A test of a voluntary self-study pilot visit
The ACGME initiated a pilot study for any program in the seven Phase I specialties (Radiology, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Neurological Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, and Urology) with its initial 10-year site visit scheduled between April 2015 and January 2017 (note that the interval for the pilot was recently extended from the original end date of July 2016). The objective is to assess if an added site visit to review the self-study will accelerate program improvement. In this pilot, following the program’s self-study, a special (non-accreditation) visit for guided discussion and feedback would be conducted by a group of field representatives with added training in self-study review. Programs volunteer to be part of this pilot.
The self-study pilot visit will not be an accreditation visit, and data shared by programs will not be used to assess compliance with requirements. Twelve to 18 months after the self-study pilot visit, the program would have its scheduled 10-year site visit. Additional detailed information about the self-study pilot visit is provided in a memorandum by ACGME Chief Executive Officer Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP.
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Review Committee evaluation of programs with early 10-year site visits
For a program with an early 10-year site visit, the Review Committee’s evaluation of the self-study will not have any accreditation impact. The ACGME will conduct an extensive program evaluation of these early 10-year site visits, focusing in particular on collecting best practice information for conducting the self-study. This information will be disseminated via the ACGME website and the Journal of Graduate Medical Education.
Self-Study Overview
Memorandum from ACGME Chief Executive Officer Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP
The ACGME Self-Study—An Opportunity, Not a Burden (Guralnick S, et al, JGME Sept 2015)
The Program Self-Study and the 10-Year Site Visit: Rationale for a New Approach (Philibert I, et al, JGME June 2015)
A Practical Guide to the ACGME Self-Study (Philibert I, et al, JGME Sept 2014)
Sample Timeline