Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 4 , Pages 249-250 , July 2010

Establishment of American College of Surgeons-accredited Education Institutes: The Dawn of a New Era in Surgical Education and Training

  • Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FRCSC, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Division of Education, American College of Surgeons, 633 N. St. Clair St., Chicago, IL 60611; fax: (312) 202-5110

References 

  1. Sachdeva AK, Pellegrini CA, Johnson KA. Support for simulation-based surgical education through American College of Surgeons-Accredited Education Institutes. World J Surg. 2008;32:196–207
  2. Pellegrini CA, Sachdeva AK, Johnson KA. Accreditation of Education Institutes by the American College of Surgeons: A new program following an old tradition. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2006;91:8–12
  3. ACGME Outcome Project. General Competencies. http://www.acgme.org/outcome/comp/compMin.aspAccessed July 16, 2010
  4. ABMS MOC Competencies and Criteria. http://www.abms.org/Maintenance_of_Certification/MOC_competencies.aspxAccessed July 16, 2010
  5. ACGME Program Requirements for Residency Education in Surgery. http://www.acgme.org/acWebsite/downloads/RRC_progReq/440generalsurgery01012008TCC.pdfAccessed July 16, 2010

PII: S1931-7204(10)00194-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2010.07.014

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 4 , Pages 249-250 , July 2010

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