The Shenandoah Valley Family Practice Residency is a rural-oriented program located in northwestern Virginia. Fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), the Shenandoah Valley Family Practice Residency Program recently achieved the ACGME's Osteopathic Recognition accreditation. In 2014, the AOA, the ACGME, and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), agreed to the formation of a single system for graduate medical education accreditation in the United States. The new system, which is scheduled to be fully implemented in 2020, will allow MD and DO graduates to complete their residency education in ACGME-accredited programs. Additionally, the system will recognize the unique contributions osteopathic medical professionals have made to the health care industry. The single accreditation system was established to help maintain consistent evaluation standards for resident physicians, eliminate duplication in the graduate medical education accreditation process, provide cost savings for the institutions that currently offer dual programs, and ensure that both MD and DO residency applicants can attend accredited programs.
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AuthorOverseen by Dr. Frank Dennehy, Shenandoah Valley Family Practice Residency Program offers opportunities for students who are interested in family medicine. Archives
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