TAGME Acronyms EXAM Questions AND Correct Answers
(Residency) Review Committee (RRC) - ✔✔This group sets
accreditation standards for specialty training programs, providing
peer evaluation to assess compliance with the published educational
standards, and conferring an accreditation status
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) -
✔✔"· This organization's mission includes identifying, developing, and
promoting standards for quality medical education by physicians to
maintain competence. To apply for Category I credit for an
educational activity, follow the guidelines of this organization."
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) -
✔✔Developing standards for residency training and ensuring
compliance with the standards are the purview of this organization
Accreditation Data System (ADS) - ✔✔Components include
information about the program director, faculty, residents, sites, and
site visits
Accreditation Data System (ADS) - ✔✔This web-based system
contains critical accreditation data for all sponsoring institutions and
programs.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - ✔✔This certification is
required for healthcare professionals who either direct/participate in
, the management of cardiopulmonary arrest and other cardiovascular
emergencies
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) - ✔✔A concise approach to
assessing and managing multiply injured patients
Affordable Care Act (ACA) - ✔✔Health plans must provide coverage to
children up to age 26 by allowing children to stay on a parent's plan
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) - ✔✔The professional medical organization
that recognizes and advocates for excellence in scholarship and the
highest ideals in the profession of medicine
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) -
✔✔This organization provides support and assistance to osteopathic
medical schools and serves as a unifying voice for osteopathic medical
education
American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) - ✔✔"This not-for-
profit organization oversees the certification of physician specialists in
the United States. This organization's members collaborate with other
professional organizations and agencies to elevate the standards of
graduate medical school education. Organization that assists 24
approved medical specialty boards in the development and use of
standards in the ongoing evaluation and certification of physicians."
(Residency) Review Committee (RRC) - ✔✔This group sets
accreditation standards for specialty training programs, providing
peer evaluation to assess compliance with the published educational
standards, and conferring an accreditation status
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) -
✔✔"· This organization's mission includes identifying, developing, and
promoting standards for quality medical education by physicians to
maintain competence. To apply for Category I credit for an
educational activity, follow the guidelines of this organization."
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) -
✔✔Developing standards for residency training and ensuring
compliance with the standards are the purview of this organization
Accreditation Data System (ADS) - ✔✔Components include
information about the program director, faculty, residents, sites, and
site visits
Accreditation Data System (ADS) - ✔✔This web-based system
contains critical accreditation data for all sponsoring institutions and
programs.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - ✔✔This certification is
required for healthcare professionals who either direct/participate in
, the management of cardiopulmonary arrest and other cardiovascular
emergencies
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) - ✔✔A concise approach to
assessing and managing multiply injured patients
Affordable Care Act (ACA) - ✔✔Health plans must provide coverage to
children up to age 26 by allowing children to stay on a parent's plan
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) - ✔✔The professional medical organization
that recognizes and advocates for excellence in scholarship and the
highest ideals in the profession of medicine
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) -
✔✔This organization provides support and assistance to osteopathic
medical schools and serves as a unifying voice for osteopathic medical
education
American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) - ✔✔"This not-for-
profit organization oversees the certification of physician specialists in
the United States. This organization's members collaborate with other
professional organizations and agencies to elevate the standards of
graduate medical school education. Organization that assists 24
approved medical specialty boards in the development and use of
standards in the ongoing evaluation and certification of physicians."
