comprising three or more members of the teaching faculty who advise the PD and reviews the progress of all residents in the program. Committee meets twice a year: Fall and Spring
What is the CCC
Clinical Competency Committee
The web-based system of ACGME that allows authorized program directors of accredited graduated medical education programs to input program data.
What is ADS
Accreditation Data System
Accredits residency and fellowship programs in the US to ensure training programs meet specialty-specific quality standards.
What is ACGME?
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Residents must demonstrate appropriate and effective treatment of health problems to master this (PC)
What is patient care?
This person ensures the sponsoring institution complies with ACGME institutional requirements.
Who is the DIO?
Designated Institutional Official
This committee is responsible for planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating educational activities. They also review and make recs for revision of competency-based curriculum goals and objectives.
What is the PEC
Program Evaluation Committee
The chart of presentations, teaching sessions, and publications accrued annually by Faculty and Residents.
What is SA
Scholarly Actvity
This document is mandatory between the program and each participating site.
What is PLA?
Program Letters of Agreement
Improving care based on self-assessment and lifelong learning is part of this competency (PBLI)
What is practice-based learning and improvement?
The ACGME Accreditation Administrator for Pathology
Who is Matt Lange?
This sub-group of the ACGME sets accreditation standards for specialty training programs, providing peer evaluation to assess compliance with the published educational standards, and conferring an accreditation status.
What is the RRC
Residency Review Committee
Web based system where Residents list the 50 Autopsies required for their AP/CP training.
What are Case Logs
The document written by PEC annually to be reviewed as part of your self-study
What is APE?
Annual Program Evaluation
It encompasses knowledge of bio-medical, clinical, epidemiological, and social-behavior science (MK)
What is medical knowledge?
The physician designated with the authority and accountability for the operation of the residency/fellowship program
Who is the PD?
Program Director
The section of APC for program coordinators
What is the GMEAS
Graduate Medical Education Administrators Section
ACGME online survey open January to April each year that requires 100% and 80% completion.
What is Resident and Faculty Survey?
This online form must have 100% completion rate for a program.
What is Resident Program Survey?
This competency requires commitment to carry out professional responsibilites and adhere to ethical principles (PROF)
What is professionalism?
The ACGME Executive Director for Pathology
Who is Cheryl Gross?
This group serves as a consultative body to the ACGME administration concerning coordinator, graduate medical education, learning environment, and accreditation matters
What is the ACGME CAG
Coordinator Advisory Group
Good resource on the ACGME website that allows you to download
What are Webinars?
The number of autopsies that Residents need to have in their case logs prior to graduation.
What is 50?
Awareness of the larger context of healthcare is required to achieve this competency (SBP)
What is systems-based practice?
This person works very hard, for very little, at very long hours, and yet is very pleasant at all times!
Who is the PC?
US!!