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 PEC and the need for an APE 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.

ACGME Annual Program Evaluation PowerPoint

Download a Sample APE Form