AAFP American Academy of Family Physicians
AACOM American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
AAMC Association of American Medical Colleges
ABFM American Board of Family Medicine
ABMS American Board of Medical Specialties
ACCME Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
ACOFP American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
ADFM Association of Departments of Family Medicine
ADS (ACGME) Accreditation Data System
AFMA Association of Family Medicine Administration
AFMAC Academic Family Medicine Advocacy Committee
AFMRD Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors
AHEC Area Health Education Center
AHME Association for Hospital Medical Education
AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AMA American Medical Association
AMGA American Medical Group Association
AOA American Osteopathic Association
AOBFP American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians
AOGME Assembly of Osteopathic Graduate Medical Educators
APP Advanced Practice Provider
CCC Clinical Competency Committee
CFAS (AAMC ) Council of Faculty and Academic Societies
CFPC College of Family Physicians of Canada
CHAMPUS Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services
CLER (ACGME) Clinical Learning Environment Review
CME Continuing Medical Education
CMS Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Formerly HCFA)
COCA Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation
COCME Commission on Continuing Medical Education
COM College of Osteopathic Medicine
COMLEX Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing
DIO Designated Institutional Official
DGME Direct Graduate Medical Education
ECFMG Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
ERAS Electronic Residency Application Service
FCVS Federation Credentials Verification Service
FMIG Family Medicine Interest Group
FMLC Family Medicine Leadership Consortium
FM-RC (ACGME) Family Medicine Review Committee
FMRNA Family Medicine Residency Nurses Association
FSMB Federation of State Medical Boards
GME Graduate Medical Education
GMEC Graduate Medical Education Committee
HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration
IME Indirect Graduate Medical Education
IMG International Medical Graduate
ITE In-Training Examination
LCME Liaison Committee on Medical Education Accreditation
NAPCRG North American Primary Care Research Group
NBME National Board of Medical Examiners
NBOME National Board of Osteopathic Medicine Examiners
NRMP National Resident Matching Program Service
OSCE Observed Structured Clinical Examination
PEC Program Evaluation Committee
PDW Program Directors’ Workshop
PGY Post-Graduate Year
PLA Program Letter of Agreement Document
PMID PubMed Identifier
RPS Residency Program Solutions
SNMA Student National Medical Association
SOM School of Medicine
SOMA Student Osteopathic Medical Association
STFM Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
TAGME Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education
THC Teaching Health Center
UME Undergraduate Medical Education
USMLE United States Medical Licensing Examination
VA Department of Veterans’ Affairs