OGME Corner

Susan L. Rall, M.Ed

The transition to the Single Accreditation System is in full effect. Programs have many questions regarding ACOS training requirements as it pertains to their ACGME and AOA accreditation status. Do my residents have to take the ACOS General Surgery In Service Exam? Are Annual Resident Reports Required? Why am I being charged a $300 non-member review fee?

The chart below provides answers to those questions as determined by the programs accreditation status with AOA and/or ACGME. If you have any questions regarding these requirements, please contact Susan Rall, [email protected]. Please refer to the ACGME and/or AOA websites for detail information about the application and accreditation process.

Requirement	AOA Programs not applying for ACGME, ACGME Pre-Accreditation and ACGME Continuing Pre-Accreditation	Programs with ACGME Initial Accreditation and remain AOA accredited	Programs with ACGME Initial Accreditation and have withdrawn from the AOA
ACOS GS In-Service Exam	Yes	Optional	N/A
Annual Report submitted to ACOS by June 30 and maintained by the residency program	Yes-The resident is required to submit the Resident’s Evaluation of the Program Form by June 30. Residents will be assessed a $250 late fee for forms not submitted by the deadline. Program Directors are required to submit the Program Director’s Checklist of the Resident to the ACOS prior to June 30. All annual report forms and documents are to be maintained by the programs	The program director is required to submit a Program Checklist of the Residents attesting to the resident’s progress during the training year. The checklist is to be submitted to the ACOS by June 30. The checklist will be available for program directors to complete via ICOHERE in May. All annual report forms and documents are to be maintained by the programs. Resident’s will not be required to submit the Annual Evaluation of the Program Form.	N/A
A $300 non-member review fee will be assessed to residents who are not members of the ACOS for training year to be reviewed	Yes	Yes	N/A
A $250 late fee will be assessed to residents who do not submit their Annual Report by the June 30 deadline.	Yes	No, but the program will be “dinged” for not fulfilling the ACOS Training Standards	N/A
A resident is eligible to apply for Osteopathic Boards?	Yes	Yes	Yes