The ACGME is incharge of accrediting U.S. medical and surgical residencies. There are three decisions that can be made: Accreditation, probationary accreditation, or withdrawl of accreditation. The ACGME compiles an up-to-date list of residency programs under probation or with withdrawn accreditation in all specialties. I had previously reported on the list for 2012, but many of these programs have either dissolved or have been able to regain good standing with the ACGME. Rather than list all the current institutions on probation, a list which is always in flux, it is best to search the database yourself. You can search for all specialies, or by a single specialty. This is probably a very good thing to do when deciding where to apply.
Click here to search for programs under ACGME probationary accreditation
Click here to search for programs whose accreditation has been withdrawn
My name is Andrew and I am a first year resident training to be an ophthalmologist. I created ShortWhiteCoats to provide medical students, residents, and the public with all the information I spent so many hours looking for during medical school.
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Paul Stumpf MD
June 8, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
You have out-of-dated information about the Obstetrics and gynecology residency program [2204721274] University of Tennessee College of Medicine at Chattanooga Program. Please note:
At the 05/17/2012 meeting of the RC for Residency Review Committee for Obstetrics and Gynecology the following action was taken:
Obstetrics and gynecology
2204721274 – University of Tennessee College of Medicine at Chattanooga Program
New Status: Continued Accreditation
Length of Program: 4 Year(s)
Effective Date: 05/17/2012
Next Survey: 05/01/2016
A detailed letter of notification will be posted in the ACGME Accreditation Data System within 60 days of this email, and you will be notified by e-mail when the letter is available. Until the official letter is posted in ADS, Review Committee staff members cannot discuss the Committee’s action or specific details of the areas of non-compliance. When you receive the letter, please contact the Executive Director if you require further clarification regarding the content of the letter or status of your program.
Thank you
Andrew
June 10, 2012 at 11:47 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Thank you for bringing this to our attention Dr. Stumpf. The record has been deleted from the post. -Admin
Stacy M
April 1, 2014 at 2:36 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
This entire post should be deleted, it is entirely likely that none of these programs is currently on probation and it gives the wrong impression to applicants or current residents to do a search for the program name and get a hit like this. Please consider doing so and/or pointing back to the ACGME web site which would have a CURRENT list of programs on probation.
Andrew
April 3, 2014 at 5:11 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I agree with most this comment. This is an outdated list and I apologize for leaving names up to long. I will delete specific names and direct readers to the current ACGME lists. However, the "whole post" certainly does not need to be deleted. I think it is VERY important for students to know about accreditation status of future residencies. Thanks everyone.