{"id":2318,"date":"2017-03-10T10:28:40","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T15:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/?p=2318"},"modified":"2017-03-10T14:34:56","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T19:34:56","slug":"acgme-releases-revised-requirements-u-s-residency-fellowship-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/2017\/03\/10\/acgme-releases-revised-requirements-u-s-residency-fellowship-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"ACGME Releases Revised Requirements for U.S. Residency and Fellowship Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) today released a final set of revisions to the professional standards that all accredited U.S. residency and fellowship programs follow. The new requirements, which take effect July 1, 2017, reinforce a culture of patient safety and physician well-being in residency training programs by strengthening the focus on patient-centered, team-based care.<\/p>\n

While the total number of hours per week that first-year residents work will not change, the revised requirements return first-year residents to the same schedule as other residents and fellows, re-establishing the commitment to team-based care and seamless continuity of care while also ensuring professionalism, empathy, and the commitment of first-year residents to their patients. The limit on continuous work for first-year residents will return to 24 hours, a limit that has been in place nationwide for all other residents and fellows, plus up to four hours to manage necessary care transitions.<\/p>\n

For more on the revised requirements, please read:<\/p>\n