Historical Timeline
1847: American Medical Association organized. Committee on Medical Education appointed.
1901: Annual Medical Education Issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association begins.
1904: Creation of the Council on Medical Education.
1905: First Publication of Educational Standards for Medical Schools: "Standard now Recommended" and "Ideal Standard."
1906: First Council on Medical Education inspection of medical schools.
1910: "Flexner Report" evaluating medical schools published.
1912: First survey of hospitals for the training of interns.
1919: Establishment of the Essentials for Approved Internships.
1927: Beginning of approval of residency programs in hospitals.
1928: Establishment of Essentials for registered hospitals and for approved residencies and fellowships.
1934: Approval of examining boards for the certification of specialists. Establishment of standards for the formation of American boards in the specialties.
1942: Formation of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education by the American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges.
1948: Establishment of the Liaison Committee for Specialty Boards between the AMA Council on Medical Education and the Advisory Board for Medical Specialties.
1949: Conference Committee on Internal Medicine, established in 1939, reactivated.
1950: Conference Committee on Graduate Training in Surgery established.
1951: First operation of the National Intern Matching Program.
1956: Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates established.
1958: Two year integrated training program for Family Practice approved by the AMA House of Delegates.
1966: Report of the Citizens Commission on Graduate Medical Education (Millis Report) published.
1966: Council Report on Education for Family Practice (Willard Report) published.
1968: AMA Physician's Recognition Award Established.
1970: Advisory Board for Medical Specialties reorganized as American Board of Medical Specialties.
1972: Liaison Committee on Graduate Medical Education (LCGME) established.
1975: LCGME formally began to accredit programs.
1977: Liaison Committee on Continuing Medical Education established.
1981: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education replaces LCGME.
1981: Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education replaces previous accrediting bodies.
1982: CME Report B, Recommendations for "Future Directions for Medical Education" adopted by AMA House of Delegates.
1987: CME Report C, Resident Physician Working Hours and Supervision adopted by AMA House of Delegates.
1991: Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Data Access (FREIDA) System established.
1996: AMA FREIDA becomes AMA FREIDA Online.
2000: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education becomes incorporated.
2002: CME Report 9, Resident Physician Working Conditions, adopted by AMA House of Delegates.
2004: Council on Medical Education celebrates 100th year anniversary.
2005: American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges sign Statement of Cooperation. American Medical Association embarks on the Initiative to Transform Medical Education.
2006: Phase 2 of ITME begins. Phase 2 results in recommendations for change across the continuum to address the gaps. Final ITME.
2007: Phase 3 of ITME begins with a working conference on Optimizing the Medical Education Learning Environment.
2008: Phase 3 of ITME continues with a conference in collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics on Physician Reentry into practice.
