How to Complete the Annual Program Evaluation (APE)

The following items should be included in an APE and submitted to GME:

• • • Program Goals and Objectives - include the effectiveness of the program in achieving these goals
      
      
    • Annual Faculty Program Survey
      
      
    • Annual Resident Program Survey
      
      
    • GMEC Special Focus Review
      
      
    • Annual Institutional GME Surveys
      
      
    • ACGME Letters of Notification
      
      
    • Annual Action Plans - the prior years’ action plans
      
      
    • Annual ACGME Resident Survey - the most recent aggregate data from the ACGME ADS resident surveys
      
      
    • Annual ACGME Faculty Survey - confidential written evaluations of the program submitted by residents
      
      
    • Board Pass Rate - performance of graduates on the board certification exam
      
      
    • In-service Scores
      
      
    • Faculty Development - opportunities and needs (include faculty development activities)
      
      
    • Resident/Faculty Scholarly Activity
      
      
    • Graduate Placement
      
      
    • Graduate Survey
      
      
    • Match Data
      
      
    • Recruitment Survey/Feedback
      
      
    • Action Plan Reviewed & Approved by Core Faculty - specific action plans developed to address deficiencies and approved by faculty (include minutes approving Action Plan Review by Core Faculty)
      
      
    • Program Evaluation Committee (PEC) - minutes and attendance of this meeting and action plan must be completed.

The presence of a Program Evaluation Committee and the need for an Annual Program Evaluation have been requirements for a number of years. In NAS, the ACGME has provided a better defined and detailed structure for programs to use in evaluating the program.

Download the ACGME Annual Program Evaluation PowerPoint presentation here.