title: The next accreditation system in radiology: a report from the APDR residency structure committee.
abstract: In a move to emphasize the educational outcomes of training programs, the ACGME has created the Next Accreditation System (NAS). The stated goals of NAS include aiding the ACGME in the accreditation of programs based on educational outcome measures, decreasing program burdens associated with the conventional process-based approach to ACGME accreditation, allowing good programs to innovate while enabling struggling programs to steadily improve, and providing public accountability for outcomes. Diagnostic radiology is among the first group of specialties to undergo NAS implementation and began operating under the NAS in July 2013. This article describes the various components of the NAS and explains the new elements, including the clinical learning environment review program, the milestones, the clinical competency committee, and the self-study visits.
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia College of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia. Electronic address: Bte6v@virginia.edu.
authors.forename: Brandi T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Nicholson
authors.affiliation: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Angelisa M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Paladin
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Sandra A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Oldham
authors.affiliation: University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Kathleen T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Barbara N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Weissman
authors.affiliation: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Wissman
authors.affiliation: Hofstra North Shore LIJ School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York.
authors.forename: Lawrence P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Gautham P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
authors.forename: Darel E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Heitkamp
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000592:standards*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003162:Competency-Based Education / Q000592:standards*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000592:standards*; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards*; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000592:standards; D011871:Radiology / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States
keywords: ACGME; Next Accreditation System; accreditation; diagnostic radiology; milestones