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ACGME Requirements/Accreditation Issues

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This chapter reviews the ACGME requirements related to resident continuity clinics. The ACGME has specific requirements related to clinic scheduling, resident performance data, and resident responsibilities as primary care physicians.

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  • Residency training
  • Accreditation
  • ACGME

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  1. Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Craig Noronha M.D., F.A.C.P.

  2. The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA

    Mark E. Pasanen M.D., F.A.C.P.

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  1. Craig Noronha M.D., F.A.C.P.
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  1. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

    MD Lee Bach Lu

  2. Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

    MD Ernie-Paul Barrette

  3. Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    MD Craig Noronha

  4. University of Vermont, Robert Larner M.D. College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, USA

    MD Halle G. Sobel

  5. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    MD Daniel G. Tobin

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Noronha, C., Pasanen, M.E. (2018). ACGME Requirements/Accreditation Issues. In: Lu, L., Barrette, EP., Noronha, C., Sobel, H., Tobin, D. (eds) Leading an Academic Medical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68267-9_5

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