Checklist for Applying for a New Program or Accreditation of an Existing Program

Abstract

During the past seven years, the education staff, faculty, and hospital administration at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Florida, have started five new residencies, launched two new fellowship programs, and expanded two existing residency programs. All are Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited. We have had three accreditation site visits and one ACGME Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) visit in the past two years. The application and accreditation process are complex and require significant work to be successful. This is a step-wise process and one with many people involved. Using a checklist helps us be efficient and successful. I hope this checklist helps others with their application and accreditation visits.