Overview

The ACGME Common Program Requirements are a basic set of standards (requirements) in training and preparing resident and fellow physicians. These requirements set the context within clinical learning environments for development of the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to take personal responsibility for the individual care of patients. In addition, they facilitate an environment where residents and fellows can interact with patients under the guidance and supervision of qualified faculty members who give value, context, and meaning to those interactions.

“The ongoing research into the development of the competent, independent, practicing physician continues to shape the determinations of optimal resident education from a curricular assessment and learning environment perspective.”

Jeffrey P. Gold, MD
ACGME Board of Directors

Common Program Requirements

Residency
Program Requirements Effective 7/1/2023 Program Requirements (TCC) Effective 7/1/2023
Fellowship
Program Requirements Effective 7/1/2023 Program Requirements (TCC) Effective 7/1/2023
One-Year Fellowship
Program Requirements Effective 7/1/2023 Program Requirements (TCC) Effective 7/1/2023
Post-doctoral Education Program
Program Requirements Effective 7/1/2023 Program Requirements (TCC) Effective 7/1/2023

Additional Resources

This section contains links that are common across all specialty pages.

Common Program Requirements FAQs Direct Supervision Using Telecommunication ACGME Review Committee Eligibility Decisions (Updated January 2023) ACGME Review Committee Fellowship Common Program Requirement Version Decisions ACGME Review Committee 2019 Faculty Scholarly Activity Decisions

Quick Links

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