TAGME COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Patient safety event - ✔✔An adverse event, near miss, or other event resulting from
unsafe conditions in the clinical care setting.
✔✔Pipeline specialties - ✔✔Specialties that lead to primary board certification. The net
output of physicians over time from the graduate medical education system into clinical
practice is determined by the number of positions available in pipeline specialties.
✔✔Post-Doctoral Program in a Medical or Medical-Related Field - ✔✔A structured
educational activity comprising a series of clinical and/or other learning experiences,
designed to train MDs, DOs, and others in a medical or medical-related field.
✔✔Post-graduate year (PGY) - ✔✔The denotation of a post-graduate resident's or
fellow's progress in his/her residency and/or fellowship training; used to stratify
responsibility in most programs. The PGY does not necessarily correspond to the
resident's or fellow's year in an individual program. For example, a fellow who has
completed a pediatric residency program and is in the first year of a pediatric
endocrinology fellowship program is a pediatric endocrinology 1 level and a PGY-4.
✔✔Primary clinical site - ✔✔The primary facility designated for clinical instructions in the
program. If the Sponsoring Institution is a hospital, it is be definition the primary clinical
site for the residency/fellowship program. If the Sponsoring Institution is a medical
school, university, or consortium, the primary clinical site is the site that is used most
commonly in the residency/fellowship program.
✔✔Program director - ✔✔The individual designated with authority and accountability for
the operation of a residency/fellowship program.
✔✔Program evaluation - ✔✔Systematic collection and analysis of information related to
the design, implementation, and outcomes of a graduate medical education program for
the purpose of monitoring and improving the quality and effectiveness of the program.
, ✔✔Progress report - ✔✔A report requested of a Sponsoring Institution or program
regarding concerns the Review or Recognition Committee had during its regular review
of the institution or program. The progress report must be reviewed by the Sponsoring
Institution's Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC), and must be signed by
the designated institutional official (DIO) prior to submission to the Review or
Recognition Committee.
✔✔Program Letter of Agreement (PLA) - ✔✔A written document that addresses
graduate medical education responsibilities between an individual accredited program
and a site other than the Sponsoring Institution at which residents or fellows have
required educational experiences.
✔✔Program year - ✔✔Refers to the current year of education (of an individual resident
or fellow) within a specific program; this designation may or may not correspond to the
resident's or fellow's post-graduate year.
✔✔Recognition status - ✔✔The official decision made by a Recognition Committee
based on its review and assessment of a Sponsoring Institution's or program's
compliance with the applicable Recognition Requirements.
✔✔Core Requirements (Institutional and Program) - ✔✔Statements that define
structure, resource, and process elements essential to every graduate medical
education program.
✔✔Detail Requirements (Institutional and Program) - ✔✔Statements that describe a
specific structure, resource, or process, for achieving compliance with a Core
Requirement. Programs and Sponsoring Institutions in substantial compliance with the
Outcome Requirements may utilize alternative or innovative approaches to comply with
Core Requirements.
✔✔Outcome Requirements (Institutional and Program) - ✔✔Statements that specify
expected measurable or observable attributes (knowledge, abilities, skills, or attitudes)
of residents or fellows at stages of their graduate medical education.
✔✔Resident - ✔✔An individual enrolled in an ACGME-accredited residency program.
✔✔ Accreditation Data System (ADS) - ✔✔A web-based software system to collect,
organize, and maintain information for accreditation and recognition purposes, and a
means of communication between the ACGME and Sponsoring Institutions and
programs.
✔✔Accreditation status - ✔✔The official decision made by a Review Committee based
on its review and assessment of a Sponsoring Institution's or program's compliance with
the applicable requirements. (See appendix)
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Patient safety event - ✔✔An adverse event, near miss, or other event resulting from
unsafe conditions in the clinical care setting.
✔✔Pipeline specialties - ✔✔Specialties that lead to primary board certification. The net
output of physicians over time from the graduate medical education system into clinical
practice is determined by the number of positions available in pipeline specialties.
✔✔Post-Doctoral Program in a Medical or Medical-Related Field - ✔✔A structured
educational activity comprising a series of clinical and/or other learning experiences,
designed to train MDs, DOs, and others in a medical or medical-related field.
✔✔Post-graduate year (PGY) - ✔✔The denotation of a post-graduate resident's or
fellow's progress in his/her residency and/or fellowship training; used to stratify
responsibility in most programs. The PGY does not necessarily correspond to the
resident's or fellow's year in an individual program. For example, a fellow who has
completed a pediatric residency program and is in the first year of a pediatric
endocrinology fellowship program is a pediatric endocrinology 1 level and a PGY-4.
✔✔Primary clinical site - ✔✔The primary facility designated for clinical instructions in the
program. If the Sponsoring Institution is a hospital, it is be definition the primary clinical
site for the residency/fellowship program. If the Sponsoring Institution is a medical
school, university, or consortium, the primary clinical site is the site that is used most
commonly in the residency/fellowship program.
✔✔Program director - ✔✔The individual designated with authority and accountability for
the operation of a residency/fellowship program.
✔✔Program evaluation - ✔✔Systematic collection and analysis of information related to
the design, implementation, and outcomes of a graduate medical education program for
the purpose of monitoring and improving the quality and effectiveness of the program.
, ✔✔Progress report - ✔✔A report requested of a Sponsoring Institution or program
regarding concerns the Review or Recognition Committee had during its regular review
of the institution or program. The progress report must be reviewed by the Sponsoring
Institution's Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC), and must be signed by
the designated institutional official (DIO) prior to submission to the Review or
Recognition Committee.
✔✔Program Letter of Agreement (PLA) - ✔✔A written document that addresses
graduate medical education responsibilities between an individual accredited program
and a site other than the Sponsoring Institution at which residents or fellows have
required educational experiences.
✔✔Program year - ✔✔Refers to the current year of education (of an individual resident
or fellow) within a specific program; this designation may or may not correspond to the
resident's or fellow's post-graduate year.
✔✔Recognition status - ✔✔The official decision made by a Recognition Committee
based on its review and assessment of a Sponsoring Institution's or program's
compliance with the applicable Recognition Requirements.
✔✔Core Requirements (Institutional and Program) - ✔✔Statements that define
structure, resource, and process elements essential to every graduate medical
education program.
✔✔Detail Requirements (Institutional and Program) - ✔✔Statements that describe a
specific structure, resource, or process, for achieving compliance with a Core
Requirement. Programs and Sponsoring Institutions in substantial compliance with the
Outcome Requirements may utilize alternative or innovative approaches to comply with
Core Requirements.
✔✔Outcome Requirements (Institutional and Program) - ✔✔Statements that specify
expected measurable or observable attributes (knowledge, abilities, skills, or attitudes)
of residents or fellows at stages of their graduate medical education.
✔✔Resident - ✔✔An individual enrolled in an ACGME-accredited residency program.
✔✔ Accreditation Data System (ADS) - ✔✔A web-based software system to collect,
organize, and maintain information for accreditation and recognition purposes, and a
means of communication between the ACGME and Sponsoring Institutions and
programs.
✔✔Accreditation status - ✔✔The official decision made by a Review Committee based
on its review and assessment of a Sponsoring Institution's or program's compliance with
the applicable requirements. (See appendix)
