EM Duty Hours
Maximum number of hours/week seeing patients while in the ED
60
CCC
Clinical Competency Committee
Number of visits to the primary site ED annually.
What is 30,000?
PEC
Program Evaluation Committee
Number of hours of weekly didactic averaged over the year
5
Number of days free weekly from clinical and educational responsibilities are residents required to have in the ED
1
ABMS
American Board of Medical Specialties
Number of residents in the program
What is 18?
APE
Annual Program Evaluation
Number of non-ABEM boarded (or eligible) faculty that can supervise an EM resident in the ED
0
Longest possible ED clinical shift worked by residents in hours
12
AFI
Area for Improvement
Percent of faculty presentations at conference
50%
ADS
Accreditation Data System
Percent of the resident's clinical experience spent in the ED
60%
Minimum amount of time scheduled between clinical shifts in the ED for residents
The length of the clinical shift
DIO
Designated Institutional Offical
Number of FTE months caring for pediatric patients
5
SI
Sponsoring Institution
Percent of didactic time core faculty must attend over the year
20%
Total duty hours residents permitted to work weekly while in the ED
72
PLA
Program Letter of Agreement
How often faculty must receive feedback on their evaluations
Annually
III
Individualized Interactive Instruction
Number of FTE devoted to program coordinator for a program of 36 residents
1.5