AAMC
Association of American Medical Colleges
ACCME
Accrediting Council for Continuing Medical Education
ACGME
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
ACP
American College of Physicians
ADME
Administrative Director of Medical Education
ADS
Accreditation Data System
AHME
Association of Hospital Medical Education
AIM
Administrators in Medicine
AMA-CME
American Medical Association Council on Medical Education
AMBS
American Board of Medical Specialties
AMSA
American Medical Student Association
AOA
Alpha Omega Alpha
APD
Associate Program Director
APE
Annual Program Evaluation
ASM
The Alliance for Specialty Medicine
CBE
Competency-Based Education
CBT
Computer-Based Testing
CCC
Clinical Competency Committee
CK
Clinical Knowledge
CLER
Clinical Learning Environment Review
CMMI
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
CMSS
Council of Medical Specialty Societies
CS
Clinical Skills
CST
Clinical Skills Testing
DOI
Digital Object Identifier
EBM
Evidence-Based Medicine
ECFMG
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
EPA
Entrustable Professional Activity
EPIC
Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials
ERAS
Electronic Residency Application Service
FCVS
Federation Credentials Verification Service
FREIDA
Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database Access
FSMB
Federation of State Medical Boards
G&Os
Goals and Objectives
GME
Graduate Medical Education
GMEC
Graduate Medical Education Committee
ICL
Instructional Course Lectures
IMG
International Medical Graduate
IPRC
Institutional Program Review Committee
IRIS
Interns & Residents Information System
ITE
In-training Exam
JGME
Journal of Graduate Medical Education
LCME
Liaison Committee on Medical Education
MD
Medical Doctor
MEC
Medical Education Committee
MSPE
Medical Student Performance Evaluation
NBME
National Board of Medical Examiners
NF
Night float
NMS
National Matching Services
NRMP
National Resident Matching Program
OITE
Orthopaedic In-Service Training Examination
OKO
Orthopaedic Knowledge Online
OKU
Orthopaedic Knowledge Update
OLC
Orthopaedic Learning Center
OME
Osteopathic Medical Education
OMS
Osteopathic Medical Student
OSCE
Observed Standard Clinical Examination
OSIE
Orthopaedic Special Interest Exam
PD
Program Director
PDWS
Program Director’s Workstation
PEC
Program Evaluation Committee
PGY
Post Graduate Year
PIF
Program Information Form
PLA
Program Letter of Agreement
PMID
PubMed Identifier
PRG
Program Year
RRC
Residency Review Committee
TAGME
Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education
TIVRA
Trainee Information, Verification and Registration Audit
UME
Undergraduate Medical Education
USMLE
United States Medical Licensing Exam