The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's Recent Changes to Radiation Oncology Training Program Standards: Raising the Bar for Postgraduate Training Quality to Better Reflect Our Specialty and Better Serve Our Patients

Abstract

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's Review Committee for Radiation Oncology recently made a number of significant changes to the required institution specialties and program participating sites for radiation oncology programs, in addition to requiring procedure minima for specific disease sites for residents. This article outlines the change process and essence of the changes made.