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Thoracic Surgery

Thoracic Surgery

Specialties

The documents and resources housed within this section are provided by the Review Committee for Thoracic Surgery and its staff at the ACGME to assist ACGME-accredited programs and those applying for accreditation in this specialty area and its applicable subspecialties.

Thoracic Surgery Subspecialties

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Contact and Support

Executive Director
Chris Fox, PhD
cfox@acgme.org
312.755.5499
Associate Executive Director
Kelsey Sill, MHA
ksill@acgme.org
312.755.5784
Senior Accreditation Administrator
Caleb Mitchell
cmitchell@acgme.org
312.755.7067
Accreditation Administrator
Colleen Morris
cmorris@acgme.org
312.755.5495
Data Systems Technical Support
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312.755.7474

Review Committee Dates

Upcoming Events

29
Sep 2023
Agenda Closing Date
8-9
Dec 2023
Review Committee Meeting
5
Jan 2024
Agenda Closing Date
23
Mar 2024
Review Committee Meeting
27
Sep 2024
Agenda Closing Date
6-7
Dec 2024
Review Committee Meeting

For the December 2023 RC Meeting, submission deadline for New Applications: August 4, 2023.

For the March 2024 RC Meeting, submission deadline for New Applications: November 24, 2023.

For the December 2024 RC Meeting, submission deadline for New Applications: August 16, 2024.

Common Resources

This page contains links that are common across all specialty pages.

ACGME Glossary of Terms
ACGME Review Committee Eligibility Decisions (Updated January 2023)
ACGME Review Committee 2019 Faculty Scholarly Activity Decisions
Applying for Program Accreditation
Committee and Members Selection Process
Common Program Requirements FAQs
Crosswalk: Faculty Survey-Common Program Requirements (7/1/2023)
Crosswalk: Faculty Survey-Common Program Requirements (2022)
Crosswalk: Resident/Fellow Survey-Common Program Requirements (7/1/2023)
Crosswalk: Resident/Fellow Survey-Common Program Requirements (2022)
FAQs on Sponsorship Changes
Key To Standard Notification Letter
Medically Underserved Areas and Populations (including Rural Track Program designation)
New England Journal of Medicine Report: The Next GME Accreditation System — Rationale and Benefits (3/15/2012)
Program Directors’ Guide to the Common Program Requirements

Other Accreditation Resources

Single GME Accreditation System
Osteopathic Recognition
Review and Comment
Self Study and Site Visit
Common Program Requirements