Physician Education
Residents and fellows entering ACGME-accredited programs are physicians who have graduated from medical school and are pursuing specialization. Residency programs provide clinical experience and education in a particular specialty. Fellowship programs provide additional clinical experience and education in a subspecialty after residency. Practicing physicians, after completing their residency and fellowship, must participate in continuing medical education to maintain their licenses.
| Physician Education | Responsible Organizations | Status Upon Completion |
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Physician Education
Medical School Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) |
Responsible Organizations
Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)/Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) |
Status Upon Completion
Graduates are MDs or DOs |
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Physician Education
Residency and Fellowship Graduate Medical Education (GME) |
Responsible Organizations
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) |
Status Upon Completion
MDs and DOs are eligible for licensure after one to two years of residency and certification upon completion of residency |
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Physician Education
Continuing Medical Education (CME) |
Responsible Organizations
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)/Council on Continuing Medical Education (CCME) of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) |
Status Upon Completion
MDs and DOs must periodically participate in CME to maintain medical license |