Historical Timeline
1847
The American Medical Association is organized
The Committee on Medical Education is appointed
1901
The Annual Medical Education issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association begins1904
The Council on Medical Education is created
1905
First Educational Standards for Medical Schools: "Standard now Recommended" and "Ideal Standard" are published1906
First Council on Medical Education inspection of medical schools is conducted1910
"Flexner Report" evaluating medical schools is published1912
First survey of hospitals for the training of interns is conducted1919
The Essentials for Approved Internships is established1927
Approval of residency programs in hospitals begins1928
The AMA creates the Establishment of Essentials for registered hospitals and for approved residencies and fellowships
1934
Examining boards for the certification of specialists are approved
Standards are established for the formation of American boards in the specialties1942
The American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges form the Liaison Committee on Medical Education1948
The AMA Council on Medical Education and the Advisory Board for Medical Specialties establish the Liaison Committee for Specialty Boards1949
Conference Committee on Internal Medicine, established in 1939, is reactivated1950
Conference Committee on Graduate Training in Surgery is established.1951
First operation of the National Intern Matching Program1956
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates is established1958
The AMA House of Delegates approves a two year integrated training program for Family Practice1966
Report of the Citizens Commission on Graduate Medical Education (Millis Report) is published.1966
Council Report on Education for Family Practice (Willard Report) is published1968
Physician's Recognition Award is established1970
Advisory Board for Medical Specialties is reorganized as American Board of Medical Specialties1972
Liaison Committee on Graduate Medical Education (LCGME) is established1975
LCGME formally begins to accredit programs1977
Liaison Committee on Continuing Medical Education is established1981
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education replaces LCGME
1981
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education replaces previous accrediting bodies
1982
The AMA House of Delegates adopts CME Report B, Recommendations for "Future Directions for Medical Education"1987
The AMA House of Delegates adopts CME Report C, Resident Physician Working Hours and Supervision1991
Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Data Access (FREIDA) System is established1996
AMA FREIDA becomes AMA FREIDA Online2000
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education becomes incorporated2002
CME Report 9, Resident Physician Working Conditions, is adopted by AMA House of Delegates2004
Council on Medical Education celebrates 100 year anniversary2005
The American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges sign Statement of Cooperation
The American Medical Association embarks on the Initiative to Transform Medical Education2006
Phase 2 of ITME begins, resulting in recommendations for change across the continuum to address the gaps.
Final ITME2007
Phase 3 of ITME begins with a working conference on Optimizing the Medical Education Learning Environment2008
Phase 3 of ITME continues with a conference in collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics on Physician Reentry into practice2009
The American Medical Association, with collaboration of the Association of American Medical Colleges, holds the AMA ITME Conference on Increasing Attention to Behavioral Competencies in the Admissions Process2010
The American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges co-sponsors an invitational conference, "New Horizons in Medical Education: A Second Century of Achievement"
