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social science subjects > health and social care > health policy > graduate medical education
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graduate medical education  

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  • The requirements of graduate medical education (GME), or the training of physicians in a surgical/medical specialty, vary from country to country. In the United States, oversight for GME is vested in the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), which is responsible for residency training programs. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Care Management; Graduate Medical Education (GME)]

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