The Challenges of Program Accreditation Decisions in 2021 for the ACMGE Review Committee for Surgery.

Potts, John R; Lipsett, Pamela A; Matthews, Jeffrey B

Potts, John R; Lipsett, Pamela A; Matthews, Jeffrey B.

Potts JR; Department of Surgical Critical Care, Surgery John Hopkins Medicine; Department of Surgery; Division of Acute Care Surgery; Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: jrpotts@gmail.com.
Lipsett PA; Department of Surgical Critical Care, Surgery John Hopkins Medicine; Department of Surgery; Division of Acute Care Surgery; Baltimore, Maryland.
Matthews JB; Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.

J Surg Educ ; 78(2): 394-399, 2021.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-741383

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ABSTRACT

Through only a few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted the daily activities and education of surgical residents and fellows and the programs in which they are enrolled. The pandemic has also forced many changes for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and its Review Committee for Surgery. This article details some of those changes and their effect on the process of conferring 2021 accreditation decisions by the Review Committee.

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Accreditation/standards; Advisory Committees; COVID-19/epidemiology; Education, Medical, Graduate/standards; General Surgery/education; Humans; Internship and Residency; Pandemics; SARS-CoV-2; United States/epidemiology

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ACGME; case logs; pandemic; resident survey; review committee for surgery; site visits

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: General Surgery / Advisory Committees / Education, Medical, Graduate / COVID-19 / Accreditation Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: J Surg Educ Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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