Did you know the revised ACGME Institutional Requirements change the Resident
Appointment/Contract requirements? Those changes are not effective until July 2014, but now is the time to revise the contracts for 2014-15, to have the version available for
candidates who arrive for interviews in just a few short months.

What changed?  The words in italics, below, are new or revised.

• No more vague references to the required elements.  The contract “must directly contain or provide a reference…” (IR IV.B.2)
• Specify “conditions for reappointment and promotion to a subsequent PGY level”
• Include “timely notice of the effect of leave(s) on the ability of residents/fellows to satisfy requirements for program completion”
• reference “information related to eligibility for specialty board examinations”