ACGME data reveal scope of resident training

Quick View. Jan. 23, 2006.

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Residents who enrolled in ACGME-accredited programs	101,810
ACGME-accredited residency programs	8,037
Institutions where residents train for a month or longer	2,408
Residents who completed all of their training	31,329
Residents who were dismissed	280
Collected by ACGME through accreditation fees	$18 million
Spent by ACGME on expenses	$21 million

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education is studying how to update and simplify its accreditation process.

The group approved five pilot programs that are focused on reducing paperwork for site visits. Data from the ACGME annual report offer a glimpse of the size and profile of the training system the group oversaw during the 2004-05 academic year.

Note: An additional $3 million in revenue was collected by ACGME from workshops and other sources. Source: ACGME 2004-05 annual report

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