Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
TYRC UPDATE - AHME 2009
Linda E. Thorsen, MA
Executive Director, TYRC
TYRC New Members
• Louis Ling, MD – EMHennepin County/Minneapolis, MN
• Neena Shah, MD – PEDS University of Wisconsin/Madison, WI
• Brian Aboff, MD – IM Christiana Hospital/Newark DE
Resident Member
• Karolyn Wanat, MDTransitional Year Residency:
Aurora St. Luke’s
Specialty Residency (Dermatology):
U of Pennsylvania
TYRC Chair
Danny Takanishi, MDAssociate Professor/Chairman
Department of Surgery
University of Hawaii at Manoa
TYRC Staff
• Stephen MooreAccreditation Assistant
(smoore@ ACGME.org)
TY / Specialty Information
• Change in DR Program Requirements (effec 7.2010)
• Current Data
• ACGME Initiatives
D Rad Requirement – 7.2010
• During the clinical year, elective rotations in diagnostic radiology must occur only in radiology departments with an ACGME-accredited diagnostic residency program and cannot exceed two months.
Specialties Entered by Graduates of TY Programs(Academic Year 2007-08)
33%
20%
19%
9%
4%
4%
3%3%
5% Diagnostic Radiology
Anesthesiology
Ophthalmology
Dermatology
Physical Medicine &Rehabilitation
Radiation Oncology
Emergency Medicine
Neurology
Other
Transitional Year Graduate Residents Who Do Not Enter ACGME-Accredited Residencies
(Academic Year 2007 - 08)
79%
21%
Active Graduates Inactive Graduates
Active Graduates 978
Inactive Graduates
265
Total: 1,243
Transitional Year Graduate Residents Who Do Not Enter ACGME-Accredited Residencies
(Academic Year 2007 - 08)
Affiliation # of Residents
Military 94
Non-Military 171
Total: 265
35%
65%
TY Grads from Military Affiliated Programs
TY Grads from Non-Military Affiliated Programs
Percentage of Year 1 Residents Who Indicate Prior Training from a TY Program
(Academic Year 2007-08)
26%
74%
41%
59%
36%
64%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Other 74% 59% 64%
TY 26% 41% 36%
AN OPH DR
AN
Anesthesiology
• Total # of Programs 131
• 3-year Programs 45(Residents: 1497)
• 4-year Programs 86(Residents: 3484)
Anesthesiology
• Last 2 academic years . . . .
Total # of requests for approval of ANES CBY: 9
Requests for Voluntary Withdrawal(2000 – Present)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
2000
-200
1
2001
-200
2
2002
-200
3
2003
-200
4
2004
-200
5
2005
-200
6
2006
-200
7
2007
-200
8
2008
-200
9
Academic Year
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Electronic EVALUATIONQuarterly: ANESTHESIOLOGY
• ‘Pilot System’ – 2 years
• Question – should it be continued??????
TRANSFERRING Resident
• moving from one program to another within the same or different sponsoring institution;
• when entering a PGY 2 program requiring a preliminary year
TRANSFER Resident
. . . . . the program director of the ‘receiving program’ must obtain:
written or electronic verification of previous educational experiences
summative competency-based performance evaluation from the current program director
Department of Resident Services
• Contact PD
• Contact DIO• . . . . contact ACGME Department of
Resident Services
NEW and In process . . . . . ACGME
• Education Division• International Accreditation• Milestones (Peds/ IM /Surg)• Response to IOM Report• Coordinator Workshops• Resident Services• Notable Practices
WORKSHOPS
• AHME-ACGME Program Director / Coordinator proposed workshop September 2009 (Chicago)
• ACGME Annual Educational Conference March 4-7, 2010
(Gaylord Resort, Nashville, TN)