The ACGME or Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education is the body responsible for the accreditation for postgraduate medical training programs (i.e. internships and residencies) for Medical doctors. It is a non-profit private council that evaluates and accredits medical residency and internship programs. The ACGME was founded in 1981 and was preceded by the Liaison Committee for Graduate Medical Education, established in 1972. The word physician should not be confused with physicist, which means a scientist in the area of physics. ... A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with residency (medicine). ...

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• ACGME home page