Update On Graduate Medical Education Positions

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) recently published its annual Data Resource Book (DRB). The ACGME DRB provides authoritative data on trends of interest to those involved in Graduate Medical Education (GME) and physician workforce policies. The new Book documents a small but steady growth in “pipeline” programs—which lead to initial board certification—and a larger percentage growth in the number of “continuing” programs and positions in subspecialties. It also documents that a large number of foreign medical school graduates continue to enter GME each year. Data On GME Trends The ACGME is the accrediting body for US allopathic training, and all ACGME-accredited programs report basic data to the organization. The ACGME DRB summarizes data for the previous academic year (2014-2015 in this case) and trends for the last 10 years. The Book includes data on the residents and fellows entering and completing training, as well as geographic and other characteristics of GME programs, leadership, and faculty as reported for accreditation purposes. The strength of the data is its completeness and the consistency of the data collection process. The ACGME reports 27,534 entrants into pipeline programs for 2014-15. This includes 2,930 doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs) who entered ACGME-accredited programs during the academic year. However, as of 2014-15, residency programs approved solely by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) ...
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