Next Accreditation System

Review and Comment – Phase II

In preparation for the Next Accreditation System (NAS), the Common Program Requirements have been categorized as:

Core Requirements: Statements that define structure, resource, or process elements essential to every graduate medical educational program.
Detail Requirements: Statements that describe a specific structure, resource, or process, for achieving compliance with a Core Requirement. Programs in substantial compliance with the Outcome Requirements may utilize alternative or innovative approaches to meet Core Requirements.
Outcome Requirements: Statements that specify expected measurable or observable attributes (knowledge, abilities, skills, or attitudes) of residents or fellows at key stages of their graduate medical education.

Subsequently, the specialties moving forward with implementation of the NAS in July 2014 must categorize the specialty-specific requirements. These specialties include:

Anesthesiology

Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Critical Care Anesthesiology
Obstetric Anesthesiology
Pediatric Anesthesiology

Hospice and Palliative Medicine

(Subspecialty of Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry, Radiation Oncology, and Surgery)